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I will be flying Bangkok - Phnom Penh with AirAsia. I am used to having a backpack as hand luggage and have Osprey 40l backpack (53 x 33 x 23) that is exactly made to fit the max hand baggage dimensions (56x36x23).

However I have heard anecdotally that AirAsia does not allow backpacks as hand luggage even if they fit within dimensions - which I find hard to believe.

Is it true that AirAsia does not allow backpacks as hand luggage even if they fit within dimensions?

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That's what they say:

Important notice:

  1. Boxes and hiking backpacks are not considered as cabin baggage and must be checked in.
  2. Multiple items that are strapped, wrapped or tied together will not be counted as one piece of cabin baggage.
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AirAsia doesn't prohibit hiking backpacks in their Cabin baggage page anymore. So as long as your backpack fits the dimensions (56cm x 36cm x 23cm) it should be fine to bring on board.

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