Nov 23, 2014, 3:59 pm
Last edit by: Cloudship
Carry-on Bags and Personal Items that have been tested to fit in the New Sizers
Published carry-on limit: 9"x14"x22"
Actual sizer dimensions: 10"x15"x23"
Published personal item limit: 9"x10"x17"
Actual sizer dimensions: 9"x11"x18"
Bags that Fit Carry-On Sizer
Published personal item limit: 9"x10"x17"
Actual sizer dimensions: 9"x11"x18"
Bags that Fit Personal Item Sizer
Bags that Do Not Fit Sizers
Official size as per Rule 23.B.2, Baggage, Contract of Carriage:
Under the 2013 contract of carriage, which is still valid for various tickets outstanding, the cabin baggage rule states a maximum of 45 linear inches combined for the LHW dimensions with no given side exceeding 22 inches. For such tickets, the cabin bag sizers are not lawfully applicable if the LHW combined linear inches don't exceed 45 linear inches and no side of the bag exceeds 22 inches. In other words for tickets issued last year, some bags allowed under the contract of carriage don't fit in the sizer without sticking out on at least one side.
Published carry-on limit: 9"x14"x22"
Actual sizer dimensions: 10"x15"x23"
Published personal item limit: 9"x10"x17"
Actual sizer dimensions: 9"x11"x18"
Bags that Fit Carry-On Sizer
Code:
Bag Manufacturer Model Date Test Location Comment Briggs & Riley Baseline 20" 03/2014 IAH boraxo Briggs & Riley Torq 01/2014 CLE lordhamster Briggs & Riley Transcend TU220XW-4 03/2014 COS mre5765. 311 bag had to be removed from outer pouch. Two weeks of clothes. Briggs & Riley U122CX 01/2014 SNA sakaike Briggs & Riley BU119 (BRX 19 upright) 05/2014 SMF PV_Premier, snug in 10" dimension even when packed lightly - bag fits in any mainline OH however :rolleyes: Brookstone Dash Office 01/2014 DSM Fits OH E145/C200 Eagle Creek Hovercraft 22" 03/2014 CLT Not stuffed full eBags TLS Mini 21"EB2146-21W 04/2014 swco-not overstuffed, just fit Heys Xcase 12/2013 LAX abaheti Int'l Paper Safeway Grocery 02/2014 IAH IAH-OIL-TRASH Kirkland Signature 21.5 12/2013 SFO Red Oxx Air Boss 02/2014 SFO N1120A (loaded) Red Oxx Sky Train 01/2014 SFO N1120A (loaded) Ricardo of BevHills Dash 20inch Dual 01/2014 Fredd Wheel Spinner Costco @ $50-expandable Rick Steves Backpack 12/2013 LAX LaserSailor Rimowa Limbo Cabin IATA 02/2014 SEA MSY-MSP Rimowa Salsa Deluxe IATA 02/2014 SEA MSY-MSP Samsonite Aspire Lite 03/2014 DEN Samsonite Short-Lite 2-wheeled 12/2013 ORD Lightest bag out there Samsonite Silhouette Sphere 21" 05/2014 BOS Fits perfectly but very snugly Tom Bihn Aeronaut 03/2014 Uncle Dave - fits every dimension with room to spare Travelite Delite v 2.0 02/2014 ORD exbayern (bag full) TravelPro Crew 4 22" 08/2014 SFO Not stuffed full TravelPro Crew 7 20" 12/2013 KWI full - not expanded FriendlySkies TravelPro Crew 8 22" 11/2013 DFW Not stuffed full TravelPro Crew 9 21" spinner 02/2014 ORD ilovesprint not stuffed TravelPro FlightCrew3 22" 02/2014 BOS Not stuffed full. Very snug fit CDKing TravelPro FlightCrew4 20" various Not stuffed TravelPro Maxlite2 20in 12/2013 SFO Expandable too TravelPro Maxlite2 22in 03/2014 Snug fit not stuffed TravelPro Maxlite3 21" 04/2014 EWR EmileG - full, outside compartment empty TravelPro Walkabout Spinners2 21" 04/2014 EWR EmileG - full, outside compartment empty TravelPro Walkabout Lite 4 03/2014 IND United747 - pretty empty bag to start with TUMI Alpha 22922 Many FLL DelrayChris TUMI Alpha 28251 lw Continental 03/2014 EWR lensman TUMI Alpha 2 22021 Continental 04/2014 EWR suzy1K - fit perfectly. Bag full, not expanded TUMI Alpha International 20" 022020DH 04/2014 SFO Snug if front pocket used, easy fit on 22/23" dimension by 1" TUMI T-Tech Int'l Carryon 04/2014 jeremiahsullivan Victorinox Avolve 22" 02/2014 SFO MrOCTeckels - only with front pocket empty Victorinox Mobilizer NXT 5.0 20" 03/2014 ORD gobluetwo - not expanded, every dimension fits with room to spare Victorinox WT 4.0 Duffel 21" 03/2014 ORD gobluetwo - packed for 3 days, squeezed sides easily into sizer
Published personal item limit: 9"x10"x17"
Actual sizer dimensions: 9"x11"x18"
Bags that Fit Personal Item Sizer
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Bag Manufacturer Model Date Test Location Comment
Briggs & Riley Verb VB414-4 03/2014 COS mre5765. Easy fit despite being stuffed with sleeved 13 inch lap top, ipad mini, kindle paperwhite, pills, papers, chargers, ...
