The airlines' increasing fees for checking luggage onto planes has led many travelers to switch to carry-on bags that can be stowed overhead, which are still free on most carriers - if you can find space for yours. Now that's going to get tougher: The airlines' trade group, the International Air Transport Association, announced yesterday that it wants those carry-on bags to be smaller.
The current maximum carry-on size allowed by U.S. airlines is 22 inches by 14
inches by 9 inches. Under the new guidelines, those same bags could be no larger than be 21.5
inches tall by 13.5 inches wide by 7.5 inches deep.
That's not much smaller than the existing limits, but it does mean a lot of passengers will need to buy new bags. Or pay $25 to have those bags checked. Either way, it's another indignity for frequent travelers.
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