Urban Tech Laptop Backpack

SwissGear Urban Tech Laptop Backpack is a 31L, 1.04kg2.3lb travel backpack measuring 47.6×30.5×20.3cm18.5×12×8in. It fits the carry-on size limit of 32 of 36 major airlines and the personal-item limit of 0 of 26. Under the seat, its 20.3cm8in side is over the 20cm7.9in limit at 15 of the 26 airlines it misses. Specs from swissgear.com, checked October 2026.

Volume: 31Lfixed size
Weight: 1.04kg2.3lb2.3lb1.04kg
Carry-on: 32/36airlines fit it
Personal item: 0/26under-seat limits

Dimensions: 47.6×30.5×20.3cm18.5×12×8in 18.5×12×8in47.6×30.5×20.3cm
Price: $110 as of October 2026
Laptop: up to 17"
Opening: main zip with file pocket, padded laptop compartment, organizer compartment, hidden front pocket
Warranty: 3 years 3 years on backpacks, duffels and totes, 5 on luggage; doubled when bought on swissgear.com.
Compartments: n/a
Bottle pockets: 2

Organizer
Luggage pass-through

Material: 600D woven polyester

RFID-blocking organizer pocket and an interior AirTag pocket
Felt-lined molded eyewear pocket
Laptop compartment listed at 15 x 10 x 1 in
Listed as unavailable on swissgear.com at time of check

Last checked: 2026-10. Prices and specs may have changed.

Does the SwissGear Urban Tech Laptop Backpack fit airline carry-on limits?

Draw against

Too bigToo big on Ryanair. cabin bag 55×40×20cm21.5×15.5×8in · under the seat 40×30×20cm15.5×12×8in. Bag in cminches, turned to fit.

Flag as a tight fit undercm spare

Airline	Carry-on	Personal item	Cabin-bag weight
Air Arabia	Too bigToo big	Too bigToo big	6kg to pack (of 7kg)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb)
Air CanadaCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
Air FranceCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	11kg to pack (of 12kg shared with personal item)24.3lb to pack (of 26.5lb shared with personal item)
Air India	Too bigToo big	No published limit	6kg to pack (of 7kg)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb)
AirAsia	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	6kg to pack (of 7kg shared with personal item)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb shared with personal item)
Alaska Airlines	FitsFits	No published limit	No published limitNo published limit
Allegiant AirCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
American Airlines	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
ANA (All Nippon Airways)	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg shared with personal item)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb shared with personal item)
AviancaCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	No published limit	9kg to pack (of 10kg)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb)
British Airways	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
Cebu Pacific	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg shared with personal item)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb shared with personal item)
Delta Air Lines	FitsFits	No published limit	No published limitNo published limit
easyJetCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	14kg to pack (of 15kg)30.9lb to pack (of 33.1lb)
Emirates	Tight fit (1.7cm spare)Tight fit (0.7in spare)	No published limit	6kg to pack (of 7kg)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb)
Frontier AirlinesCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	14.9kg to pack (of 15.9kg)32.8lb to pack (of 35.1lb)
Gol Linhas Aereas	FitsFits	No published limit	9kg to pack (of 10kg)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb)
IndiGo	FitsFits	No published limit	6kg to pack (of 7kg)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb)
JetBlue Airways	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
KLMCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	11kg to pack (of 12kg shared with personal item)24.3lb to pack (of 26.5lb shared with personal item)
LATAM Airlines	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	11kg to pack (of 12kg)24.3lb to pack (of 26.5lb)
LufthansaCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	7kg to pack (of 8kg)15.4lb to pack (of 17.6lb)
Norwegian Air ShuttleCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg shared with personal item)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb shared with personal item)
Qantas	FitsFits	No published limit	6kg to pack (of 7kg shared with personal item)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb shared with personal item)
Qatar Airways	FitsFits	No published limit	6kg to pack (of 7kg)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb)
RyanairCabin bag not on every fare	Too bigToo big	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb)
SAS	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	7kg to pack (of 8kg)15.4lb to pack (of 17.6lb)
Singapore Airlines	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	6kg to pack (of 7kg)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb)
Southwest Airlines	FitsFits	No published limit	No published limitNo published limit
Turkish Airlines	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	7kg to pack (of 8kg)15.4lb to pack (of 17.6lb)
United AirlinesCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
Vietjet Air	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	6kg to pack (of 7kg shared with personal item)13.2lb to pack (of 15.4lb shared with personal item)
VolarisCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb)
VuelingCabin bag not on every fare	Too bigToo big	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb)
WestJetCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	No published limitNo published limit
Wizz AirCabin bag not on every fare	FitsFits	Too bigToo big	9kg to pack (of 10kg)19.8lb to pack (of 22lb)

Compared in any orientation against each airline's published size limit. A tight fit has under 2cm to spare, so a packed soft bag may not pass a sizer. Set it to 0 to turn the warning off. Weight is what the airline allows in the cabin minus this bag's empty 1.04kg2.3lb. Limits and sources. Own a different bag? Check it against every airline.