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Subject: [Leica] OT advice re carry on bags for flights...
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:19:08 +0100
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Here's the take on cabin baggage for German low-cost carrier TUIFly:

Each person may also take on board, free of charge, one piece of hand 
baggage (dimensions 45 x 35 x 20 cm, weight up to 5 kilos) and one 
laptop computer.

Douglas

Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Easyjet has no weight limit on carry-on, just size limit (of course, 
> since it has to fit in the overhead bin). Handy for people like me who 
> travel with small but heavy items like cameras, lenses and laptop:
>
> http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Planning/baggage.html
>
> KLM is also much more generous:
>
> http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_en/travel_information/baggage/hand_baggage/index.htm
>  
>
>
> Etc. In other words, it varies greatly by airline.
>
> Nathan
>
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>
> On Mar 13, 2009, at 12:00 AM, leica at ralgo.nl wrote:
>
>> All international airlines only permit one carry-on bag (in tourist), 
>> not expected to weigh more than .......... mostly 8 kgs., but it's 
>> possible to stretch that to much more. However, the dimensions are 
>> important. From memory 115 cms. total dimensions.
>>
>> Bruce.
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Steve Barbour <kididdoc at cox.net>:
>>
>>> I am interested in the latest rules for carry-ons for international  
>>> flights...
>>>
>>> (Continental... Houston/Paris)
>>>
>>> Besides a suitcase to be checked,  I wish to carry with me, on board
>>> two bags, one a small carry on for laptop, papers, books etc,
>>>
>>> the other a camera bag for a digital body and two/three lenses, batts,
>>> cards etc...
>>>
>>>
>>> fair enough ?
>>>
>>> any problem with this?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
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