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I carry two bags two - typically a carry-on suitcase and then a
backpack for my Mac, camera etc. Stuff I don't want out of my
possession at all. It works well.

Patti

On Jul 1, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Mikel Brewerton wrote:

> Kelly,
>
> I travel a lot. No, they don't monitor the exact size of the bag.
> It's more by sight. The issue you might run into will be the type of
> plane. If you are on a larger plane - Boeing, MD, etc, you should be
> fine. On smaller regional jets (CJ, etc), they may make you "gate
> check" the bag. Meaning you leave it at the door of the plane, they
> stow it in the belly of the plane, and you pick it up plane side
> when you land. The bag won't go through all the checked baggage
> stuff, but for the actual flight will be under the plane. I
> personally carry two bags, even when doing all carry on luggage. One
> with my computer, camera, iPhone, etc. This is small enough that it
> stays with me all the time regardless of the plane. Then I have a
> bag with clothes and such that can fit in the overhead on larger
> planes but I will gate or plane side check on smaller planes. I
> don't want my Mac, iPhone, etc getting tossed on the luggage belts.
>
> HTH,
> Mikel
>
> On Jul 1, 2010, at 10:21 AM, KT wrote:
>
> > I have an unusual question here. I know that some of you fly a
> lot, so
> > maybe you can help. I am taking a domestic US trip via plane next
> week, and
> > rather than checking my lugage I have purchased a small suit case.
> In order
> > to not have to carry my mac book so that I have something to sync
> my iphone
> > to and to keep up on group emails, I have to resort to a slightly
> larger
> > case than is specifically allowed (so that the Mac will fit in the
> > Suitcase). The airlines will allow a bag as carry on that is 22x14x9
> > inches... or 45 inches overall. the bag that I would like to take is
> > 21x15x11. So my question is, Do they check the sizes of carryon
> bags if
> > they are that close? I know what the rule is, but again my
> question is do
> > they check the size of carryon bags if they look close in size to
> the max?
> > thanks for your help in advance.
> > Kelly
> > http://www.nikonkelly.com
> >
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