Best 21" Rolling Carry-On

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop@> wrote in message
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> Tom P wrote:
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>> 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"
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> 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!)


The full statement on the BA website is:

"one standard-sized bag - maximum size of the bag must not exceed 56x45x25cm
(22x17.5x9.85in) (including wheels, pockets and handles). In addition, one
laptop sized bag, handbag or briefcase. A 23kg(51lbs) maximum bag weight
applies 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."
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JohnT

"Tom P" <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote in message
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> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
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>> 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.
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> 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."
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> 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?

And suppose the overhead bin door opens in flight -- stressed by all that
weight -- and the heavy but allowed bag falls on somebody's head.

Marianne

> 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