Delta and Carry-On Policy

I'd like to carry on my small suitcase (should meet reqs.)
and a small "daypack" on my Delta flights (SEA-CVG-AMS
and MUC-ATL-SEA) but wonder if they will allow it.
Does anybody have any experience with carry-on luggage
on Delta that would care to comment or advise?

They say "one carry-on and one personal item" with personal
item defined as a purse or diaper bag. Will they hassle me
for my small daypack? Maybe I'll just claim it's my "man-purse"!

Also, will not checking luggage cause any red flags to go up??
I don't want to be on any kind of list!!

Thanks in advance!
Gerry

As long as one of them will fit under the seat in front of you, should be
ok.

Matt


"Javaman" wrote in message
...
I'd like to carry on my small suitcase (should meet reqs.)
and a small "daypack" on my Delta flights (SEA-CVG-AMS
and MUC-ATL-SEA) but wonder if they will allow it.
Does anybody have any experience with carry-on luggage
on Delta that would care to comment or advise?

They say "one carry-on and one personal item" with personal
item defined as a purse or diaper bag. Will they hassle me
for my small daypack? Maybe I'll just claim it's my "man-purse"!

Also, will not checking luggage cause any red flags to go up??
I don't want to be on any kind of list!!

Thanks in advance!
Gerry

Matt wrote in message ...
As long as one of them will fit under the seat in front of you, should be
ok.


That used to be the yardstick, but the US airlines have clamped down
recently.
I don't know how big a 'daypack' is, but I suspect it doesn't qualify as a
personal item.

Not checking bags by itself should not get you the dreaded SSSS unless you
meet another of the criteria as well.

31A wrote:

Matt wrote in message ...

As long as one of them will fit under the seat in front of you, should be
ok.

That used to be the yardstick, but the US airlines have clamped down
recently.
I don't know how big a 'daypack' is, but I suspect it doesn't qualify as a
personal item.

Not checking bags by itself should not get you the dreaded SSSS unless you
meet another of the criteria as well.

Most day packs are purse sized.

Delta says

Items must weigh less than 40 lbs. (approx. 18kgs).

All items must fit easily in a Size Wise™ unit (approximate dimensions
22" x 14" x 9" or 56cm x 35.5 x 23cm).

Personal Items include:
- a male or female purse
- a briefcase
- a laptop/computer*
- a camera case
- a diaper bag
- an item of a similar size or smaller
size to those listed above, such as
Personal Electronic Devices.

*All laptop/computers must be carried aboard and cannot be checked. For
information about Delta's battery-saving system for laptops, visit our
laptop power adapter page.

Additional Items that may be brought on board and do not count towards
your allowance:
- food item for immediate consumption
- assistive devices such as wheelchairs or crutches, provided
passenger is dependent on them
- one box or bag of duty free
- coat jacket
- umbrella
- one item of reading material

Some packages, sporting goods, dangerous, fragile or bulky items may
require special handling. For information on special items you want to
carry on, go to the Special Baggage page.

Acceptance may be limited based on available space.

May be subject to additional restrictions on certain flights.

If it fits the size limit I doubt that there would be any trouble.

I found the absolute ban on laptops in checked luggage interesting.

"Javaman" wrote in news:zqudnYY1e-GXA_3cRVn-
:

I'd like to carry on my small suitcase (should meet reqs.)
and a small "daypack" on my Delta flights (SEA-CVG-AMS
and MUC-ATL-SEA) but wonder if they will allow it.
Does anybody have any experience with carry-on luggage
on Delta that would care to comment or advise?

They say "one carry-on and one personal item" with personal
item defined as a purse or diaper bag. Will they hassle me
for my small daypack? Maybe I'll just claim it's my "man-purse"!

Also, will not checking luggage cause any red flags to go up??
I don't want to be on any kind of list!!

Thanks in advance!
Gerry



In august I went to Vegas on Delta. We had to fly from Houston to Dallas
on a regional jet (very small jet) and then to Vegas on a (I think) 737. I
had a backpack (the kind kids bring books to school in) and a carry on bag
(sports bag) and had no problem bringing both on the plane.

However, the sports bag wouldn't fit into the overhead bins of the regional
jet so they checked it for me at the foot of the stairs to the plane (they
had personal outside the jet just for this situation). I retrieved the
bag, once again, at the foot of the stairs when we arrived. My backpack
fit under the seat in front of me no problem.

On the 737 I put the sports bag in the overhead and the backback under the
seat in front of me.

So, you shouldn't have any problems but YMMV.