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Old Oct 16, 2018, 11:23 pm
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davie355
 
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Why do so many 'carry on' bags exceed 22x14x9 just barely?

I'm sick of finding bags marketed as "carry on" or even "international carry on" (smaller!) but dimensions still exceed the common 22x14x9 limit.

Example: https://www.ebags.com/product/travel...spinner/322928
Contrary to the first line of ebags description of this spinner it does NOT fit the guidelines of "most" airlines, it is too wide for American, United, or Delta airlines because it is 15.5" wide. I found this out the hard way since I got an extremely(!) detail oriented gate agent.
I guess I'm ranting more than anything but how hard is it for bag makers to keep to 22x14x9?! What's the purpose of making a 23x14x9 bag? If I need to check it then it may as well be as large as possible!
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