Originally Posted by
GUWonder
On the contrary; AA has in recent times too.
I find it cute that some may think AA makes things clear about cabin bag allowances even as AA makes inconsistent representations about something which should be relatively simple: the 45 linear inches rule.
For me, it is pretty clear. I have been flying American for many many years and I have come to know the sizer very well. We all have seen it.
We also know, since the begining of the times, that the only way the agents have to check a carry-on bag is WITH the sizer.
AA.com language, tape measures, the "it fits in the overhead bin!" arguments have never worked and they will never work.
So the "sizer" trumps everything else, that is VERY CONSISTENT, in my mind. I've learned to deal with that.