Carry-on crackdown: United enforces bag size limit

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ - The Associated Press


NEW YORK (AP) — United Airlines is getting tough on passengers with oversized carry-on bags.

The Chicago-based airline has installed new bag-sizers at most airports. As of Saturday, workers have been sending passengers whose bag exceeds the dimensions for carry-ons back to the ticket counter, where they check the bag and pay a $25 fee.

United says it wants to quicken the boarding process. The fewer bags passengers carry on, the less time is spent loading the overhead bins and the quicker everyone takes their seats. Bags in the overhead bin have a size limit of 22 inches by 14 inches by 9 inches.

Some travelers say United is simply trying to collect more fees. United has a stated goal of collecting an additional $700 million in fee revenue within the next four years.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

All I can say is, about freaking time :woot:

It never fails, the few rare times I do fly, there are always a couple of morons that try and bring a "carry-on" bag that is roughly the size of an African elephant and get mad at the flight attendants when it doesn't fit in the overhead compartment. :roll:

[Goofy]

All I can say is, about freaking time :woot:

It never fails, the few rare times I do fly, there are always a couple of morons that try and bring a "carry-on" bag that is roughly the size of an African elephant and get mad at the flight attendants when it doesn't fit in the overhead compartment. :roll:

:lol:

[Hal-9000]

I think that's the same size dimensions we have up here...last time I flew they measured it for me in the terminal when I was printing my ticket (Westjet)

[KevinD]

They also need to enforce the ONE fecking carry on bag rule.

[deebakes]

:tup: