Originally Posted by
ciao2012
Hi everyone,
I'm a newcomer to this forum & it has very informative reading news, hints & tips in the last few days from fellow-flyertalk-ers.
I'm planning to finally get 1 or 2 Rimowa in my upcoming vacation in Europe where I would stay in Frankfurt for 3 days. Have been doing some "homework" to locate which model I should go after & initially I thought LH Airlight is exactly identical to Salsa where the Premium collection would be Salsa Deluxe. But after looking further at the details of the images, it looks like it is not the case. Would anyone who did purchase the LH airlight help to verify if the following is correct:
LH Airlight Collection = Salsa + padded handles
LH Airlight Premium Collection = Salsa + padded handles + Flex-Dividers
Thanks.
Ciao2012
Good Morning;
You have done your homework.
With the exception of the padded handles, you are correct on both LH Airlight and LH Airlight Premium.
The top pull handle is plastic, and the side handles are rubber or a rubber-like composition, with a backing plate inside the case wall. Neither is a Rimowa Salsa Deluxe model, but a special model introduced by LH Worldshop every ten years.
The flex dividers serve two purposes: One to organize personal items in each side of the case, and Two, to prevent the case from being overpacked and thus blowing out. The dividers can be adjusted in close, extended out, or removed. As they provide a level of balance and stability inside the case, I would suggest they be left in.