Lufthansa and Personal Bag Carry-On

no your personal bag at that size will not fit under the seat in front of you;
and the flight is probably full.

I've never tried to carry on a large item, but I think if you under-pack the backpack so that it squishes down to within Lufthansa's size limits, you should be OK. Just guessing, though, since I've never needed to do that.

no your personal bag at that size will not fit under the seat in front
of you; and the flight is probably full.

Thanks, Jazz!

I've never tried to carry on a large item, but I think if you
under-pack the backpack so that it squishes down to within Lufthansa's
size limits, you should be OK. Just guessing, though, since I've never
needed to do that.

Thanks, acraven. I was thinking the same thing. But I may try and downsize so I don't run into any problems.

Who knows. It depends on the gate personal. On two occasions out of a dozen or so flights with Lufthansa, they have strictly checked the size and weight of all bags to the frustration of many customers. So I am always prepared to be under their size and weight requirements. Your backpacks are rather large for a personal items and obviously bigger. They are really about the size of a carry-on bag.

Who knows. It depends on the gate personal. On two occasions out of a
dozen or so flights with Lufthansa, they have strictly checked the
size and weight of all bags to the frustration of many customers. So I
am always prepared to be under their size and weight requirements.
Your backpacks are rather large for a personal items and obviously
bigger. They are really about the size of a carry-on bag.

Thanks, Frank. I always stay under the requirement, but then I always seem to see people carrying personal bags that could hold a body. But, you're right, I should probably be safe than sorry and pack below the limit. I may even check one bag that has items that I wouldn't miss if it got lost and then I would have more freedom to carry on items that I really don't want to misplace.

It does not meet the airlines criteria, and not just by a little bit. I have carried on small backpacks like the RS Civita without being challenged and you might do the same. But these sound like full fledged backpacks so be prepared to check a bag at the gate if you carry these.

It does not meet the airlines criteria, and not just by a little bit.
I have carried on small backpacks like the RS Civita without being
challenged and you might do the same. But these sound like full
fledged backpacks so be prepared to check a bag at the gate if you
carry these.

Thanks, Alan. Yeah, I think I'm going to downsize the bag. I was hoping I could partially pack the bag and it would be OK, but I don't want to risk it.

Lufthansa states we can bring on 30 x 40 x 10 cm

According to the Lufthansa site quoted by you te maximum dimensions of carry on's are 55 x 40 x 23 cm in economy class. 30 x 40 x 10 cm refers to an additional item you are allowed to bring into the cabin. When I checked in at EWR recently they were lesse interested in the dimensions of my carry on than in the weight (max. 8 kg).

According to www.lufthansa.com te maximum dimensions of carry ones are
55 x 40 x 23 cm. When I checked in in EWR recently they were lesse
itnerested in the dimensions than in the weight (max. 8 kg).

sla019, Lufthansa allows those dimensions for the 1 main carry-on piece of baggage. I was referring to 2nd personal bag that is allowed to be carried on.