Does a wedding dress count as hand luggage?

Airlines generally count wedding dresses as carry-on items, so be sure to check with the carry-on policies and fly through security with no problems. If your dress needs to pass through security checkpoints, rest assured that the officers are required to use gloves to avoid damaging the dress.



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You can take your wedding dress, morning suit or bridesmaid dress as part of your hand baggage as long as it does not exceed your hand baggage allowance (i.e. number, size and weight of bags).

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Co-owner Tali Gallo said their go-to method is placing the dress inside a garment bag, taking the hanger out, removing as much air as possible and rolling it up gently to fit into a hard-shell carry-on bag. Take care not to roll the bodice if it has boning, she said.

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<<Cabin baggage size is standard with all airlines 55x40x20 so that it can fit into the overhead lockers. However Ryanair are particularly strict on the baggage weight max 10kg.>> Although Ryanair IS 55x40x20, this is NOT standard for all airlines, although it is the max dimensions for Easyjet, Thomas Cook and BMIBaby.

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Although lucking into closet space is the ideal scenario, experts say another option is to fold the garment bag and place it over a small carry-on in the overhead space. Travelers will want to keep watch over the bin and ensure the item doesn't get moved or crushed.

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