AirTran Carryons

[CaliforniaDreaming]

Is a wheeled upright carryon OK to take on AirTran? I think mine is 21" tall. Will it fit in the 717's overhead? I know it won't fit on regional jets since their overheads are too small, but are the 717 overheads much bigger?

Thanks!

 

[palmtreegirl]

This is from the AirTran website-

No carry-on item may exceed overall dimensions of 55 inches (Height + Length + Width) and must fit under the seat or in the overhead bin.

Hope that helps you.

 

[DebbieB]

I think their bins are the same size as any regular jet. They advertise on their website that the 717 bins are the same size as a 747's. When we fly home Friday night I'll see what other people are carrying on. My carryon is the size of an overnight bag (no wheels) and fit with no problem. I did notice that the underseat space for the window seat is very small. I couldn't fit my laptop under it. The aisle seat seemed to have plenty of room (we were on the side with 2 seats).

 

[d-r]

Yes it will fit. The 717s are really nice.

 

[CaliforniaDreaming]

Thanks everyone!

Debbie, how was AirTran? We'll be using them for the first time in a couple weeks! I'm a little concerned, though, since we don't have seat assignments yet. I don't think we can check-in online, either, since we booked with Expedia. How was PIT's AirTran ticket counter? Long lines? I think their gates are in C, aren't they? Thanks.

 

[DebbieB]

There was no line at the counter. We got there about 10:30 for the 11:50 flight. The x-ray machine is right there, so you don't have to drag your luggage far. We left out of gate C-52. I thought they were great! I'll update about the return flight tomorrow night (I hate to even think of returning to the cold north!).

 

[jcemom]

Happy to hear some good about AirTran. We'll be flying with them for the first time in February...we're also taking the 11:50 flight down out of PIT, but on Superbowl Sunday.

 

[DebbieB]

I flew home tonight. Wheeled carryons will definitely fit. Our flight arrived 10 or 15 minutes early. Baggage claim pretty quick. I reserved the seats last night with my laptop but had the skycap print the boarding passes (curbside check). I would definitely fly Air Tran again.

 

[jcemom]

Thank you for the report! I feel better about flying them now. I'll relax, lol.