Widebody stopped at the gate?
May 6, 2012, 8:33 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Widebody stopped at the gate?
For those of you with a 20" widebody traveling domestically in the US, how often are you stopped from carrying on because it doesn't fit in the little tester? I think the widebody shape makes sense, but don't want to get one if they make me gate check often. Thanks
May 7, 2012, 12:31 am
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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I can only speak for 2 separate flights, both with US (757 and A319), but no concerns by anyone using the BR 20" WB. While the wide body gives a good amount of extra space, it's not obnoxiously bigger than any other bag because its height and depth are still normal. It's really only different by 2" in one of the dimensions. The squareness of the bag deceives - once I throw a briefcase over the handles it looks like any case.
May 10, 2012, 4:33 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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I doubt you'll be significantly less likely to get checked with a 20" widebody than someone carrying standard 22" rollaboard. The only time I've been asked to size my 22" Travelpro is at the AA departure level at LAX (which has a reputation for being very strict.) I think the point with using legal sized bags is that if you get asked to size it (however unlikely) you pass and don't have to check the bag and potentially pay a fee.