About The Luggage Validator
Last updated: 2026/8/11
My name is Yiming Zhao, I am a senior engineer and frequent traveller. For years, I've flown all over the world for work and fun, and I thought I knew how airports work — pack light, arrive early, know the rules.
I was wrong. Last year, I flew Ryanair from London to Vienna for a short trip. I had my usual bag: a small rolling suitcase that had fit in overhead bins on many flights, plus a backpack for under the seat. I even checked the Ryanair website before packing. Or at least, I tried to. Their baggage page was hard to follow. It had different ticket types, extra fees, and lots of small print. I thought my bag would be fine.
But it wasn't.
At the gate, a worker stopped me before I could get on the plane. She pointed at my suitcase and said it was too big. I told her it had fit on every other airline I'd flown. She just pointed to the metal box by the counter — that's what they use to check bag size. I picked up my bag and tried to push it in. It didn't fit. Not even close. The wheels stuck out. The handle stuck up. It was clearly too big.
She said I'd have to check it at the gate. The fee was €95.
I remember standing there, watching other people get on the plane, feeling stupid and upset. My flight ticket had only cost about €30. Now I was paying three times that for a bag I really thought was allowed. I tried to argue. I showed her photos of the bag on other airlines. She just said Ryanair's rules were different.
I paid. What else could I do? Miss the flight?
That $100 fee stayed with me long after the trip. Not because of the money, but because it was so easy to avoid. I had done my homework. I had gone to the official website. I had read what I thought were the rules. But the information was spread across many pages, hidden behind extra offers and confusing words. By the time I realized my bag was too big, I was already at the gate.
I started wondering how many other travellers were getting hit with these fees. And why was it so hard to find a clear, simple answer to a basic question: what am I actually allowed to bring on the plane?
I had visited many websites related to luggage rules, including the official websites of airlines. But none of them could fully meet my needs.
The content on the airline's official website is too extensive, and I can't find the information I'm looking for immediately.
So recently, during the holiday period, I created this website - Luggage Validator.
Introduction
In the Luggage Validator website, you can find the latest rules for luggage from most airlines, and you can also use our baggage limit checker tool to automatically check the maximum size and weight of luggage you can carry during your journey.
I hope this website can be of help to those travelers in need. Try to avoid situations like me where you have to pay extra baggage fees at the airport.
Fortunately, recently I also received some messages from over 510 travelers about luggage rules, all of which were actual situations they encountered at the airport. If needed, you can also refer to them.
So far, I had collected the latest luggage policy and limits from 190 airlines. I will continue to update more airlines rules about luggage.
I will update the website content once a week, trying to ensure consistency with the information on the airline's official website.
I have marked the airline's official website information on each page. Before your trip, please also verify it with the official information.
If there are any discrepancies, please feel free to let me know at any time. I will update the website content promptly. and you can also contribute your update.
Contact
My email is [email protected].
Wish everyone a pleasant journey!