[Leica] carry-on luggage

["Dale R. Reed" <dale-reed@worldnet.att.net>]

Some of you will be interested in these airline luggage size
requirements.   Dale

http://msnbc.com/local/KING/142824.asp

  Airport personnel attempt to pass luggage through the security
check-point.

United limits luggage at Sea-Tac

SEA-TAC, Jan. 11 – United Airlines begins cracking down on the size of
carry-on luggage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

         STARTING WEDNESDAY, UNITED will measure bags before they are
carried onto planes, making Sea-Tac the fourth in the nation where
United is cracking down.
    Passengers must place their bags in a stainless steel template
that measures 9 inches high and 14 inches wide. If the bags don’t fit
the new standard, they must be checked at the security gate.
    The templates will be mounted at the front of all three conveyor
belts leading to X-ray machines at United’s security check point at
Sea-Tac.
    The new rule would mean that United passengers at Sea-Tac will
have to go back up two flights of escalators, back to the main ticket
counter. And if the lines are long, they may miss their flight.
    But United says the policy will not improve cabin safety but speed
up departures as well.
    “Our customers, particularly our frequent fliers, tell us their
No. 1 complaint is the logjam in the aisles as passengers board the
aircraft and struggle to find room for oversized bags,” said spokesman
Matthew Triaca.
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