Overview
- First Deputy Chair of the Duma’s Economic Policy Committee Nadezhda Shkolkina proposed making carry-on dimensions identical across all airlines.
- The Transport Ministry said such unification could backfire by complicating travel without meaningful gains in safety or convenience.
- Officials cited FAP-82, which lets carriers set weight and size limits suited to specific aircraft while guaranteeing at least 5 kg of free carry-on per passenger.
- The ministry stressed that airline rules must align with general air transport regulations and must not degrade passenger service levels.
- No rule change has been adopted as the idea remains under discussion, with a separate 2025 bill also before the Duma on restricting airlines’ ability to set their own carry-on norms.