Oversized carryon
 

Frankly I am getting a bit tired of people putting their oversized carryon luggage in the overhead sideways so no one else can get their things up there. I have seen flight attendants ignore that fact. When will airlines start enforcing their own rules. I have seen people get on with 4 carryon pieces....regular suitcase, very full backpack, large purse and a big shopping bag from a department store and no one stopped them. there is a device right at the gate that shows you how large your carryon can be - does anyone use it? Someone needs to stop them before they get to the gate. I am very conscious of only 2 items, by putting my purse inside one of my carry on pieces. What gives? are they afraid of offending someone by telling them they can't bring it on? The other day someone tried to bring on the plane a rather large suitcase (way larger than allowed) and they made her check it at the gate (free of charge of course). How did she get it through security. The gate attendant said "we will let you do it this time but don't do it again" RIGHT! OK, I feel better now.....Thank you

How did she get through security?

Carryon rules vary from airline to airline, and security is not responsible for enforcing airline rules.

Someone needs to stop these people BEFORE they board they get to the plane. That's all I am saying and as far as I know (at least every airline I have flown on) has a 2 carry on limit and one is suppose to be a personal item like a handbag or laptop. that's all I am sayin.....

Say it to your airline.

<How did she get it through security. >

Security is not in charge of carry-on luggage size.

I agree, you just have to complain to the airline as ultimately they are the ones allowing it. Nothing else you can do. I have also seen people do stuff that flagrantly violates the rules, and often the "personal item" is as big as some carryon bags that are luggage. I've seen people with a rollaboard that is a bit too big (fair enough, few of them really fit those size limits in terms of depth), plus a large daypack/backpack plus a large purse/totebag (not one of those real small shoulder-strap envelope cross-body bags for a purse, but something huge).

I thikn sometimes they are lenient if the plane isn't full, but other times, I think they just don't feel like enforcing it, and unfortunately that can sometimes hurt the customers boarding later, and it isn't fair.

ONce in a while I am a violator slightly as if I go on a long weekend trip to go skiing, I don't want to check a bag -- so I have my rollaboard that is the right size, but I use one of those large shopping-size reusable cloth grocery bags to pack my helmet and a few other items (plus my purse fits in there). IN reality, I think that bag is a bit too big to be called a personal item but not much really. And it's nothing compared to what some people do, as I do only have those two items.