Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

Re: Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>
>
> Tom P wrote:
>> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Goomba wrote:
>>>> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I wonder how strict they are about that? Are flight attendants no
>>>>> longer available to assist elderly and/or handicapped passengers?
>>>>> What about able-bodied but short passengers, who can lift the bag
>>>>> but cannot REACH the overhead bin? (Some of those bins are very
>>>>> high - one of the occasions when I really miss the two-and-a-half
>>>>> inches I have lost as my spine compresses with age!)
>>>>
>>>> You must have missed this on Gadling-
>>>> http :// www .gadling,com /2008/07/15/galley-gossip-flight-attendant-pet-peeve-3-you-want-me-to-d/
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why would I have even looked for it? I always check all but one
>>> clearly "carry-on" bag which I have no problem carrying onto the
>>> airplane (I require a wheelchair to get to the gate from check-in).
>>> The fact I am no longer tall enough to reach overhead bins (which
>>> have been elevated by several inches from the height they once were,
>>> back when air-travel was actually enjoyable) seems a legitimate
>>> reason for needing help. I was under the impression flight
>>> attendants were PAID to assist passengers who require assistance, not
>>> just to be glorified waitresses, using the boarding period to catch
>>> up on their gossip.
>>
>> To quote the rest of the BA website: ..and you must be able to lift
>> the bag into the overhead lockers in the aircraft cabin unaided. NB.
>> Cabin crew will assist customers with additional needs."
>>
>> Meaning YES if like yourself you are a disabled person with special
>> needs, NO if you are someone who drags a carry-on full of bricks on
>> board and expects cabin crew to risk injury to themselves and possibly
>> other passengers heaving it into the overhead bin. Which in any case
>> raises the question, why does BA tell you to put such heavy hand
>> luggage in the overhead and not under the seat?
>
> Probably because it won't FIT under the seat? ;-)
Then it's too big. <g>


I always check my
> roll-on bag, whatever its size. (And my carry-on is designed to fit
> over the pull-up handle for surface transport at airports and hotels.)

Good girl. You get my brownie points.

Re: Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

In article <6flpojFc233gU1@mid.individual,net >,
Tom P <notreallylgogp@freenet.de> wrote:

> > Note that BA have a weight limit of 23kg for carry-on items.
> >
> > B;
> >
> In the cabin??? It sounds insanely dangerous to me. I just checked
> their website and yes, it really says 23kg for handluggage, same as for
> checked baggage - "and you must be able to lift the bag into the
> overhead lockers in the aircraft cabin unaided"

Most other airlines are not that generous. If you pack a laptop, you
use up most of the limit, which is around 11 kg.

Re: Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

poldy wrote:
> In article <6flpojFc233gU1@mid.individual,net >,
> Tom P <notreallylgogp@freenet.de> wrote:
>
>
>>>Note that BA have a weight limit of 23kg for carry-on items.
>>>
>>>B;
>>>
>>
>>In the cabin??? It sounds insanely dangerous to me. I just checked
>>their website and yes, it really says 23kg for handluggage, same as for
>>checked baggage - "and you must be able to lift the bag into the
>>overhead lockers in the aircraft cabin unaided"
>
>
> Most other airlines are not that generous. If you pack a laptop, you
> use up most of the limit, which is around 11 kg.

AA's limit is 40 pounds.

Re: Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

"Peer" <nobody@nowhere,net > wrote:
> Did some airlines just change from 22" or more to 21" recently?

This list at www .luggageonline,com /about_airlines.cfm#airlines
suggests that 22" is acceptable to all of the majors. Delta says:
1. Can't exceed 45 inches (length + width + height).
2. Must fit easily in our SizeWise unit (approx. 22"x14"x9").

But if you want a bag that's 21", check out this one by Atlantic:
http :// www .luggageonline,com /product.cfm?product_ID=6612

BTW, I have yet to see any airling employee pull out a tape
measure. They just seem to eyeball it, and some of the most
absurd stuff gets by them. I suspect that will change as luggage
becomes more of a money maker for the airlines.

Re: Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

> So I went over to the llbean,com web site, usually a manufacturer
> of quality luggage, only to find the same problem--22" was the
> height of most of their rolling carry-on bags!

The reason much of the luggage is 22" long is that most American
airlines list it as the maximum. That said, my L.L.Bean 22" bag
barely fits into UA's overhead bins tail-in, but will not fit tail-in into
many Delta overhead bins. I really like my L.L.Bean bag but I
would buy a 20" bag if I flew on European airlines.


Pete