Originally Posted by
Paolo01
The 22" is too long for some aircraft overheads. Especially in Europe. You have to turn it sideways.
I think that is only true for regional jets. I always thought my 55 cm (=22") bag is too long to fit into a Lufthansa 737-300/500 bin, but I found out it actually fits. It appears to stick out slightly, but you can still close the bin. I even fitted my bag wheels first into a Swiss Avro RJ100 bin.