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Carry-on baggage

If you are considering carrying-on your luggage, be aware that passengers are restricted to a number of carryon items in main cabin. These items will include garment bags, briefcases and personal effects provided that such additional piece(s) of items are carried onboard the aircraft without required assistance, retained in the passenger's custody, and are capable of being stowed under the passenger's seat or in an overhead compartment.

The airline will determine whether or not any property of a passenger, because of its weight, size, or character, shall be carried in the passenger cabin on the aircraft. Airlines normally have a sizing box available at each departure gate to determine the size limitations of carry-on baggage. The maximum size carry-on bag for most airlines is 45 linear inches (the total of the height, width, and depth of the bag). Anything larger should be checked, as no oversize packages or luggage can be stowed onboard.

Keep in mind that until further notice, passengers are restricted to one carry-on bag and one "personal bag" that could be a purse, laptop, or briefcase. They've implemented this policy for a couple of reasons: fewer hassles at security checkpoint, and less potential for your belongings to fall into strangers’ possession.

An issue to consider is whether you can do without a laptop, camera, portable video game, and other electronic equipment. If you must bring them, airport security will have to take more time testing your equipment (simply as a safety precaution). This will take more time, for you and those waiting behind you. If you’re not too concerned about bringing such items, you might save some valuable time in the process.

Now that you've crossed a few non-essential items off your packing list, it's time to make sure you bring a few required items with you. In order to travel, you must bring:

A government issued photo ID for all travel, as well as a valid passport for international travel.
A boarding pass or paper ticket, or a printed confirmation for an electronic ticket, or an airline or agency generated itinerary confirming an electronic ticket.

Here are a few carry-on baggage tips:

Pack less to carry-on. Stow only your essentials such as small valuables (cash, credit cards, jewelry, cameras), critical items (medicine, keys, passport, tour vouchers, business papers), irreplaceable items (manuscript, heirlooms) and fragile items (eyeglasses, glass containers, liquids).
Put a tag on the outside of your baggage with your name, home address, and home and work phone numbers. Many airlines provide free stick-on tags. Most carriers also have "privacy tags" which conceal this information from passersby. Do not forget to put the same information inside each bag, and add an address and telephone number where you can be reached at your destination city.
All carryon luggage is subject to inspection at the security checkpoint. So, consider removing anything that could be perceived as threatening, or may raise suspicion at a security screening checkpoint, including any sharp objects. Everyday items you probably won't be allowed to carry in your hand luggage include scissors of any size, nail files, and pocket knives.
Remember, no knives of any kind are allowed in carry-on baggage. Previously, blades less than four inches long were legal. However, this rule has been suspended, and you probably won't be allowed to take even the smallest Swiss Army knife into the cabin of a plane. Most small knives and cutting tools can be legally packed in checked baggage, but we still recommend you leave them at home unless absolutely necessary.
Also, the following items are considered dangerous and are not allowed in carryon luggage:
1. handguns and rifles, including compressed air and CO2 powered weapons
2. mace, pepper spray, or tear gas
3. clubs, nightsticks, or brass knuckles
4. any hazardous material as defined and regulated by Federal law
5. balloons filled with helium gas
6. handcuffs
Except for toiletries and medicines totaling no more than 75 ounces, it is illegal and extremely dangerous to carry on board or check in your luggage any hazardous materials. View the “list of hazardous materials” that are considered dangerous when transported by air and should not be packed in checked or carryon baggage.
If you have a medical condition that requires you to carry on syringes, be sure to keep your medicine with you as well (a good idea in any case). The medicine must be in its original container with a professionally printed pharmacy label.
There are also a few things that, although not exactly essential, you might want to slip into your carry-on to help pass the increased time you'll be spending at the airport. These include:
1. A portable tape player, disc player, or mp3 player stocked will all your favorite tunes. (Remember, these items will attract the scrutiny of security, but you may bring them.)
2. Newspapers, magazines, or a good novel. For best selection, go to your local bookstore before you get to the airport.
3. A book of word games or crossword puzzles.
4. Your journal or sketchbook.
5. Travel games, such as miniature backgammon, chess, or cards.
6. Food and drink--sandwiches, bottled water, fruit, snacks, candy, and more. By bringing your own food, you'll save money over high-priced airport concessions.
7. Moist towelettes or some other sort of alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Even if a bag is not lost, it may be delayed for a day or two. It is wise to put items that you will need during the first 24 hours in a carry-on bag (e.g. toiletries, a change of underwear).
Mom's good china should never be put in a suitcase. Fragile items may be included in your carry-on allowance and brought onboard the plane. If you decide to check a fragile item, it's important to make sure it is properly packed to withstand the normal rigors of air travel. Fragile articles are accepted as check baggage only at the Customer's own risk.
A child safety seat that does not meet the normal carry-on size limitations may be brought onboard only if a ticket has been purchased for its use in a passenger seat. Carriers may have special Infant Fares available for children under two years of age who occupy child safety seats. All child safety seats used onboard the aircraft must be FAA approved.

