Hand Luggage with Wheels

[stoop]

lol - that's why I didn't look last night ;-)

[Marggie]

Wish you had been wrong Stoop. These new sizes are tiny and none of the many pieces of hand luggage I have comply. The airports are littered with dimension frames, both in the check-in hall and pre security, all of which accommodate my hand luggage with room to spare!  Presumably TC must have invested in new dimension frames for use at the gates if reduced sizes are being applied. Looks like I might have to resort to plastic bags!

[stoop]

Not sure you can buy cases that small! We invested in a new one to comply with Ryanair last October as we wanted to take our full allowance but not be oversized.

It will certainly put me off going with them in future unless the price is too good to resist.

[stoop]

Found this link pretty easy so I guess you can buy chepaer elsewhere:

http://www.flylite.uk.com/Lightweight-Luggage-Solutions.aspx

[Marggie]

Have been searching but only supplier of this very small size appears to be Flylite and delivery is 7 days so no good for me.  I guess a lot of people will be in for a shock at the airport, from my findings 99.9% of cabin luggage appears to be larger than Thos Cook dimensions.
 
Mine 40x34x15 - cubic capacity 21.76 but does not comply
TC   43x28x23 - cubic capacity 27.69

[stoop]

Found this one on ebay but it doesn't have wheels:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-16-inch-Hand-Luggage-size-Travel-Holdall-Bag-012M-/310321674018?pt=UK_Tickets_Travel_Luggage_CA&var=&hash=item8e088d772d

[Marggie]

Thanks Stoop

[Ray1951]

I think we can safely say that IF there's a way to screw extra money out of the travelling public, the carriers WILL find a way.

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by Ray1951

I think we can safely say that IF there's a way to screw extra money out of the travelling public, the carriers WILL find a way.

Without doubt! I see ryanir have been labled dodgy for the way they try to sell their insurance. If you don't want it you have to scroll down a check list until you find the correct 'no insurance required' which is in between something like Luxemburg and Lithuania! I wonder how many just go through without realising they have bought it?

[stoop]

So I think the outcome of this post is that you CAN take your hand luggage if it has WHEELS, but make sure you check FTC's sizes as they are much smaller than other airlines, and if you have a case that fits for Easyjet, Jet2 etc etc then there is a 100% chance it WILL NOT fit in the FTC cage and they will charge you to put it in the hold (unless you are lucky).

Be careful out there ;-)