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Rick Steves Spinner Carry-On
Outside, with wheels 55.2 × 35.6 × 25.4 cm
Packing space inside 49.5 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm
Weight, empty 3.04 kg How we know this Show less ▾ The manufacturer labels this as the outside of the bag, not the packing space inside. It is the measurement a gate agent takes.
Wheels, handle and feet add 5.7 cm , 2.5 cm
That gap is why a bag sold as carry-on size gets stopped: the box measures the space inside, the gate measures the outside.
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softside spinner measuring 55.2 by 35.6 by 25.4 centimetres on the outside.
Your bag , drawn at its outside size — wheels and handle included, which is what the gate measures. · The frame is this airline's published limit: the opening is the box, exactly. · The bag slides in automatically. · Hover for dimensions.
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Every airline we track On the cheapest economy fare each airline publishes. A different fare often changes the answer, which is what the trip checker is for.
North America Aeroméxico Basic · 5/10 sometimes checks (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight American Basic · 5/10 sometimes checks · baggage policy ↗ 0.54 cm too deep Probably fine Delta Basic · 5/10 sometimes checks · baggage policy ↗ 0.6 cm too wide Probably fine Frontier Basic · 9/10 measures every bag · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag JetBlue Basic · 5/10 sometimes checks · baggage policy ↗ 0.54 cm too deep Probably fine Southwest Basic · 3/10 rarely checks · baggage policy ↗ 2 cm to spare Fits United Basic · 6/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ not researched Unknown Central America Copa Airlines Basic · 5/10 sometimes checks (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.04 cm too wide Tight South America Avianca Basic · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ not researched Unknown GOL Linhas Aéreas Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag LATAM Airlines Basic · 5/10 sometimes checks (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ not researched Unknown Europe Aegean Airlines Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.8 cm to spare Tight Aer Lingus Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Air Europa Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.6 cm too wide Risky Air France Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag Air Serbia Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky airBaltic Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Austrian Airlines Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Azores Airlines Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over Binter Canarias Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 10.2 cm too long Over British Airways Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 0.68 cm to spare Tight Brussels Airlines Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Condor Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky easyJet Basic · 8/10 measures every bag · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag Eurowings Economy · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Over Finnair Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Iberia Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 0.8 cm to spare Tight Icelandair Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over ITA Airways Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Jet2.com Basic · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.8 cm to spare Tight KLM Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag LOT Polish Airlines Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Lufthansa Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Probably fine Nordwind Airlines Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over Norwegian Economy · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Over Ryanair Basic · 9/10 measures every bag · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag SAS Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky SKY express Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky SWISS Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky TAP Air Portugal Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Transavia Economy · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Ural Airlines Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight UTair Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 15.2 cm too long Over Virgin Atlantic Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Volotea Economy · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Vueling Basic · 8/10 measures every bag · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag Widerøe Standard · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over Wizz Air Basic · 9/10 measures every bag · baggage policy ↗ no cabin bag No cabin bag Asia Air Astana Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.8 cm to spare Tight Air China Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over Air India Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over AirAsia Malaysia Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky ANA Economy · 5/10 sometimes checks · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Asiana Airlines Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over Azerbaijan Airlines Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Cathay Pacific Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 0.54 cm too deep Probably fine Cebu Pacific Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.54 cm too deep Risky China Airlines Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky China Eastern Airlines Basic · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over China Southern Airlines Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over EVA Air Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Garuda Indonesia Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Hainan Airlines Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over IndiGo Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.6 cm too wide Risky Japan Airlines Economy · 5/10 sometimes checks · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Korean Air Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 3.4 cm too deep Over Philippine Airlines Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Saudia Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.68 cm to spare Tight Scoot Economy · 8/10 measures every bag · baggage policy ↗ 1.2 cm too long Over Singapore Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 0.8 cm to spare Tight STARLUX Airlines Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Thai AirAsia Basic · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Thai Airways Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.68 cm to spare Tight Uzbekistan Airways Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.6 cm too wide Risky VietJet Air Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky Vietnam Airlines Economy · 6/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Risky XiamenAir Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.8 cm to spare Tight ZIPAIR Economy · 8/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.2 cm too long Tight Middle East Emirates Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 1.4 cm too deep Risky Pegasus Airlines Economy · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Over Qatar Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 5.2 cm too long Over SunExpress Economy · 9/10 measures every bag (assumed) · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Over Turkish Economy · 7/10 checks at the gate · baggage policy ↗ 0.4 cm too deep Probably fine The other sizes in this line Same bag, same manufacturer, different dimensions — and often a different answer. 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Whether a bag survives five years, whether the wheels cope with cobblestones, whether the warranty gets honoured, whether the handle rattles — none of that shows up in a dimension. We have nothing useful to say about any of it.
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