Comments on: Getting Overweight Carry-On Bags On Board

By: flyingfish

flyingfish — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:47:44 +0000

Where? There are no photos in this post.

Happy Flying!

-Fish

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:11:20 +0000

Nice, Louis Vuitton.

By: John

John — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:56:12 +0000

There seems to be an issue with American (and maybe others, but I fly AA out of ORD often) and large, obviously-full backpacks. Everytime I’ve tried to fly with my LowePro NatureTrekker II AW, the staff at the gate wants me to gate check it. Generally, taking it up to the counter (after asking them if I can reenter the line at the same place) and opening it up for them, they acquiesce. I did have one gate attendant very rudely tell me I’d still have to gate check it, and I stupidly got confrontational, asking her why I have to gate check and the gentleman in front of me (in the 3-piece suit) didn’t have to gate check his obviously oversized roll-a-board, and then asked her for her credit card so I could replace any damaged equipment.

It was stupid, I know, but another gate attendant came up and told me I’d be OK as long as it fit in the overhead.

Since then, I’ve purchased a ThinkTank Airport International, and haven’t had an issue on American or United, except once, when United (at ABQ) asked if I could gate check it, and I said it had delicate equipment and my computer. She took the gate-check ticket back, and said “Oh, no problem.”

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:50:18 +0000

I travel with a Parallax on the recomendation of this blog. To me, this is a large backpack (I am not a professional photographer) and with laptop, cameras and lenses it is generally over the handlugage limit.

On a recent trip to New Zealand, I had an issue both ways with Sydney Airport. Each time the security team put the bag through x-ray they required a hand inspection which gave the weight away. I was lucky to be in transit.

On this same trip, I had no problem with Heathrow, Dubai, Singapore, Bankok scanners or staff.

By: Calvin Heinly

Calvin Heinly — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:21:17 +0000

will the Gura backpack work for this also?