On Aug 20, 3:11 pm, "William Black"
wrote:
> "me" wrote in message
[snip]
> > Yup. Had to give up my beloved hard side. Thing weighed
> > 17 lbs empty. Switched to one of those "crushable" sided
> > cases. It was about half as heavy. My toothpaste however
> > ruptured under the crushing weight of something though.
>
> Try Europe and Asia.
>
> Weight limit is now about 44lb (20Kg) on most flights.
>
> Carry-on limit is about 14lb, and they're starting weighing them...
Last trip to England on VA, my bag was over their limit of about
24kg
(actually 22 but they'd stop quibbling at 24). They watched me
as I took heavy books out of the suitcase, and into my carry on
and into my wifes suitcase (which was below their limit) .
It satisfied them, but I wanted to point out that the plane was still
just as heavy.
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