New Luggage Requirements on Flights
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The new luggage rules are driving me bonkers.
I have luggage. I have nice luggage. But, some of it is too large and too heavy to even bother packing and taking with me when we go north next weekend. I have seats booked on a United flight. My daughter and I can each take one carry-on, one personal item, and one checked bag.
Our carry on bags can be a total of 40 pounds and 45 linear inches. The checked bags can be 50 pounds and 62 linear inches. You figure your linear inches by adding the length + width + height. Check the luggage you already own. You might be surprised to find it is too large. I’m not in the mood to pay $25 for each additional bag I check, so I am packing light.
Packing light might just mean new luggage for me. I am looking at feather light rolling duffle bags. I have found several good options online, but to be quite honest, I can go to WalMart of Kmart and buy 4-piece lightweight sets for less than one of the duffels I have seen online. I could just use the pieces out the sets that work for my needs.
And all the while, I keep thinking about my old luggage out in the garage. I need to at least go measure and weight my smaller pieces. The big bags are out of luck. They won’t be used anytime soon.
I know a lot of you fly to Florida to enjoy our sun, sand, and surf. Make sure you go to the website for your airline and read their luggage requirements. My friend, Christie, booked her flight and had me over to help her pack. When I asked why her multiple bags were so heavy and told her about the new rules her response was, “they did not tell me when I booked the flight.”
Nope, knowing the new rules is up to you. At the airport, they will simply charge you for additional or heavy bags.
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