Case Logic 14" ZLCS-214 04/2014 EWR Fly5x
eBags TLS Pro Slim Laptop 04/2014
Backpack EB2146-16
Everki Versa Premium Backpack 07/2014 ORD gobluetwo
Skooba Satchel v3 02/2014 ORD ilovesprint
Tom Bihn Co-Pilot 03/2014 SFO frankmu
Tom Bihn Super Ego 03/2014 GRR LufthansaFlyer
Tom Binh Western Flyer 01/2014 DSM when packed "right"
Waterfield Cargo Large 01/2014 SFO MrOCTeckels
LL Bean North Ridge Backpack 04/2014 LAX fgirard Works with a 13" MackBook, Asus Transformer packed inside
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Bag Manufacturer Model Date Test Location Comment Eagle Creek Tarmac 20 wide 03/3014 AUS Curvature on back increases width Eagle Creek Tarmac ES 22 03/2014 1/2 inch too tall Gregory Cache 22 03/2014 BOS Cloudship Timbuk2 Checkpoint Roller 12/2014 BOS Cloudship Tumi Alpha Backpack 03/2014 SEA Full bag, fit length and height, 1/2" too tall when laying on side in personal sizer.
https://www.united.com/web/format/pd...f_Carriage.pdf
Carry-on Baggage must not exceed the Maximum Outside Linear Dimensions of 9 inches (22 cm) x 14 inches (35 cm) x 22 inches (56 cm), which includes its wheels and handles.
Personal items must not exceed 9 inches (22 cm) x 10 inches (25 cm) x 17 inches (43 cm), which includes any wheels and handles.
A personal item that exceeds these maximum linear dimensions but is not greater than 9 inches (22 cm) x 14 inches (35 cm) x 22 inches (56 cm) will be considered as Carry-on Baggage. Carry-on Baggage or personal items suspected of being oversized may require being placed into a sizing unit to determine acceptability. Carry-on Baggage that exceeds the Maximum Linear Dimensions allowed or that exceeds the Carry-on Free Baggage Allowance will be considered as Checked Baggage and is subject to Checked Baggage service charges.
Carry-on Baggage must not exceed the Maximum Outside Linear Dimensions of 9 inches (22 cm) x 14 inches (35 cm) x 22 inches (56 cm), which includes its wheels and handles.
Personal items must not exceed 9 inches (22 cm) x 10 inches (25 cm) x 17 inches (43 cm), which includes any wheels and handles.
A personal item that exceeds these maximum linear dimensions but is not greater than 9 inches (22 cm) x 14 inches (35 cm) x 22 inches (56 cm) will be considered as Carry-on Baggage. Carry-on Baggage or personal items suspected of being oversized may require being placed into a sizing unit to determine acceptability. Carry-on Baggage that exceeds the Maximum Linear Dimensions allowed or that exceeds the Carry-on Free Baggage Allowance will be considered as Checked Baggage and is subject to Checked Baggage service charges.
Carry-on Items That Meets United's Sizer Box? Enforcement? [ARCHIVE]
Sep 23, 2014, 1:57 pm
#2146
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Flew SEA-IAD on Sunday and they were making people use the sizer. Many people were forced to check their bags.
