Tractor Boy

As reported in the Globe today:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle20853758/

I wonder if it also applies to the flight crew

Bonaventure

Awesome. This should make life much better for those of us who actually follow rules and don't bring toasters on board.

rankourabu

I wonder if it also apples to elites who are the worst offenders with carryons

sweden05

Would be nice if AC and YYZ improved baggage delivery wait times first, then cracked down on carry-ons. Baggage fees aren't the only way to boost revenue; happier customers arriving / connecting through YYZ might mean more business too.

mikeyyz

+1 ugh.

B1

Hmm - a nice scare tactic. When the fee goes into effect there will be a person at a cash register and a luggage belt next to the device,

YYCYYZ

I still think the easiest way to do this is say "no wheels allowed" in the airplane. That'd remove 95% of the offending carry-on (the other 5% being huge backpacks) and would leave me and my duffle bag unscathed.

If you can't carry it on, then you shouldn't carry-on.

ffsim

While I applaud AC for taking these steps to ensure cabin luggage is of acceptable size, I would hate to see your idea implemented. There are published maximum dimensions and weights for permitted cabin luggage; why should the presence of wheels have anything to do with the acceptability of carry-ons?

Braindrain

This is music to my ears. I've been complaining for years about this.

mikeycanuk

Finally! I've seen some monster carry-on's that don't fit into the overhead bins.

Often1

Focus on dimensions. I don't care if you want to bring a toaster or a change of clothes and I don't care if the container has wheels. All I care is that there are dimensions and that the item meets the dimensions.

Enforce it uniformly so that we stay away from the, "but I've carried this on 9 times in the past 2 weeks" crowd and even a so-called elite can learn.

Most people who can afford an air ticket can afford a measuring tape. Now, they can learn how to use it.

24left

+1^^^

24left

I notice that for my recent DL flights YYZ-ATL, mostly RJs, have an interesting process at the gate. Whether you have Super Diamond Platinum MM on your tag or not, if it has wheels, the GAs come around with pink/orange tags for gate checking. Everyone followed instructions, not a single complaint, we all boarded and left ahead of schedule.

MaritimeTraveller

Being the Devils Advocate here....as I always have a carry-on...what about if checked baggage was free and carry on items required a charge?

Boarding would be a much quicker process ;-)

24left

I've watched pax (especially the seniors) struggle to lift their rolling carry-ons into the bins.
The AC FAs I spoke with told me they are not allowed to lift these things for passengers due to potential for injury (eg. back)
Other passengers usually step in to help.

On some DL flights ex-ATL, I saw pax bring on massive bags that don't even get down the aisle and are the sizes one should check.
When I asked the FAs about those, the answer was: "If they can lift it and get it in the bins, then we don't care"

Perhaps if the airlines had developed a proper carry-on system that works everywhere and is consistent and THEN instituted checked bag - and also carry-on fees, there wouldn't be these endless problems with bags. Who really knows though, humans are unpredictable. Here comes the baggage police....