Looking at the VA website, it looks like their carryon allowance is slightly different from domestic airlines by a couple inches. My question - how much of a stickler are they on the allowances? Do you think they will allow a couple inches?
Trying to keep from having to check my bag.
Thanks,
Brenda
Posted by
Florida (previously California)
3989 posts
I have read from posters on this site about VA measuring or weighing (I forget which) carryons but it has never happened to me. Maybe it's a function of how full a flight is. I don't know though because I have been on flights that had measuring of the carryons and some of them were not especially crowded.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
You should expect them to follow stated rules (www.virginatlantic.com/us/en/travel-information/baggage-allowance/hand-baggage.html) closely. 9 x 14 x 22" is a pretty standard carry-on sized bag and is two inches longer than Rick's current line of options, like his Rolling Carry-On at 9 x 13.5 x 20". Unless you have a soft-sided backpack that can squish to fit, or you want to buy a new bag, then you'll probably have to go with the free checked-baggage option. If your bag is 24" long, then it may exceed the limit in other dimensions, too.
Posted by
OP
Southern California
62 posts
Thanks, JHK
Laura - thanks for the info. It looks like my rolling duffle bag is 11 x 12 x 22, it should squish those two inches into the nine inches...But, if I have to check it, I do.