Originally Posted by
unavaca
UA allows 1 piece of carryon luggage, plus one "personal item." Is a backpack considered a personal item? I heard Canada airport are being especially diligent about the one-carryon rule. I'm wondering if I'm going to be burned if I try and bring a backpack and a rollaboard bag.
I normally carry on a rollaboard and a decent-sized backpack (with a laptop) and have had no problems so far. Granted, sometimes I'm in J, where the carry-on policies are more lenient, but all the times I've been in Y, no problem either.