tabs179 said:
Guys, for those who have already flown to Canada, is the carry on luggage being weighed?
Last time I traveled, it wasn't weighed. So, just wondering if they are strict with carry on luggage.
Now depends on the airline Ms. Tabs179 but for PAL, not much.
Every airline at check-in , the ground staff will ask how many will be carry-on/cabin and will sometimes like to see the luggage. If it normal carry on (i.e. cabin trolley, overnight bag) and on-first glance does not exceed the dimensions of cabin luggage and does not bulge - they usually do not doubt. They do have the option (if they have doubt) to ask to put the cabin luggage in the scale and check the weight - but is usually not often. Depending on the class of the ticket, you have allowance for 1 cabin-luggage and additional 1 personal item (it may be a handbag, laptop bag, camera bag etc.). Now usually, a small body bag/document bag (for passports/wallets/cellphones) + laptop/personal bag + carry-on baggage combination = will not invite any second looks on the staff.
I have flown on other airlines also, and the ground staff at the gates do sometimes rove around (CX does
, JAL to a lesser extent), check/identify the carry-on luggage of those passengers waiting at the gate for anything that does not fit the dimensions of the cabin compartments and will ask that these luggage be checked in.
Try SeatGuru - http://www.seatguru.com/ - here you can check seatmaps and do a browse Airlines and check your flight (baggage allowance also is detailed). You can see details of your flight and possible airplane configurations and also a seat map to get your good selected seat. I use this most of the time, so at booking, if I can reserve a seat in my class, I have the seat map for good seats and provide the seat number to the booking agent. If the airlines has online-check-in - well you can reserve a good seat well in advance!
/..hth
