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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have flown multiple times with Play airlines with my family.  [b]The "personal item" that is included is essentially the size of a small carry-on[/b].  We maximize the size of our personal items, use compressible packing cubes, and have paid for an extra carry-on to share for a few extra things (sometimes we pay for one just one the return and pack a compressible bag if we know we plan on buying stuff).  That is honestly plenty for us and I hate having to carry too much stuff.  We don't pay for specific seats and they always sit us with at least one child and when I fly alone with my two kids, they sit me with both (no extra cost).  We pack sandwiches, snacks, and extra battery packs/tablets loaded up and we are golden.   [/quote]

Their website lists it as 42x32x25cm, or about 16x12x10 inches.  That's not a "small carry-on", that's about the size of a mid-sized backpack.  This "underseat" bag, for instance, is over an inch too wide.

https://shop.samsonite.com/luggage/underseat-luggage/spinner-underseater-with-usb-port/1129341717.html?gQT=1[/quote]

DP. I think the PP is more referring to the size of the bag they will typically let through in practice rather than the exact measurements on the website. I’ve done a lot of flying on Spirit and various transatlantic budget airlines and in my experience (seems like PP’s also) if it’s a weekender-type shoulder bag, even if it’s a bit bigger the exact specifications, they’ll let it through as a personal item. My bag has never been stopped.

It probably is a best practice to exactly follow the measurements and expect a stickler gate agent (or be prepared to pay for a carry-on at the gate) but my bag has never been questioned in at least 20 individual flights. The bag I have is definitely bigger than a backpack; it fits up to a week’s worth of clothes, a few pairs of shoes, toiletries/makeup, and a laptop.

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