what luggage?

magoogy

am going in town today to buy daughters luggage for her trip to graceland/america - can anyone help me with the size please as we havent got the tickets yet and this is the first time abroad - we dont know if there are any regulations on what size luggage you can have?

thanks

also - are you allowed to take batteries for your mp3/digital camera's? is there a limit to how many you can take?

thanks

angel

It's not the size of suitcase that matters but the weight of it when packed. Also, if you haven't booked the tickets yet then you won't know what the baggage allowance will be. I have a small/medium suitcase for when I'm allowed 20kg and a bigger one for 30kg.

As for the betteries, they do have batteries in America, cheaper too, so I wouldn't bother taking too many!

CODEBREAKER

you should be allowed 10kg hand luggage..

angel

When I fly to Canada only 5kg max of hand baggage is allowed.

DUKE

20KG = 44lb = 3 stone 2lb

10KG hand luggage with Ryanair I believe, and 5 KG with others

hammy_the_hammer

i would at least look at the airlines website to see your baggage allowance as the advice above is just misleading. firstly if she is flying with a 'proper scheduled airline' she will be able to take 2 suitcases of a certain weight and overall dimensions

alanrowell

CODEBREAKER wrote: »

you should be allowed 10kg hand luggage..

Without knowing the airline & class of travel it's impossible to say - could be anything from 5kg to unlimited

For the OP - you need to look at the airline AND airport website to see what the limits are in size & weight for that flight

magoogy

thanks so much for all your replies - we pick the tickets up about 10days before she goes so cant see them yet - we booked them ages ago - will look on the booking form for the airline we go with - never thought of doing that doh!! am getting worse lol....

thanks all

noonesperfect

If you're thinking of buying one of those small trolley cases as hand luggage take a tape measure with you once you know what dimensions you are allowed.
The hand luggage allowance has to include all handles and wheels as well as being within a certain weight limit..
Therefore a case which says 45cm on the label is is very often bigger as it doesn't include the sticking out bits!
Also bear in mind how much you want to take as hand luggage, these are usually quite heavy and therefore won't allow you to put much in them.
You can get much more in a holdall cos they're lighter!! :cool:

Have a good holiday