Hello Jeff!
On 22 Apr 98, Jeff Vineburg wrote to Steve Mason:
 JV> Most of the airlines just announced that they're getting tough on
 JV> carry-ons.
I heard today that some are going to a ONE bag limit.  That means one bag for 
the both of you if your partner has a purse.
 JV> This must've been prompted by people carrying on these HUGE,
 JV> wheeled monstrosities and attempting to hurl them into the already
 JV> overstuffed overhead compartments.
I have to agree... of course, any time you allow the rules to be bent a bit, 
it'll be abused.  When we flew to Mexico, we checked the hardshell suitcase 
and each carried on one duffle bag plus her purse.  Both flights, there and 
back, were about 50% capacity, yet there was practically no room available in 
the overheads.  Of course, Alaskan had a buttload of pillows and blankets in 
EVERY bin.
 JV> That having been said, my overstuffed employer just got into it with an
 JV> airline over (I think) having a coat, a briefcase and one other thing.
 JV> They wanted him to check one.   I guess they ARE getting tough.
If he wasn't wearing the coat, then it was a carry-on (unless he found the 
airline that has cut back to one).
C-ya! Rich
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