Modobag -- a bag you can ride through the airport
Jul 29, 2016, 7:53 pm
#16
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I was listening to the airport announcements at one airport I was in this week and overheard "no wheeled devices other than luggage are allowed. This includes wheeled shoes, scooters, or skateboards." So I asked an airport official if he had heard about these powered suitcases. He only responded..."there may be an airport or two that looks the other way, but it certainly wouldn't be allowed in this airport".
Can you imagine paying $1000 for powered luggage that doesn't even work inside of the airport?
Can you imagine paying $1000 for powered luggage that doesn't even work inside of the airport?
Jul 30, 2016, 1:24 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: YVR
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The weight of this thing is the fundamental problem. It's above 8kg empty! Every European airline I can think of won't allow it and if you put in a laptop or such then Air Canada won't either. So this is limited to the three legacy US airlines. And even them will say, you need to be able to lift it and this will be 15kg by the time you are packed. Do you want to lift that above your head? What a stupid idea.
Aug 2, 2016, 2:36 pm
#20
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 338
I was listening to the airport announcements at one airport I was in this week and overheard "no wheeled devices other than luggage are allowed. This includes wheeled shoes, scooters, or skateboards." So I asked an airport official if he had heard about these powered suitcases. He only responded..."there may be an airport or two that looks the other way, but it certainly wouldn't be allowed in this airport".
Can you imagine paying $1000 for powered luggage that doesn't even work inside of the airport?
Can you imagine paying $1000 for powered luggage that doesn't even work inside of the airport?
On the same note, do they take toy cars away from children and E6B flight computers from pilots? Those are wheeled, those are not luggage.
Or is this a case of 'we say one thing, but mean another?'
Aug 5, 2016, 1:32 am
#22
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: YVR
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The point is that you need to move around in the airport powered by yourself (or in an authorized vehicle). Kids in a pedal car are a bother but they are kids and this world is rigged for allowing anything for kids.
Aug 5, 2016, 1:41 pm
#24
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Aug 21, 2016, 3:20 am
#26
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Germany
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also... people barely get out of the way for the golfcarts in airports I really see driving this thing in a crowded airport like FRA to be impossible... also ... here in Germany you hit / bump into someone with that thing and you are going to regret it .... FAST.
Feb 18, 2022, 7:41 pm
#28
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Mar 18, 2024, 2:00 pm
#29
Join Date: Jan 2024
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So I have one of these bags and I love it. I mainly fly United and have taken it ex-US as well to Europe and LATAM. I get so many compliments in the airport and I have never run anyone over with it. I got it as I have an old injury that has flared now that I am in my late 40s that makes walking painful sometimes and so this helps with large airports.
Anyone else have one?
Anyone else have one?
Mar 18, 2024, 7:16 pm
#30
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So I have one of these bags and I love it. I mainly fly United and have taken it ex-US as well to Europe and LATAM. I get so many compliments in the airport and I have never run anyone over with it. I got it as I have an old injury that has flared now that I am in my late 40s that makes walking painful sometimes and so this helps with large airports.
Anyone else have one?
Anyone else have one?