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Their website states the measurements can't exceed 62 inches. Jay measured our largest suitcase of our set and came up with 63 inches, but he was trying to be generous with his measurements.
Do they measure how tall the suitcase is as it is standing on its wheels, including the handle (I'm thinking yes), or just the dimensions of the bag itself?
Also, do they round up to the nearest whole inch, or can fractions of an inch count?
I'm thinking it might be best to leave this bag at home since it's cutting it so close, rather than be surprised with an oversize fee at check-in.
Never having flown them before, I would GUESS that the measurement is the cloth area of the bag - pull-up handles would definitely not be included. But, call the airline to be certain!
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I think the information is also on their website in the same area they tell you about luggage restrictions. How big is your bag? We've flown all over on many airlines with our 30" and 28" (height) inch bags without a problem.
I fly SWA alot and I've never seen them measure a bag. They do however weigh it and if it is over 50 lbs then you will get hit with a surcharge. We just got back from a week vacation at the beach. My bag weighed around 46 lbs and they put a special tag on it saying 46 lbs. I would be more concerned about the weight of such a large bag.
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I've never seen SW measure a checked bag either. They did weigh my husband's bag once, and it's a large bag. It was around 56 pounds but they let us move some stuff to our carryons. We got it down to 52 pounds and they didn't charge us.
For carryons, there are large boxes placed close to the gates and if your bag doesn't fit in the box, you're supposed to check it. I've never seen this enforced either. They will enforce the number of carryons. You're allowed one carryon and one purse or smaller bag. The last trip to Orlando, the woman in front of me tried to sneak in an extra bag under her jacket and got busted.
Hubby measured the suitcase at 31" tall, but as I said he was trying to be a little generous, to err on the side of caution.
His opinion is that it will be fine, he thinks that the suitcase manufacturers wouldn't make a suitcase that most airlines wouldn't accept.
If we do decide to take it, we'll just make sure that it doesn't come close to the weight limit. Shouldn't be a problem - since we'll be washing clothes during our stay, we won't be trying to cram in a lot of clothes.
Unless you're planning on shipping your souvenirs back home, that's another reason not to come close to the weight limit! I've been charged for being less than 2 lbs. over (not on SWA, though, as I've never been on them before).
Update: I actually went and measured the suitcase myself - should've done that from the start! I came up with a total of 61 inches, which is under the limit of 62. Told that to hubby, and naturally he claims that was what he came up with in the first place, and that I just didn't write down his numbers correctly - never mind that he was watching me as I wrote them down straight out of his mouth!
Update: I actually went and measured the suitcase myself - should've done that from the start! I came up with a total of 61 inches, which is under the limit of 62. Told that to hubby, and naturally he claims that was what he came up with in the first place, and that I just didn't write down his numbers correctly - never mind that he was watching me as I wrote them down straight out of his mouth!
Also, we're planning on packing one suitcase inside another on the way down, to have room for the souvenirs on the trip back. We'll weigh our luggage once we get packed up for our Myrtle Beach trip in a couple of weeks, and I think we'll be fine.
I have seen SWA take things that I knew were excess in size, as long as the weight is 50 or under. They weight every bag, so use a good bathroom scale if you are unsure.
With 3 bags each at 50lbs a bag, SWA gets you into some very bad packing habbits for other carriers!
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