Carry On Bags -- Size Limits
Marc de Jonge
|> Well, I called the airline I'll be using (Sabena) to find out what the size
|> limits are for carry on bags, and got what I think is *really* useless
|> information! The person I spoke to said that the ruke was that the sum of the
|> dimensions of the bag must not be more that 45", and the bag must not weigh
|> more than 25 lbs. This is the goofiest way of measuring something I have ever
|> seen. Sure, a bag that is 8" X 14" X 21" fits these limits, and this is
|> probably close to the size of most carry on bags. But these "rules" would
|> also ostensibly allow me to carry on a 1" X 1" X 43" stick! And I'm SURE this
|> would not fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat.
|>
|> I would have thought that they would have given the dimensions of what fits in
|> these areas as the size limits on baggage.
No they try to limit the amount of luggage carried into the plane, nobody
cares about the shape of your bag.
|>
|> Are other airlines this stupid?
Yes airlines are this stupid, and worse: passengers are also
so stupid that they think it is a convenient rule of thumb.
This has been going on, unnoticed, for YEARS, I'm glad you've
finally EXPOSED the airline DIMENSIONAL CONSPIRACY for what it really is!
Have a nice trip anyway.
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Marc de Jonge dej...@geof.ruu.nl
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ellie roberts
>From: dej...@tekserv.geof.ruu.nl (Marc de Jonge)
>Subject: Re: Carry On Bags -- Size Limits
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 12:17:40 GMT
>In article <clemens.15...@ccs.tiac.net>, cle...@ccs.tiac.net (ellie
>roberts) writes:
>|> Well, I called the airline I'll be using (Sabena) to find out what the size
>|> limits are for carry on bags, and got what I think is *really* useless
>|> information! The person I spoke to said that the ruke was that the sum of
>the
>|> dimensions of the bag must not be more that 45", and the bag must not weigh
>|> more than 25 lbs. This is the goofiest way of measuring something I have
>ever
>|> seen. Sure, a bag that is 8" X 14" X 21" fits these limits, and this is
>|> probably close to the size of most carry on bags. But these "rules" would
>|> also ostensibly allow me to carry on a 1" X 1" X 43" stick! And I'm SURE
>this
>|> would not fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat.
>|>
>|> I would have thought that they would have given the dimensions of what fits
>in
>|> these areas as the size limits on baggage.
>No they try to limit the amount of luggage carried into the plane, nobody
>cares about the shape of your bag.
In fact, they do. I have tried to carry on a large sketch book (24 X 18
X 1/2) = 30" total and could not because it would not fit under the seat or in
the overhead compartment. So there *are* real restrictions, and I'd like to
know what they are, since I hate to check luggage. But it seems impossible to
find out what they are because the airlines seem to be unable to articulate
their rules.
I am an artist, and am going to Italy, and would like to take some watercolor
blocks (paper that is glued into a pad on all four sides) with me. I'm afraid
that if I check these pads they will be damaged, so I'd like to know what
would be the largest size I could carry on with me. Yes, I could, and
frequently have bought my watercolor paper there. But then there is still the
problem of getting it home again. I hate being limited to small paintings.
>|>
>|> Are other airlines this stupid?
>Yes airlines are this stupid, and worse: passengers are also
>so stupid that they think it is a convenient rule of thumb.
>This has been going on, unnoticed, for YEARS, I'm glad you've
>finally EXPOSED the airline DIMENSIONAL CONSPIRACY for what it really is!
I'm not sure if you are making fun of me, or if you are just being funny... I
know this question may seem like quibbling to some, but as I noted above, it
is a fairly important question for me.
-ellie
John Firestone
>Well, I called the airline I'll be using (Sabena) to find out what the size
>limits are for carry on bags, and got what I think is *really* useless
>information! The person I spoke to said that the ruke was that the sum of the
>would not fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat.
>
>I would have thought that they would have given the dimensions of what fits in
>these areas as the size limits on baggage.
>
>
I am not sure if I understand what you are saying. Sabena probably could
fit your 1x1x43 inch stick in one of the closets. This flexibility on their
part does not seem *that* stupid and the rule they ask people to follow
is pretty simple.
-jf
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ellie roberts
limits are for carry on bags, and got what I think is *really* useless
information! The person I spoke to said that the ruke was that the sum of the
more than 25 lbs. This is the goofiest way of measuring something I have ever
seen. Sure, a bag that is 8" X 14" X 21" fits these limits, and this is
would not fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat.
I would have thought that they would have given the dimensions of what fits in
these areas as the size limits on baggage.
Are other airlines this stupid?
-ellie
Claes Jonasson
jfir...@glas6.awi-bremerhaven.de writes:
>In article 0007...@ccs.tiac.net, cle...@ccs.tiac.net (ellie roberts)
writes:
>>Well, I called the airline I'll be using (Sabena) to find out what the
size
>>limits are for carry on bags, and got what I think is *really* useless
>>information! The person I spoke to said that the ruke was that the sum
of the
>>dimensions of the bag must not be more that 45"[.....] But these
"rules" would
>>also ostensibly allow me to carry on a 1" X 1" X 43" stick! And I'm
SURE this
>>would not fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat.
>I am not sure if I understand what you are saying. Sabena probably could
>fit your 1x1x43 inch stick in one of the closets. This flexibility on
their
>part does not seem *that* stupid and the rule they ask people to follow
>is pretty simple.
After numerous trips across the Atlantic on many airlines, I have come to
the conclusion that the determining factor is how early you board. Early
on = lots of space in the overhead bins. Late on = full bins, and a
stewardess who will insist on checking your carryon luggage.
My carryon bag (designed and made by me for that purpose is bigger than
those measurement guidelines, but it will fit under a seat reasonably
well, and I have never had any problems with it. Not even when I stuck it
into a larger bag that also held a professional VCR. With a lot of
pushing and shoving it sort of fit under the seat.
CJ
Cormack Andrew
Yes! Every airline I've come across uses width+height+depth as a measure
of cabin bagage. I'd prefer a 15x15x15 cube which is the maximum volume
available for a limit of 45": that wouldn't fit in the lockers either.
Andrew