Built to catch you out · 7 airlines check your cabin bag at the gate and charge on the spot
The cabin bag that gets weighed at the gate. 7 airlines
Carry-on is weighed or sized at boarding and a bag over the limit is charged on the spot, at the highest price.
- AirAsia X
Your two cabin bags must weigh 7 kg combined; a bag taken at the gate costs up to AUD 110 per flight. AirAsia: Fees and charges AirAsia X Berhad (D7) (PDF), checked 2026-10-22
- Batik Air Malaysia
Economy allows 7 kg for the cabin bag and a personal item together, and excess found at the gate costs RM50 (about A$17) per kilo. Batik Air: Baggage, checked 2026-10-24
- Finnair
A carry-on that is unpaid or over 55 x 40 x 23 cm (8 kg with your small bag) is sent to the hold at the gate for EUR 60 (about A$96). Finnair: Carry-on baggage, checked 2026-10-23
- Indonesia AirAsia
Your two cabin bags must weigh 7kg combined, and a bag that has to be checked at the gate costs up to AUD 82 per flight on flights from Australia. AirAsia: Fees and charges PT. Indonesia AirAsia (QZ) (PDF), checked 2026-10-22
- Jetstar Airways
Jetstar weighs and sizes carry-on at the gate: over the limit costs A$125 domestic or A$175 international and the bag goes in the hold, even if you've already bought checked baggage. Jetstar: Excess baggage charges at the airport, checked 2026-10-22
- Scoot
Scoot's 10 kg cabin allowance covers your carry-on and personal item together; arrive over it and you're sent to check the bag in and may pay excess fees. Scoot: Baggage, checked 2026-10-22
- VietJet Air
Carry-on (7kg on Eco) can be re-weighed and measured at the boarding gate, and a bag over the limit must be paid for at gate prices or is refused. VietJet: Baggage service, checked 2026-10-24