Carry On Luggage Size - Know The Rules!
by: Tara Pearce
You’re going on a trip, and need luggage. Did you consider your
carry on luggage size? It’s important to know what’s allowed
and what isn’t. Obviously verify with your airline, but I’ll
give you some generally accepted carry on luggage allowances to help
you shop.
As I stated in my carry on luggage article, weight is a factor. Some
airlines have no restrictions when it comes to carry on luggage weight.
Others are as low as 11 pounds, some as high as 40 pounds.
Most airlines will allow one piece of carry on luggage and one personal
item. They consider a personal item as carry on. The weight is the total
of the two. Personal items include a purse, laptop bag, reading material
or another small (no bigger than 36”) carry on bag. Keep those
carryon luggage limits in mind when packing!
The standard carry on luggage rules are 22” X 14” X 9”
for a total of 45”. Again, these carry on luggage dimensions vary
both by airline and shape of the bag. Even if your carry on luggage
doesn’t exceed the allowed dimensions, the airline can make you
prove that the bag will fit by putting it in a box, and if it won’t
fit, your luggage will be checked.
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