© 2025 South Carolina Public Radio
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Notice for Friday, January 24, 2025: State government offices and employees should follow the hazardous weather decisions made by the county government in the area where the state office is located. Click here for more information.

The Allowed Carry-On Size May Soon Shrink

Published June 10, 2015 at 1:33 PM EDT
American Airlines flight attendant Renee Schexnaildre demonstrates the overhead baggage area during a media preview of the airline's new Boeing 737-800 jets, at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. (Donna McWilliam/AP)
American Airlines flight attendant Renee Schexnaildre demonstrates the overhead baggage area during a media preview of the airline's new Boeing 737-800 jets, at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. (Donna McWilliam/AP)

The International Air Transport Association, a trade association, unveiled a new size guideline on Tuesday for carry-on bags on airplanes that would be significantly smaller than the bags allowed on many U.S. airlines.

A number of international airlines have already adopted the new guidelines, which are non-binding. Here & Now‘s Robin Young takes a look at the new sizes with CNN business reporter Maggie Lake.

The new suggested carry-on size is 21.5 x 13.5 x 7.5 inches, compared to a current average of 22 x 14 x 9 inches.

Guest

  • Maggie Lake, business anchor and correspondent for CNN International. She tweets @maggielake.

    • Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.