Qatar Airways vs Etihad Airways
Cabin and carry-on baggage limits for Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways, side by side.
⚠ These figures are awaiting manual verification against the airline's official page. Treat them as preliminary.
Etihad Airways allows the larger carry-on — its longest side is 56 cm, versus 50 cm for Qatar Airways.
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- Max dimensions
- 50 × 37 × 25 cm
- Total linear
- Not published
- Weight limit
- 7 kg per piece
- Pieces
- 1
- Max dimensions
- 56 × 36 × 23 cm
- Total linear
- Not published
- Weight limit
- 7 kg per piece
- Pieces
- 1
Cabin & carry-on allowances
| Allowance | Qatar Airways | Etihad Airways |
|---|---|---|
| Carry-on Not directly comparable: the two rows apply under different conditions. | 50 × 37 × 25 cm · Not published · 7 kg per piece · 1 pc Qatar publishes max dimensions 50x37x25 cm; inclusion of wheels and handles is not explicitly stated on the allowance page. Economy: 1 piece up to 7 kg. Business and First: 2 pieces up to 15 kg total. Flights to/from Brazil: Economy 1 piece up to 10 kg. Flights departing the United States: 1 piece of hand baggage plus 1 personal item per TSA rules. | Not on record |
| Cabin: economy Not directly comparable: the two rows apply under different conditions. | Not on record | 56 × 36 × 23 cm · Not published · 7 kg per piece · 1 pc including handles and wheels (per aggregator; official page blocked) |
| Cabin: business, first Not directly comparable: the two rows apply under different conditions. | Not on record | 56 × 36 × 23 cm · Not published · 12 kg combined · 2 pc including handles and wheels (per aggregator; official page blocked) Business/First/Residence: 2 cabin bags sharing 12 kg combined (outside the US). US departures limited to 1 bag of 12 kg. |
| Personal item | Not published · Not published · Not published · 1 pc One small purse or small briefcase blanket or outerwear (jacket/coat) pair of crutches or walking stick camera or binoculars case infant carrying basket same-day duty-free items Personal items listed by Qatar are carried in addition to the carry-on and are not counted as the carry-on piece. A separately carried laptop bag counts as carry-on baggage. | Not published · Not published · 5 kg per piece · 1 pc Personal item up to 5 kg (Business/First/Residence, and the under-seat item on US departures). Economy personal-item size is not separately published by Etihad. |
Sources
Qatar Airways
Baggage allowance - Qatar Airways (opens in a new window)Etihad Airways
Etihad cabin baggage (cross-checked from aggregator summaries) (opens in a new window)The rules behind these figures
Both sides of this comparison come from these rule pages; open one to see its source excerpt.