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The Carry-on-Baggage Bubble Is About to Pop

by kqr2 on 2/17/24, 5:53 AM with 6 comments

  • by teo_zero on 2/17/24, 9:55 AM

    Quite interesting. One point that's not made, though, is that many people choose not to check their baggage simply because the likelihood of having it lost is unacceptably high (2% on average for international flights). Maybe we should start from here to find an alternative.

  • by mobilemidget on 2/17/24, 8:36 AM

    Booked a flight from Amsterdam to Venice the other day. It was easyJet, did not include luggage for cargo hold or hand luggage. The return ticket was about 90 euro. To add hand luggage was about 90 euro each way. It is cheaper to bring a 100+ kg person than a 5-10 kg hand luggage.

  • by koliber on 2/17/24, 10:45 AM

    I have an impression that it has become easier to fit carry-on luggage. When I was younger I was that guy with the giant carry-on. It used to happen that I needed to hand off my carry-on to the flight attendant as there was no place for it near my seat. Even when I had a smaller bag, it was often not possible to find room in the overhead bin.

    Over the past 10 or so years, that never happened. Now, I often pack a medium backpack which I can stuff under the seat in front of me, and not have to rely on the over-head bins. We now often travel with a family of five, so in theory it should be even worse. It seems that people, including us, have been conditioned to pack smaller carry-ons.

  • by kqr2 on 2/17/24, 5:53 AM