We are traveling to Germany/Salzburg with Condor/Luftansa airlines..has anybody experienced problems with a carry on luggage measuring 22x13.5x9 rejected at the gate check in ? Condor/Luftansa guidelines are 21x15.7x9.
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Washington, DC USA
988 posts
I cannot answer about Condor/Luftansa but in shopping for new carry-on luggage and following discussions about size. I learned that for some European airlines it makes a difference to use the actual centimeter measurements and/or fractions of an inch rather than the sometimes rounded up or down inches measure. For example, I see that Luftansa limits are actually 21.6 inches (per google AI) rather than 21 inches.. If that is correct, then you will probably get by with 22 inches, and maybe your bag might actually be 21.6, but be sure to measure your bag, including wheels and handles because the stated dimensions are sometimes not exact.
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Paradise
8214 posts
I suspect you'll be fine with that. You're one inch long but two inches narrower. The gate personnel barely glanced at what people were carrying on for my May Condor flight. Is that hard sided luggage, with wheels? If so, you are more likely to get their attention than with a soft-sided bag or back pack. I traveled on a "zero" fare with only my personal item (15.7 x 11.8 x 5.9) which was soft-sided and slightly oversized, but no one blinked.
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