Originally Posted by
eng3
How strict is LH with cabin baggage weight?
I will be flying UA to FRA, then LH FRA to IST (then TK to ASR on a separate ticket). Given I will be flying 3 airlines, have no idea how reliable the airlines and airports are for bags, and don't know if I can interline to a separate ticket leaving 25hrs after first flight), I am contemplating just carrying my bag.
UA doesnt have a weight limit on carry-on bags, only on dimensions (which are pretty much the same). I will have a laptop bag and a rollaboard. The later will probably be just under 15kg, well over LH's limit. I heard that the weight is checked at the LH checking counter. Does this mean it typically is not checked at the gate?
Carry bags are not typically checked at the gate, but it does happen.
Originally Posted by
fassy
Yes, LH usually doesn't check weight of the carry on at the gates. You might only run in trouble if the rollaboard looks to be to big and gets to checked then.
Usually is the operative word. IME, if the flight is full, the LH gate folks will sometimes look carefully at bags that don't have a cabin baggage tag, and appear to be "large". My mileage has varied. Though my hand baggage is typically well under max dimensions, it is often as not overweight (it is amazing how quickly one goes over 8kg with a sturdy piece of luggage, plus a couple of electronic gizmos with power supplies and a few paper files and an emergency change of clothes).
My strategy is to risk it, but also to be prepared to offload any critical items from non-conforming bag into a bag or something in case it has to be checked. As long as the bag isn't pushing to the last centimeter of size limits, you
should not have a problem.