Originally Posted by SleepingDog
I'm in the market for new luggage and I've been admiring the Air Canada branded TravelPro luggage that I see a lot of the AC crew using. It looks fairly rugged and since my last two bags didn't last very long, I'm looking to step up. (But I'm not looking for Tumi just yet.)
But where do you get it? Is it only for crew, or can I buy it too?
Also, and this may seem like a stupid question, but is it carry-on legal? I ask because I'm not sure if crew have special allowances, so perhaps what's legal for crew is too big for me.
I'm having a hard time finding good luggage. Most of the carry-on luggage I can find online is either 18" tall (too small for me) or 22". But the AC limit is 21.6" (55 cm). I live in YYT, where I can't seem to find good luggage. And I travel to PHL, where all I can find are 18" and 22" bags.
Can anyone help?
I purchased some AC branded luggage at Sears in the summer of 2001. I don't recall if it was TravelPro but it didn't last very long with the hundreds of skychecked BEH flights for about a year after that. The Kevlar-like material actually started to rip, believe it or no, and the wheels started clicking as it rolled on the ground (annoying). Anyway, I've ditched it and gone with the hard shell Samsonite that I bought at the Hershey Outlet Samsonite store in PA. Way more durable, IMHO.