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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most airline carry-on measurements are 22x14x9.
I'm looking for a new carry-on that will hold as much as possible. I fly mostly Delta and Southwest (which allows slightly larger carry-on dimensions).
I see a lot of luggage advertised as carry-on compliant, but the measurements are larger than above. For example, I am wondering if this luggage would be acceptable: https://www.delsey.com/us/en/p/cruise-3.0-exp.-spinner-c%2Fo-402879805.html
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No. Every measurement is larger than the allowance.

Why are all these bags marketed as carryons and then made slightly larger than is permissible?[/quote]

In my experience this size suitcase will fit in an overhead bin on a regular jet (737, A320, etc), but of course not in one of those regional jets where you have to gate check most rollaboards.  Most US airlines won't bat an eye at this size suitcase being brought on board a plane.  Overseas they tend to be stricter, and are more likely to put the suitcase in a sizer and make you check it.  I would be fine with assuming you could carry this on most US airlines, but not in Europe or Asia.[/quote]

I should have mentioned that this would be for domestic travel only.[/quote]

As an example, we have a probably 10 year old Costco rollaboard with exterior dimensions about 23x14.5x9.5, so very very close to the Delsey you linked to, which was 22.75x15x10.  We have never had to check it domestically (other than the very small regional jets with tiny overhead bins), and only once had to check it overseas, and that was at CDG which is notoriously stringent about putting bags into the sizer before you go through security.  I would have no problem buying that Delsey bag for domestic travel.  If including overseas trip I would go for one labeled "International carry on" or as a 20 incher.[/quote]

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