Anyone here who has flown out of JFK with cathay know if they are strict with carry on baggage? we flew with cathay out of JFK last year but i totally forgot.

i looked at the allowed dimensions and each of our hand carry items are off by a bit. do you think the ppl at JFK will let it slide? i mean do they actually measure the dimension or just look at the size and weight? last year i just remember bringing a tennis racket (w/ case) and it was definitely exceeded the allowed length. but it was thin and obviously not heavy.

i know they're strict with the check-in items cause last year we had balikbayan boxes and one was 71 Ibs. we ended up opening it and another until it was exactly or below 70 Ibs. kind of embarrassing especially with ppl staring like "what the heck are in those boxes?" haha if you're filipino, you'll know this year there's 5 of us and we have 10 checked in items all together. and each of us will be carrying a hand carry.