Oct 8, 2014, 1:42 pm
#2147
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Ok, for those who have actually been asked to use the sizers, how lenient would they be in this scenario? I will be carrying two bags.
1. A backpack with the dimensions 10x13x17 as a carry-on. It fits two dimensions, but not the third for the published dimension. I have actually tried putting the bag in the sizer on my last visit to the airport. The bag fits. Not snugly, but no wiggle room. I did not have to jam it in, it slid in as the padding yielded.
2. A laptop bag with the dimensions 2x13x16 as a personal item. I'm sure it does not physically fit the personal item sizer based on the published dimensions even with the one inch leeway. However, I have been traveling with this laptop bag quite frequently, and I know that it will fit comfortably under the seat in front of me. How anal are they about putting the personal item in the sizer? If it doesn't fit, will they force me to check it?
I do not want to check either bag as the backpack is a camera bag, and the laptop bag contains my laptop. I've never been asked to size my bags, but since I'm taking three flights tomorrow, I might actually run into one.
1. A backpack with the dimensions 10x13x17 as a carry-on. It fits two dimensions, but not the third for the published dimension. I have actually tried putting the bag in the sizer on my last visit to the airport. The bag fits. Not snugly, but no wiggle room. I did not have to jam it in, it slid in as the padding yielded.
2. A laptop bag with the dimensions 2x13x16 as a personal item. I'm sure it does not physically fit the personal item sizer based on the published dimensions even with the one inch leeway. However, I have been traveling with this laptop bag quite frequently, and I know that it will fit comfortably under the seat in front of me. How anal are they about putting the personal item in the sizer? If it doesn't fit, will they force me to check it?
I do not want to check either bag as the backpack is a camera bag, and the laptop bag contains my laptop. I've never been asked to size my bags, but since I'm taking three flights tomorrow, I might actually run into one.
Oct 8, 2014, 2:47 pm
#2148
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Ok, for those who have actually been asked to use the sizers, how lenient would they be in this scenario? I will be carrying two bags.
1. A backpack with the dimensions 10x13x17 as a carry-on. It fits two dimensions, but not the third for the published dimension. I have actually tried putting the bag in the sizer on my last visit to the airport. The bag fits. Not snugly, but no wiggle room. I did not have to jam it in, it slid in as the padding yielded.
2. A laptop bag with the dimensions 2x13x16 as a personal item. I'm sure it does not physically fit the personal item sizer based on the published dimensions even with the one inch leeway. However, I have been traveling with this laptop bag quite frequently, and I know that it will fit comfortably under the seat in front of me. How anal are they about putting the personal item in the sizer? If it doesn't fit, will they force me to check it?
I do not want to check either bag as the backpack is a camera bag, and the laptop bag contains my laptop. I've never been asked to size my bags, but since I'm taking three flights tomorrow, I might actually run into one.
1. A backpack with the dimensions 10x13x17 as a carry-on. It fits two dimensions, but not the third for the published dimension. I have actually tried putting the bag in the sizer on my last visit to the airport. The bag fits. Not snugly, but no wiggle room. I did not have to jam it in, it slid in as the padding yielded.
2. A laptop bag with the dimensions 2x13x16 as a personal item. I'm sure it does not physically fit the personal item sizer based on the published dimensions even with the one inch leeway. However, I have been traveling with this laptop bag quite frequently, and I know that it will fit comfortably under the seat in front of me. How anal are they about putting the personal item in the sizer? If it doesn't fit, will they force me to check it?
I do not want to check either bag as the backpack is a camera bag, and the laptop bag contains my laptop. I've never been asked to size my bags, but since I'm taking three flights tomorrow, I might actually run into one.
Oct 8, 2014, 3:01 pm
#2149
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
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The camera bag fits two of the three dimensions, and in the third, fits since the sizer is an inch oversized. My question is, will they make me check it if there is no wiggle room?
The personal item laptop bag does not fit the published dimensions, but will physically fit under the seat in front of me. (bag for a 13 inch laptop). I just wanted to know how strict they were about the personal item.
The personal item laptop bag does not fit the published dimensions, but will physically fit under the seat in front of me. (bag for a 13 inch laptop). I just wanted to know how strict they were about the personal item.
Oct 8, 2014, 3:14 pm
#2150
Join Date: Aug 2011
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If you are diverted to a sizer, the enforcement is binary. Either it fits or it does not. The dimensions are clearly stated on the website, so it's just a matter of making certain that your bag(s), including handles, wheels, and anything else, meet the dimensional requirements.
