All Nippon Airways Carry On Size

ANA added a second cabin item on April 1, 2026. It began enforcing a size cap on that item from July 1, 2026. All Nippon Airways carry-on size rules now cover one roller bag plus one personal item.

Many guides still describe the old one bag rule.

Getting the All Nippon Airways carry-on size numbers right matters this year. The second item flew without a formal size check for three months before the cap took effect. Below is what ANA publishes, what the fare rules include, and which bags fit the box.

The carry-on box, wheels and handle included

ANA’s cabin bag limit is 55 x 40 x 25 cm, or 21.7 x 15.7 x 9.8 inches. Wheels and the handle count in every dimension. The carrier also caps the three sides added together at 115 cm, about 45 inches.

That total is what trips up a bag that looks fine on any single measurement.

There is no separate weight rule for the roller bag alone. Instead ANA weighs the carry-on and the personal item as one unit, capped at 10 kg total for both pieces combined. A heavy laptop bag means the roller bag has to come in lighter.

Measuring a bag before a flight avoids a scramble at boarding. The site’s guide to measuring carry-on luggage the way an airline does covers wheels, handles and the added total. The size checker tool runs a bag’s dimensions against ANA’s box in seconds.

The second cabin item, and what changed this year

Before April 2026, ANA allowed one carry-on bag and squeezed everything else into that single allowance. Since April 1, 2026, passengers get a real second cabin item, sized at 40 x 30 x 20 cm or 15.7 x 11.8 x 7.9 inches. It sits on top of the main carry-on.

ANA let the second item ride without a formal size check for three months. Enforcement of the 40 x 30 x 20 cm cap started on July 1, 2026. A bag that slid past an agent in May would get flagged today.

Pack the second item to the smaller box, not the looser habit some travelers picked up in the spring. This is the part of All Nippon Airways carry-on size policy that trips up frequent flyers most.

The site’s personal item versus carry-on breakdown covers the general distinction. On ANA specifically, both pieces count toward the same 10 kg weight ceiling. A full personal item and a full carry-on together cannot exceed that combined total.

Which fares include the full allowance

ANA’s baggage page does not publish a separate carry-on allowance by fare class. Every fare, from Economy through First, gets the same cabin box under the same 10 kg cap. Fares diverge on checked baggage, not the cabin.

Economy and Premium Economy fares carry 23 kg, or 50 lb, per checked piece. The number of free pieces depends on the exact fare rule rather than the cabin alone. Business class steps up to 32 kg, or 70 lb, per piece.

First class allows up to three pieces at that same 32 kg weight. Some Economy fares include zero free checked bags. Readers who assume a cheap fare comes with a matching checked allowance should read the specific fare conditions.

When a bag fails the check

ANA’s own guidance is direct about oversized cabin bags. Anything that exceeds the carry-on limits should be checked in before security, not carried to the gate. The airline warns that boarding with an oversized bag risks a delay or a missed departure.

There is no published gate fee specific to an oversized carry-on on ANA’s site. An oversized bag simply becomes a checked bag, subject to the airline’s normal charges for an extra piece. Measuring at home is worth the two minutes.

A bag close to 115 cm total, or close to the 10 kg cap, is exactly the scenario that eats connection time. The site’s guide to how gate check and airport sizers actually work explains the mechanics. It applies at ANA’s gates the same way it does elsewhere.

Carry-on bags that fit ANA’s box

ANA’s 21.7 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch limit, with a 45 inch three side total, is tighter than the 22 x 14 x 9 inch box most US domestic carriers use. A bag built for the US standard can still clear ANA’s box on height and width. The added total is where an expanded bag runs into trouble.

The Travelpro Maxlite 5 21 inch softside spinner measures 23 x 14.5 x 9 inches overall with wheels and handle, per the maker’s own product page. That clears ANA’s individual limits only when packed unexpanded. Open the expansion zip and the extra inches push the added total past 45 inches.

Delsey Paris Helium Aero 19 inch international carry-on is built from the start for tighter European and Asian cabin boxes rather than the 22 inch US standard. That makes it more forgiving against ANA’s 115 cm total. Samsonite Freeform 21 inch hardside is Samsonite’s lightest hardside carry-on, an advantage since the roller bag’s own weight eats into the shared 10 kg cap.

For the second cabin item, a soft bag beats a stiff daypack at the smaller box. Travelpro Maxlite 5 underseat rolling tote is built to slide under a seat rather than fill the overhead bin. That is the footprint ANA’s second item box is meant to hold.

How ANA compares to other full service carriers

Asiana Airlines, another East Asian full service carrier, publishes its own limits on its carry-on size page. That is useful if a connecting itinerary mixes the two airlines.

Check the box for whichever carrier issues the boarding pass for that leg. A codeshare does not always mean matching rules.

Travelers used to the flat 22 x 14 x 9 inch US carry-on box, covered in general terms on the site’s carry-on size chart, should recheck a favorite bag against ANA’s tighter limit. The site’s page on the carry-on weight limit explains why some airlines weigh cabin bags and others do not.

The bottom line

All Nippon Airways carry-on size limits are 55 x 40 x 25 cm for the main bag and 40 x 30 x 20 cm for the second item. Both count wheels and handle under a shared 10 kg cap. The second item is new since April 2026, and its size cap has only been enforced since July 2026, so pack to the smaller box rather than the looser rule some guides still describe.

Choose a bag built for that tighter international limit. Keep expansion zips closed. Do that and the ANA gate check line is one you can skip.

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