Delta carry-on limits?

[imgoingtodisney]

Has the carry-on limit for Delta changed in the last 2 weeks? When we flew down Oct 5 from MA to FL we were allowed up to 2 carry-ons per person. When we flew back Oct 14 they did say only 1 carry-on but we were never stopped. Now I hear it is 1 carryon and 1 personal item (pocketbook, briefcase). Do you think women will be getting larger pocketbooks now just for flying? A backpack doesnt count as a personal item, does it?

 

[DebbieB]

The FAA changed all airlines to 1 carryon maximum around the time you mentioned (some airlines are not allowing carryons at all).

USAir defines the personal item as:
Personal items include a purse, briefcase, laptop computer, diaper bag, camera bag or backpack.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

AA still allows two carry ons per person.
Check with Delta to see what they allow, it is on their website. Also listed is what they consider to be carryons and what are personal items.
Just checked Delta, this is what they state. You really need to learn to use your search function key on your browser, it saves so much time and agnst.


Checked & Carry-On Allowances

Updated October 10th 4:30 p.m.
Below is the information you need to know whether you want to check or carry on your bags, including:

how many items you can bring, domestically or internationally
how heavy or large your baggage can be
how we route your baggage
other conditions of acceptance for checking and carrying on baggage
Links at the left lead to additional information about your checked baggage.

Domestic U.S. Baggage Allowances
On domestic flights, Delta accepts a maximum of three baggage items, including carry-ons, free of charge for each ticketed passenger. Additional baggage may be accepted for an excess baggage fee. All baggage must meet the size and weight limits below.

If you need to bring three bags, your options are:

Check three bags and carry on zero bags
Check two bags and carry on one bag

Note: Luggage carts count toward your three bag allowance.

Personal items
In addition to the one carry-on item, you can still bring a personal item such as:


a male or female purse
a briefcase
a computer bag
a camera case
a diaper bag
a small backpack

a personal aid device such as wheelchairs or crutches, provided passenger is dependent on them
Additional allowances
The following may be brought in addition to what is listed above and does 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
child restraint device
coat jacket
umbrella
one item of reading material
Additional carry-on restrictions and exceptions
These guidelines do not apply to Delta's codeshare partners or Delta Shuttle. Additional restrictions may apply on certain flights.

Delta may limit carry-ons based on available space.
All baggage must meet the size and weight limits below.
For information on special items you want to carry on, click Special Baggage at the left.

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International Baggage Allowances
On international flights, Delta accepts a maximum of two checked items free of charge for each ticketed passenger. We accept a total of three items, including carry-ons. See personal items and additional allowances above for items permitted in addition to one carry-on bag.

All items must meet the size and weight limits below.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Please be careful when giving out information:

It is an FAA mandate of only one carry on plus one personal item. Airlines cannot override that mandate except to make it stricter (like no carry ons).

This is Delta's policy:

Checking Baggage
Procedures for checking baggage may have changed since your last trip. Please review the current procedures to minimize your inconvenience at the airport:

New FAA guidelines require that passengers be limited to one carry-on bag plus one personal item, such as a purse, briefcase, or laptop. There will be increased passenger and baggage security screenings. To reduce the length of time spent in the screening process, you are encouraged to minimize baggage to the extent possible.
Baggage may be checked at the airport no more than four hours within flight time for U.S. domestic flights and six hours for international flights. Exception: Ticket office or other off-airport location baggage check-in is not permitted.

 

[DebbieB]

AA may not have updated their website.

Here are the FAA rules:

http://www.faa.gov/apa/pr/pr.cfm?id=1435

 

[seashoreCM]

If there is a Disney Store near where you live you might want to give your kids slips of paper naming the souvenirs they would like, and buy them after you get back home instead of buying them at Disney and having to lug them home.

Orlando Airport must have alwasy been a nightmare for carry on baggage problems because of all the stuffed animals people want to bring on board.

New FAA rules of one regular carryon plus one personal item are for the purpose of reducing the time it takes to inspect carry on baggage. During slack times the inspector might let you through with more but don't count on it. You don't want to wait an hour in the security line and then have the inspector send you back to the ticket counter to check one of your carryons.

