Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
And what size, pray tell, should the sizer be?
Many checkpoints grant entry to a concourse which serves multiple airlines, each of which is entitled to its own standard on the maximum size of a carry-on. A single "one-size-fits-all" solution won't work.
Originally Posted by
14940674
Don't all US legacy carriers have the same carry-on restrictions: One bag (22''x14''x9''), and one personal item (briefcase, purse, etc.)? If so enforcement is relatively easy. Regardless I agree with you that bag enforcement is the job of airlines, not the TSA.
Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
Don't know who counts as a "legacy carrier". US Airways allows 26"x14"x11".
And even if the legacy carriers have a common restriction of 22"x14"x9", why should this hypothetical system discriminate against the newer airlines (and, presumably, newer aircraft) that can handle larger carry-ons?
AA- 22" x 14" x 9"
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...false&from=Nav
CO- 14" x 9" x 22"
http://www.continental.com/CMS/en-US...D28C49E6270D96
DL- 22" x 14" x 9"
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...ryon/index.jsp
UA- 22" x 14" x 9"
http://www.united.com/page/middlepag...ggage_policies
US- 14" x 9" x 22"
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/trave...epolicies.html
WN- 10" x 16" x 24"
http://www.southwest.com/html/custom...-bags-pol.html
Interesting. I didn't know that Southwest allowed slightly larger carry-on bags than the other major airlines. I was ready to argue in favor of a standardized sizer on the entrance of the baggage x-ray machines, but Southwest allowing larger bags sort of shoots my argument in the foot.