The different regulations of the airlines force passengers to reorganize suitcases at the airport to avoid paying additional rates.ANNIE SPRATT / UNSPLASH
So what can be carried on the plane without paying?
When implementing these new positions it is necessary to understand that there are different types of luggage considered by airlines. In the case of the main Canadian airline, in case of not wanting to pay additional for the passenger luggage They can only carry a personal article: a handbag, briefcase or small backpack that should not exceed the 33 centimeters high, 16 deep and 43 wideaccording to Air Canada on its website. Any other suitcase «should be dispatched by paying a rate at the airport.»
The characteristics of hand luggage, according to Air Canada
The measures taken by the Canadian airline come to join the conversation of the Hand luggage restrictionsthat come to vary between each company and sometimes put travelers in tighten when trying to find and Pack a suitcase that meets the requirements that have tried to be regulated by organizations such as Profeco.
And it is not an easy thing, Tiktok has flooded with videos of passengers doing the impossible For making them enter the compartments where they are measured, others have even detached the wheels so that you are covering the measures and Do not pay additional rates. In the case of the Canadian airline, the measures of the hand luggage are 55 centimeters high, 23 deep and 40 wide. The maximum dimensions include wheels and mangoes.