MikeyZBT

Can I take a "carry-on size" roller bag along with a hanging "suit" bag on the plane tomorrow? I am flying in F on a 757, so they will probably let me hang the suit bag in the closet, like usual, right?

Just wanted to make sure no big changes have occurred since I flew DL last back in Jan.

doug93063

Yes, and they will hang it for you up front. You should try and board as early as possible.

AndyTLe

There should be no problems.

MikeyZBT

Thanks, they did last year, but as I said, haven't flown DL since January. I'm in Zone 1, so I'll be on as one of the first.

BFG

Technically, a suit bag is not considered a personal item. It's considered as your carry on bag....that doesn't mean the gate agent would stop you though.

csgoalie

As long as the suit bag does not contain a suit of armour, you should be fine. Happy travels.

MikeyZBT

Ba dum, bum.

Thanks.

MastaHanky

I once had a carry-on suitcase and a suit bag with me. As I was boarding, the gate agent challenged me on the suit bag, whether it would fit in the "sizewise" box or not. It may have been an inch or two too wide, but it easily crunched into space if it was too big, so I just said it fit.

Ironically enough, the flight only had maybe a 20% load factor ... it was delayed 7 hours due to mechanical and didn't depart until about 1 am. Most of the other passengers had already been rebooked or put up in hotels for the night. No clue why she was so concerned about that with such a low load factor...

MikeyZBT

Thanks for the story. I'll be sure to make sure I squish it in if necessary!

csgoalie

Allegedly, the FAA audits them and the airline gets a fine if they allow pax on with more than the limit. Allegedly.

Global_Hi_Flyer

Just for the record, I've had a gate agent at CVG refuse to allow "squishing", and forcing me to check a suit bag as a result. She stated it had to fit as-is, and had to slide in without touching the sides. I have not had a problem either there or anywhere else since, but you may have to be prepared to argue.

orlandodlplat

I had a most unpleasant experience once, travelling in F through LAS, when I had my suit jacket on a hanger in a plastic suit bag. (In addition to my rolling bag and computer bag, which were stacked on top of each other.)

Clearly, as a F passenger, I'm entitled to space in the closet and that's exactly where my hanging bag was headed. But as I boarded, the gate agent loudly stopped me and proceeded to berate me for trying to carry more than the standard one-bag-one-personal-item.

I tried to reason with her that it would be hanging in the F closet, but it just made me look like a chump. I ended up having to squish the hanging bag into my roll-a-board, crushing the contents in the process. As soon as I boarded, out came the hanging bag and it went right into the closet.

They love to claim they'll be "fined" personally by the FAA if caught by an undercover inspector. I have yet to see the federal regulations mandating a carryon allowance.

IsleOfMan

I would have put the jacket on and packed the hanger/bag... then once on the plane unpacked and had the FA hang it as originally planned. I also would have likely told the GA exactly what I was doing so he/she would see how absolutely idiotic they were for calling you out... it's a jacket going into the F closet... regardless of if it has a slip around it and is already on a hanger or not, it's going to take up the same amount of space. Some front line employees inability to think things through logically really bothers me.