In addition to the “standard” airline’s cabin baggage allowance, personal items, such as a male/female purse of reasonable size, small camera, reading matter, food for consumption en route, may be carried onboard the aircraft and retained in the passenger's custody.

Mobility and other assistive devices upon which a Qualified Handicapped passenger is dependent may be carried in addition to the cabin baggage allowance.

Bass viola, cello, guitar and other musical instruments whose size prevents the instrument from being handled as normal carryon luggage and computers, calculators and parts thereof will be accepted subject to the following:

The instrument must be contained in a case.
The charge applicable to transportation of this instrument and its case will be 100% of the applicable adult fare.
The instrument must be secured in the first window seat aft of a floor to ceiling bulkhead.
Reservations for the seat or seats occupied by the instrument will be accepted when the passenger's reservation is made.

Note that carriers will refuse baggage articles or items that may be harmful or dangerous to a passenger, the crew or the aircraft, including:

Wheelchairs with spillable batteries, extra oxygen for personal or for premeditated use, stretchers, full-size prams, or engines.
Knives of any size or material may not pass the security checkpoint as carry-on items. These include, but are not limited to, pocketknives, retractable blades, box cutters, scissors, ice picks, letter openers, metal nail files etc.
Flammable liquids and solids such as lighter or heater fuels, paint, and matches.
Poisons such as insecticides, weed killers, arsenic, and cyanide.
Radioactive material, Oxidizing materials and Organic peroxides such as bleaches and fiberglass repair kits.
Firearms and explosives such as handguns, automatic weapons, munitions, ammunitions including blank cartridges, pistol caps, fireworks, flares, smoke canisters, and crackers. (see Carrier for details on exceptions).
Infectious substances such as bacteria and viruses.
Corrosives such as mercury, acids, alkalis, and wet-cell batteries.
Compressed gases such as deeply refrigerated flammable, non-flammable, and poisonous gases like butane, oxygen, propane, and aqualung cylinders.

If you have any questions regarding baggage, its limits on the size, weight, or number of carry-on pieces, please check with the airline in advance of travel (there is no single federal standard.) If you are using more than one airline check on all of them. Inquire about your flight; different airplanes can have different limits. Don't assume that the flight will have unlimited closet space for carry-on garment bags; some may have to be checked.

Remember, be safety conscious when stowing your carry-on items.

Carryon baggage is the sole responsibility of the passenger.
Carry-on items may fall from overhead bins and can injure you or other passengers during flight or in the event of an emergency evacuation.
Hard sided items (those with inflexible surfaces) may be placed only on the floor of the overhead bin or underneath the passenger seat. Soft-sided baggage, other garments and attaché briefcases may be placed in the overhead compartment bins.
Stow heavy items under the seat in front of you, not overhead. A heavy bag, which fits in an overhead bin, may still cause the bin to exceed its weight limit.
Don't stack items in the overhead storage bin.
If an emergency evacuation is necessary, leave your carry-on items on the plane. Retrieving personal items may impede the safe evacuation of passengers.

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