I saw a functional one for sale past customs in the Duty free shop in Singapore. Make of that what you will
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expatriado@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
there goes 40lb of the 50lb weight limit
musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Can’t ask you to check your carry on, I guess.
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
FWIW I’ve never had my carry-on weighed
proudblond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They do in Europe. It’s annoying. I had to rearrange stuff amongst four carry-ons while standing in front of the check-in counter because one of them was too heavy. It would have all evened out and they knew that because they weighed all of them, but they still made me do it.
Taldan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Considering how many aviation disasters are a result of incorrectly weighing passengers and luggage, in addition to incorrect weight distribution, I can understand the caution
proudblond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Okay that’s fair, I hadn’t really considered distribution on a plane. Still a bit silly when my carry-on was going to end up right next to my kid’s much lighter carry-on in the overhead bin, but whatever! I also know that policy is easy to lean on when consistently enforced. I did it in any case, even if I grumbled about it. (I was still nice to the agents though!)
Jason@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I live in the UK and regularly travel to and from the rest of Europe. Never had my carry on luggage weighed. Not on the way out or the returning journey.
I check in online and rarely travel with hold luggage, usually only a big rucksack to carry on, so maybe that is part of the reason. Though one would think that would make them want to check the weight of my bag more??
I dont even know where they would weigh my carry on luggage as I don’t use the check in desks. Unless they discretly do it while at the security scanners?? That would be news to me.
Maybe I’ve just been lucky.
proudblond@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Maybe they only check the rollers? I don’t think they checked my backpack (personal item) either.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I’ve only flown maybe 6 times from Europe, 2 domestic/Schengen and the rest international. I’m only counting the times I started at an airport within Europe.
So far never had my carry on weighed. France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Portugal
proudblond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Maybe it’s recent? My understanding is that it has to do with overall weight and fuel costs, but I could be totally wrong. I went to Spain in 2023 and I’m pretty sure they weighed them then, but not 100% positive. This summer was to Scandinavia and they did both ways.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
and in Australia
skeezix@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The thing in the image is too big to be a carry on
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
At the risk of sounding like an ad, the “Elala Pro Rideable Carry-On” is 21.3 x 9.1 x 20.5 inches