OP: you have no reason for concern whatsoever. At all.
Oct 8, 2014, 4:09 pm
#2151
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Flew LGA-DEN last week, and the GA scanning boarding passes was diverting a fair number of people to the sizer as necessary. I have a soft-sided roll-aboard that easily fits the new sizer when everything is evenly distributed. Unfortunately, I knew that the way I'd hurriedly packed my shoes that morning probably meant I would have to re-arrange to get it to slide in easily. I was diverted after my BP was scanned, and when I went to test, it fit except for the end where the shoes were. The gate was kind of a mad-house scene because of an equipment change.... so.... no one noticed. I stood for a few seconds and then just decided to board the plane with the bag instead of re-arranging things or checking it. No one noticed and the bag fit easily into the overhead.... Bad behavior on my part? Probably. My guilt level is low on this one, though...
Oct 8, 2014, 4:34 pm
#2152
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The sizers have been reported as 1 inch in excess of the published limits, so if you don't fit the sizer you are well in excess of the limits. If you are less than 1 inch then you should be fine. One caveat -- published size for many bags are not the true measurements -- some do not include wheels, handles, .... and are more the measurements of the bag without those "extras." So measure the bag in advance to make sure.
Oct 8, 2014, 5:21 pm
#2153
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Thanks for the advice! I definitely measured the bags in advance. I do not want to check any of my valuables under any circumstances.
Oct 16, 2014, 3:38 pm
#2154
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So I'm at the airport right now and I just saw a guy walk by with a very full garment bag. I don't understand how people still think a garment bag is an acceptably-sized carry-on, and even more baffled that the airline staff don't enforce the the size limits. In no way, shape, or form does a standard garment bag meet UA carry-on size limits.
Oct 16, 2014, 3:59 pm
#2155
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So I'm at the airport right now and I just saw a guy walk by with a very full garment bag. I don't understand how people still think a garment bag is an acceptably-sized carry-on, and even more baffled that the airline staff don't enforce the the size limits. In no way, shape, or form does a standard garment bag meet UA carry-on size limits.
Last edited by mgcsinc; Oct 16, 2014 at 5:16 pm
Oct 16, 2014, 5:01 pm
#2156
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So I'm at the airport right now and I just saw a guy walk by with a very full garment bag. I don't understand how people still think a garment bag is an acceptably-sized carry-on, and even more baffled that the airline staff don't enforce the the size limits. In no way, shape, or form does a standard garment bag meet UA carry-on size limits.
I have a full-size Tumi garment bag that I carry on. I get many skeptical glances at the airport. But guess what: it fits in the size perfectly. It's exactly right on all the dimensions. And it fits in some RJ bins that most rollers don't fit in. So don't knock it till you've measured it.
This Sunday begins a 22 day travel schedule through a variety of climates, so I'll need a lot of clothing. After the first week, I won't be anywhere long enough to (economically) have much dry cleaning done, so I'm quite happily planning to pack that big ol' Tumi to the max and suffer any disapproving glares that may come my way.
Oct 16, 2014, 10:56 pm
#2157
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I have a full-size Tumi garment bag that I carry on. I get many skeptical glances at the airport. But guess what: it fits in the sizer perfectly. It's exactly right on all the dimensions. And it fits in some RJ bins that most rollers don't fit in. So don't knock it till you've measured it.
Oct 16, 2014, 11:03 pm
#2158
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The camera bag fits two of the three dimensions, and in the third, fits since the sizer is an inch oversized. My question is, will they make me check it if there is no wiggle room?
The personal item laptop bag does not fit the published dimensions, but will physically fit under the seat in front of me. (bag for a 13 inch laptop). I just wanted to know how strict they were about the personal item.
The personal item laptop bag does not fit the published dimensions, but will physically fit under the seat in front of me. (bag for a 13 inch laptop). I just wanted to know how strict they were about the personal item.
Oct 16, 2014, 11:45 pm
#2159
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Last edited by WineCountryUA; Oct 30, 2014 at 12:42 am Reason: Please don't post oversize photos
Oct 16, 2014, 11:45 pm
#2160
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I'm telling you, I have a full-sized, huge-looking tumi. It fits just fine. Stuffed. Sorry.
EDIT: Mine is like the one Ken posted above.