Some tips when buying cabin luggage

Buying cabin luggage for your next trip?

If you use any of the budget airlines it's well worth checking their websites to establish if they operate with lower size limits than the standard IATA cabin size of 56x45x25cm.

Many, including easyJet, work with smaller sizes, and should you arrive at the airport with a bigger case, you may well find that you have to pay to check it in.

Generally, although there are exceptions, the major scheduled carriers work to the IATA sizing.  

Do beware though if you're getting internal flights with other airlines when you arrive - they may work with different size limits from your first carrier, and increasingly US airlines are joining in the march to lower cabin sizes.

For advice on buying cabin luggage and links to many airlines' web sites click here.