So has anyone flown Easyjet since they changed their carry on policy to be size only (i.e no weight restriction)? 55x40x20 is 21.6x15.7x7.8". My "typical" US carryon is 21.5 x 13 x 9,

Trying to avoid checking bags if possible on our London to Rome and Rome to Paris flights on Easyjet and cannot for the life of me find a bag that is 55 x 40 x20. The 20 is the real kicker as it is smaller than the BAA requirement, but the 40cm width is larger than even my 24" roller is.

Are they more concerned with overall volume or specific dimensions? in other words, could I take my "typical US" carryon as my carryon for Easyjet.

Leaving next week, so trying to figure out what bags to take.

I found the same problem and ending up getting a smaller carry-on bag to be safe. I did notice many bags in Europe that fit the requirements, but I had no luck finding that size in the US before I left.

On the flight we took (Madrid to Toulouse), nobody was checking the size of bags. But that doesn't guarantee that they won't check when you are flying.

I have a carryon that pushes the EasyJet limit. For some reason, it does not look big. It has no wheels or a pullout handle, so I have gotten by with it for several years at home and abroad with no questions asked.

When I flew EasyJet from Geneve to Edinburgh on August 27 I had no difficulty at all. I think you might get a question if you showed up with a rolling bag complete with pullout handle unless the carryon was within the published limits.

I have never asked if the bag itself had to meet the requirements when it was fully expanded or if it was ok if I squeezed it to a smaller size. Mine is flexible and could easily be compressed.

That was my 3rd EJ flight and my experience to date has been that as long as you don't show up with something that looks much larger than the published limits, no one is going to force you to check your luggage.

I have yet to see an EJ employee pull out a tape measure. Usually the desk staff is so busy checking people in that they don't have time to quibble over carryon size. The flight attendants might object if the bag was so large it would not fit in the overhead bin.

I have an different experience from Bob_Brown. I turned up for an EasyJet flight a few months ago with my "standard" carry-on bag, which easily fits inside the BAA requirements. The check-in clerk asked me to put the bag inside one of those frame things, and yes, they have their own one which is smaller than the BAA ones. My bag was about 1 inch too big along one dimension and the clerk insisted I queue up again to pay (I think) another 6 quid each way to check in the bag! Be aware, they are not joking about this and will enforce their rules whenver they can. This is just another crafty way of extracting money from the paying public in the low-cost sector. What is particularly shameful about EasyJet is their claim that their carry on limit is the highest among low-cost airlines, but hidden in the small print is the caveat that the volume allowed is very small.

I had difficulty with EasyJet with a smallish carryon tote, although this was at the peak time of the liquid scare in the UK, so I can't say for sure what was going on. In any event, I agree the EasyJet sizers are small, and if you are anywhere close to the theoretical limit it probably won't work.

Well we ended up traveling fine twice on Easyjet. Checked our "big" bag and carried on another since they limit you to one bag. this limit may or may not be enforced. i saw numerous people with more than one bag get on the Rome to Paris flight wee took and no one said a thing. I also saw a group of kids with large duffles that were easily bigger than the 55x40x22 limit EJ imposes going from London to Rome, so YMMV

Both flights were delayed, BTW

FYI, Easyjet are now charging £2 per bag per flight for checked baggage. this suggests to me that they wil be checking the size of carry-ons much more in future, as people try to avoid this modest fee.

also remember the BAA imposed rule in the UK only that at the security barrier, you must have ONLY ONE carry-on. this includes handbags. so make sure that your carry-on has enoguh room to slip your handbag, laptop, etc., while you go throguh security.

Once you are through, there's no problem - you just take it out again!!

regards, ann

<<< so make sure that your carry-on has enoguh room to slip your handbag, laptop, etc., while you go throguh security. >>>

Or have a fold out bag (or large plastic bin liner) into which you put all your bags. Then as long as that combination is under the UK security limits you should be OK

BTW 55x40x20 is typical for most of the low costs airlines (some are even less) - so much so that at Stansted 55x40x20 is the limit at security unless you are flying Trans-Atlantic from STN

Not only charging per checked bag, but unlike the US airlines, also charge for each lb. over the TOTAL checked weight limit per person - not per checked bag.

For example, if EJ's checked weight limit is 33 lbs & 1 bag weighs 33 lbs - no overweight charge. If same person has a 2nd checked bag (such as the one not allowed as a carryon) & that 2nd checked bag weighs 20 lbs, must pay the per lb. overweight cost for the extra 20 lbs - the TOTAL of all your checked bags over the 33 lbs.

Hope our carryon backpacks make the cut. Won't cry over the extra charge because we got the schedule we wanted, but don't want to miss the plane because we are directed back to the line to pay!

Julie

I found this information helpful even though this is a 2007 thread. Thanks you all! We are taking our first "budget" airline flight in Europe on Easyjet from Krakow to London...and I have been fretting over how to follow the luggage limits.

I think we will use our 22" rolling luggage as check-ons...they are expandable and weigh about 9 pounds empty... But I think I need to buy us new carry-ons for Easyjet... I will try to pick ones which are useful on other future flights...

This is so annoying that I regret booking with Easyjet so far... Maybe in the end it will be worth it. I don't like all the worry about pounds and inches, which is new for us.

I agree with the original poster that it is almost impossible (in the USA) to find a bag that is 55 x 40 x 20 cm! There are a few on ebags.com which come close...then there are others which are smaller, but we want to carry-on as much as we can, without going over the limit...

Melissa,
When are you taking your KRK to London flight? I'm going CDG to KRK in September on easyjet. If you are going before me, can you please report back your experience with easyjet's baggage enforcement?

We had no carry-on check (except cursory visual) Basel<-->Istanbul this summer. But Onurair insisted that carry-on fit within their measuring device (same carry-on in both instances).