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[mickey4ver]

I just returned from a roundtrip across country flying Delta. It was written all over the place, and even announced on the loud speaker, ONE CARRY-ON per person. So, how many travellers did I see boarding with not one, BUT 2, 3 & 4 carry-on pieces. I personally only carried a small bag for needed necessities, obeying rules. Once on the plane, the flight attendent makes the announcement "for those with more than one carry-on, please stow one above in the holds and put the other securely under your seat." OK, my question is if they are telling you only 1 carry-on, WHY OH WHY are they letting people carry more bags on board??? and then telling you where to stow it???? I don't get it.

I have no problem with the extra security we had to put up with, like taking our shoes off at Sky Harbor Airport and going barefoot through the security check point, but I have a problem with the amount of incompetent people they have working these stations who don't have a clue to what they are doing, and are not moving people thru at the proper pace. It was ridculous in Atlanta how slow the guy was at the boarding area, he really didn't appear to know what he was doing. We had a full plane going out of PHX and we boarded in orderly, secure fashion in a little bit of no time, and then this dolt at Atlanta, acting like it was time to have a chat with each and every person that went thru the line. I'm very happy, with a "have a nice day/flight, and thank you".

I don't know where this is coming from that people aren't flying, every airport I was in was packed and all our flights were full, some even asking people to give up seats.

 

[ducklite]

Originally posted by seashoreCM
If there is a Disney Store near where you live you might want to give your kids slips of paper naming the souvenirs they would like, and buy them after you get back home instead of buying them at Disney and having to lug them home.

Fine idea, except that the Disney Store doesn't carry most of the same product line as the parks do, especially in the smaller stores. There are no t-shirts that say Walt Disney World (unless they are park returns), there are no ride/attraction specific items.

A better idea might be having the purchased items sent to your house. They do offer that option. Yes, it is a bit pricey, but if you purchase all the items at once, and have them all shipped at once, it is a lot less expensive. If you have a car, you can even go to a Mailboxes etc and have them shipped from there.

Anne

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Debbie,
AA may not have updated their website, but, I flew them last Friday and they did allow one carry on plus one personal item.
Of course, we had the folks that decided the three bags really did not count.
Me, I carried on one, briefcase which doubled as a purse.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Miss Jasmine,
How did the info I gave differ from yours? I copied and pasted from the website.
I obviously misstated AA's rules. I count anything more than one item as two. What I should have said is a personal item and a bag. Sorry for the error.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Gail,
I'm sorry if I offended you. Your post stated three items in whatever combination, and that is not the case now.

This is the best advice...Check with your airline befor traveling. Since things are changing on a daily basis, this is your best bet. Call the 800 number, or if you can track down the local number (sometimes the Airport Authority will give up the local number just to be helpful, especially if it is a smaller airport). They will have the best and most accurate information.

Again, the FAA mandate is one carry on, one personnel item. However, it doesn't surprise me that the scanners are not making people stick with it.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Miss Jasmine,
You did not offend me in the least. The info I posted was copied and pasted right from their website, and it does not state three bags in any combination. It states you can check three and carry on none or check two and carry on one.
I will repost it here now.
Actually, calling the airline is the best way to go, as I stated from the get go.

Have a great day.


If you need to bring three bags, your options are: Check three bags and carry on zero bags Check two bags and carry on one bag.

 

[flyingcircus]

mickey4evr-

Just wanted to let you know the F/A probably made that announcement, because, like me, we have been saying that announcement FOREVER. I remember that I still made the no smoking/ smoking announcement months after smoking was not allowed on the planes.
The one carry on, one personal iten IS a little misleading- it does equate to 2 carry on's if you are technical.Usually people put their one"carry on" in the overhead bins, and their "personal" item under their seat.
Unless the security scanners at the airport are more diligent about the amount of carry ons, it will probably continue that people try to get everything but the kitchen sink on!! Hopefully when people realize that anything they bring on board with them is liable to be searched AT ANY TIME or ANY PLACE, they will think twice!!

For anyone that is wondering- the FAA mandates the carry on rule, but the airlines can make it stricter. They HAVE to abide by the FAA first and foremost, but company policy can be above and beyond FAA policy.

