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Subject: [Leica] OT advice re carry on bags for flights...
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:41:22 +0100
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Easyjet has no weight limit on carry-on, just size limit (of course,  
since it has to fit in the overhead bin). Handy for people like me who  
travel with small but heavy items like cameras, lenses and laptop:

http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Planning/baggage.html

KLM is also much more generous:

http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_en/travel_information/baggage/hand_baggage/index.htm

Etc. In other words, it varies greatly by airline.

Nathan

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On Mar 13, 2009, at 12:00 AM, leica at ralgo.nl wrote:

> All international airlines only permit one carry-on bag (in  
> tourist), not expected to weigh more than .......... mostly 8 kgs.,  
> but it's possible to stretch that to much more. However, the  
> dimensions are important. From memory 115 cms. total dimensions.
>
> Bruce.
>
>
>
> Quoting Steve Barbour <kididdoc at cox.net>:
>
>> I am interested in the latest rules for carry-ons for  
>> international  flights...
>>
>> (Continental... Houston/Paris)
>>
>> Besides a suitcase to be checked,  I wish to carry with me, on board
>> two bags, one a small carry on for laptop, papers, books etc,
>>
>> the other a camera bag for a digital body and two/three lenses,  
>> batts,
>> cards etc...
>>
>>
>> fair enough ?
>>
>> any problem with this?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Steve
>>
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