Flying Northwest Detroit to CDG Thursday and I can find nothing on its site about weight restrictions for carry-on. Got the bag measurements and the liquid/gel stuff, but nothing about weight.

Am I missing it somewhere?

Hi MelJ, I just checked NWA website too and you are right. All information except for limitation on the weight of the carryon. Consequently I would assume that they are not requiring the carryon bag to be under a certain weight but if I were you I would call NWA just to verify this. Please post back if you find out for sure..thanks!

I get the impression that if the carry-on is of the size and shape (NW's wording)that can be placed in an overhead bin or under the seat then the weight is irrelevant.

Never been weighed for NW-or any other domestic carrier. Just size--into the bins. And theirs are often the big ones for roll-aboards.

As long as you can carry it, and lift it up to the overhead storage by yourself...

Thanks for verifying that it really isn't spelled out on the site! I'll try to call them tonight but if it takes more than 4 transfers and 10 minutes to get to a human being I'll take my chances at the gate with my 21"!

The brief answer to your question is: I don't know the specifics. But some background: it's best to check with customer service about baggage restrictions. It seems each airline has its own rules depending on destination and ticket class. Some are relying more on by-the-piece and/or dimension limits, but some also incorporate weight. A caution: restrictions can differ between trans-Atlantic and within-Europe routes.

A hotlink below is from a recent article from the New York Times travel section that provides more examples (free regsitation may be required.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/tr...mp;oref=slogin

The matter of fact is, as all of us have said again and again, <b>no US airlines</b> weigh anybody's carry-on. Has not happened. So, I don't see what else is there to know.

Now, if you're flying Air France or some other airline, that's another story. But not Northwest.

Well rkkwan, don't get uptight about it lol, not everyone reads every post and it is impossible for those of us with feeble minds to remember ever detail we read

OK, what if you book a code share flight and it turns out to be a europen airline, you turn up and try and check in - what do you do

The OP says he/she's flying NW, so that's all we can say. There are so many &quot;what ifs&quot; that we can't cover all, right?

Right now, in the winter, only NW flies DTW-CDG. AF only in summer. And the OP is flying tomorrow.

&lt;&lt;&lt; no US airlines weigh anybody's carry-on &gt;&gt;&gt;

However some do have weight limits - eg AA is 40lb

We flew from DTW-CDG last March and although they didn't weigh the carry on, they did make sure that it fit in the box that has the specifc measurements for carry ons.

Have a great time. Dh and I will be heading to Paris again on March 6th

We also fly out of Detroit frequently on NW. Make sure you weigh your checked luggage. I am quite sure there is now a limit. (If someone else mentioned that, I apologize for not reading all the posts!)

Posting from Paris:

Nope, NW did not weigh our bags. In fact, since I printed our tickets out the night before and had nothing to check, we just went to the gate and boarded with our bags.

rkkwan: I have, indeed, had US airlines weigh my bags when going overseas. USAirways comes immediately to mind. This is why I asked about NW. Last time we traveled to CDG on them we checked bags so this question didn't arise.

Thanks, all. Back to having a wonderful time...

MelJ, were you allowed only one carry-on? We are traveling on NW to Milan this summer and I had read here on Fodor's that starting in March, only one carry-on (including a handbag or purse)is allowed until you go through customs. That means that a purse will need to fit inside the carry-on. Do you know anything about this? Interesting that weight is not mentioned on the website and that they did not weigh your carry-on.

Thanks and have a great time!

Marianna:
We departed on Feb 22, so I don't know how the carry-on limit will effect us when we return 3/9, but I have no problem checking for return flights.

I know that for the outward we were allowed one carry-on plus purse, laptop or briefcase, so I had my purse and DH had a backpack.

Have a terrific trip!