Help clarify the carryon policy for EU to USA flights
 

Hello from Brussels, all!

Mr. Canterbury and I will wind up our trip on Tuesday morning leaving from Frankfurt.

I thought that on 4/17/2007 the rules were going to change regarding carryon limit from ANY EU to USA - meaning only one bag allowed including personal item. Mr. Canterbury saw an article that said this has been postponed until November.

I checked AA's website and they still have the two bags per person limit posted.

Anyone have any differing information?

Many thanks,

c.

I just returned from Spain last week and I think two carryons are still the policy everywhere. I actually had three (I don't always include my camera case) and I didn't have any problems. None of my carryons were very large. People run into problems when they have a large or heavy carryon piece of luggage.

Hi C,

>I checked AA's website and they still have the two bags per person limit posted.

Have you called AA?

((I))

The EU has decided that the UK proposal is deferred until November.

AA's world-wide web sites give you all the info you need.

Note that the UK and Switzerland are not part of the EU, and their rules are only 1 carry on period.

As far as Fodors knows (both posters and the editors since Doug Stallings has also chimed in on the discussions) is the reg for 1 item through security have been delayed until Nov. They do apply now to any flight leaving the UK - but not on the continebt just yet.

BTW - it has nothing to do w/ how many bags you can take on the plane. Only for how many can be <u>carried through screening/security</u>. When you take out the 1 qt ziplok bag of liquids, you can place your handbag/laptop/camera case/whatever into the carry on for screening.

Then after you are airside simply put he liquids back in and take the handbag out.

So even post-implementation, you can still have two carry-ons if you plan right . . . .

This is interesting info. Thanks for posting this. We will be flying NW this July to Italy so I will definitely need this clarified for our trip, too. Up until now, I was under the impression that one carry-on was allowed and if you carried a purse or handbag it had to fit in the carry-on. Rules have changed?