Post all your carry-on questions here * Carry-on wedding dress/luggage

[MSMAZE31]

doesn't matter if you tell the reservation agent on the phone because they will not relay the message. When you get to the airport look for the flight attendants before they board and politely ask one of them if it would be ok for you to hang your dress on the plane. I am sure they will accomadate you. They don't have too and I 've heard of brides (who weren't so nice) having to sit with their dress in their lap the whole way! Our flight attendant even gave us a bottle of champagne on the plane too

[CourtneyV]

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Originally Posted by MSMAZE31 doesn't matter if you tell the reservation agent on the phone because they will not relay the message. When you get to the airport look for the flight attendants before they board and politely ask one of them if it would be ok for you to hang your dress on the plane. I am sure they will accomadate you. They don't have too and I 've heard of brides (who weren't so nice) having to sit with their dress in their lap the whole way! Our flight attendant even gave us a bottle of champagne on the plane too

It's true, a little courtesy and a smile can make a big difference. I get really uptight in airports just because everyone else is... but no one wants to accomodate a diva!

[rodent]

Were you allowed one carry-on bag & one personal item (backpack, purse or laptop case)?

 

The only time I've run into a problem with having a carry-on bag & a purse was in London Gatwick. They made you shove your purse in the carry-on, but mine was jam packed. Luckily Mike had space. These restrictions were not on our airline's website either.

 

So I thought the safest people to check with are those who recently flew out of the Cancun airport.

 

TIA!

[ACDCDCAC]

hi morg, we fly there and there are no restrictions that the airline has been made aware of. but then again, that's us, and not your airline, and you never can tell what restrictions a country will place on things like this, it may not be made available to the airline for the weirdest reasons. hopefully others will chime in with their experience. i guess thats not much help, but just so you know WE have no restrictions on carry-on's to CUN.

 

btw, what airline are you using?

[rodent]

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Originally Posted by DougsGirl hi morg, we fly there and there are no restrictions that the airline has been made aware of. but then again, that's us, and not your airline, and you never can tell what restrictions a country will place on things like this, it may not be made available to the airline for the weirdest reasons. hopefully others will chime in with their experience. i guess thats not much help, but just so you know WE have no restrictions on carry-on's to CUN. btw, what airline are you using?

us air. but wouldn't it be an airport wide restiction not airline specific? that's how it was in london. Everyone going through security had to stuff their purses in their carry-on. Some people couldn't make it fit & they were sent back to check the bag I guess. They left the line.

[ACDCDCAC]

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Originally Posted by Morgan us air. but wouldn't it be an airport wide restiction not airline specific?

generally it is an airline specific request, due to weight and balance reasons. i thought it was weird that it was the airport, but you know how whenever new security restrictions are "made" they take a few days for the entire world to jump on the bandwagon, so to speak? so i'm thinking maybe that time it happened to you maybe there was some security thing going on that day/week at gatwick.

i'm really curious to see what others have to say..

[rodent]

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Originally Posted by DougsGirl generally it is an airline specific request, due to weight and balance reasons. i thought it was weird that it was the airport, but you know how whenever new security restrictions are "made" they take a few days for the entire world to jump on the bandwagon, so to speak? so i'm thinking maybe that time it happened to you maybe there was some security thing going on that day/week at gatwick. i'm really curious to see what others have to say..

It was kind of strange. They had signs everywhere saying the restriction and security was being very strict about it. I felt like that was their top priority. Who cares if people have a knife, bomb, etc. Just make sure their purse fits in their carry-on.

[SunBride]

I bet the Gatwick airport wide restriction has more to do with increased security measures as a result of the near terrorist attack (like when they changed the rules to no liquids and gels).

 

I had no problems with my 2 carry-ons and one very large purse when I was in Cancun last month

[lambert13]

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Originally Posted by SunBride I bet the Gatwick airport wide restriction has more to do with increased security measures as a result of the near terrorist attack (like when they changed the rules to no liquids and gels). I had no problems with my 2 carry-ons and one very large purse when I was in Cancun last month

That's what I was thinking.

We never had any problems with 2 carry-ons at Cancun.

Gatwick definitely has some tighter security regulations including limited carry-on allowances.

[rodent]

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Originally Posted by lambert13 That's what I was thinking. We never had any problems with 2 carry-ons at Cancun. Gatwick definitely has some tighter security regulations including limited carry-on allowances.

Thanks! sounds good then. We'll stick with our usually carry-on ammount then. I like to carry-on as much as possible because I know atleast that stuff will make it.