 

[mickey4ver]

you know, I thought I saw a kitchen sink moving down the aisle...just kidding. I know what you mean, and that is where I was coming from. Until they STOP people with the more than allowed carry-ons, it won't help bad situations from becoming worse. I just felt that in the way things are right now for security reasons etc., it was wise and less stressful and less chance of having to be pulled aside for checks to just not carry anything larger than a purse. I saw one couple have 2 large carry-ons being inspected on a table in front of everyone, underwear and all. Sky Harbor was just calling specific passenger names, but inspecting their belongings behind a screened area, out of view of the whole boarding area.

I have nothing to hide, but just don't feel like having all my stuff ruffled with, so I figure, if I pack it in checked luggage, I've saved myself and the security personnel some time and trouble.

 

[flyingcircus]

Right on mickey!!!

My poor agent friends have had to get training to go thru people's luggage at the gate. The computer randomly selects people, and then during the boarding process the agents have to wand, pat down, go thru EVERY item of their luggage. It seems like it is even more intense than at the security checkpoint.

PLEASE PLEASE be patient with the agents. They DID NOT sign up to do this- they are being forced to if they want to keep their job. And they are getting LESS pay than the security checkers. If you do not want your items being rifled thru in front of others, check them. If not, make sure your underwear is clean!!


PS I have seen a car steering wheel come on board!!!

 

[ducklite]

Originally posted by flyingcircus
Right on mickey!!!

My poor agent friends have had to get training to go thru people's luggage at the gate. The computer randomly selects people, and then during the boarding process the agents have to wand, pat down, go thru EVERY item of their luggage. It seems like it is even more intense than at the security checkpoint.

PLEASE PLEASE be patient with the agents. They DID NOT sign up to do this- they are being forced to if they want to keep their job. And they are getting LESS pay than the security checkers. If you do not want your items being rifled thru in front of others, check them. If not, make sure your underwear is clean!!


PS I have seen a car steering wheel come on board!!!

Flying Circus--That is TOO funny! And I thought I had seen some funny things come on board!

I plan on checking all but one change of underthings--I always carry that on, you never know...but, I HATE the thought of someone touching my underwear, so I'm going to pack it all in ziplock bags, one piece at a time, even in the checked bags, as they are randomly searching those as well. Hopefully that way they can see it without touching it if I am one of the randomly chosen ones. And if they do have to "touch" it, I'm definitely going to want them to wear a fresh pair of latex gloves--I am totally skeeved at the thought of them rifling through someones bags who had dirty clothes and underwear, then going through mine. YUCK!!

I'm hearing that they are considering issuing a "smart card" type ID, that is tamper proof, to frequent fliers who request one and agree to a background check. My guess is that it would be similar to the background check needed to buy a hand gun in many states. Those who have these would be able to by pass some of the lines and have a more "normal" security check. I'd love to be in on this one! I would even pay a reasonable fee, say around $50 for it.

Anne

 

[Beckles]

Originally posted by flyingcircus
The computer randomly selects people, and then during the boarding process the agents have to wand, pat down, go thru EVERY item of their luggage. It seems like it is even more intense than at the security checkpoint.

Actually, the selection of folks to get the thorough search before boarding is not random, but done by a computer program that looks for certain traits that would be indicative of terrorist activity (ticket purchase method, check-in times, checked baggage, etc.).

 

[flyingcircus]

It is random in respect that the passenger and agent do not know if and when a passenger will be selected to have his/her luggage checked. There is no sure fire way for your luggage NOT to be randomly checked. Yes, the program does have target points that it looks for, but it is not 100% predictable.

Yes Anne- the agents are supposed to wear the latex gloves

 

[Miss Jasmine]

The check is random, but allows for the airline to add a name to the list if there are any questions, without that individual realizing that they are being singled out. But in most cases, the check is random and for no other reason than the computer spit out your name.

And yes, my underwear will be in my checked luggage. I can always buy new if my suitcase goes missing for a few days.

 

[mickey4ver]

When we were changing planes in Atlanta, at our particular gate, the gal was going through the line of passengers waiting to be processed on board, pulling people out saying she was going to do a security check on their belongings. There was no computer or anything telling her who to pick at that time. She would finish up with one person, then go into the crowd and pick someone else. I guess they are using all sorts of techniques until they find the right one. My biggest gripe is not that they are checking, but that they do not have enough help to process people in an efficient, fairly fast and orderly manner.

I watched a segment on the O'Reilly Factor last evening which spoke to the need for more/better trained personnel working in the airports at check in counters and the security areas. It was very interesting and I was surprised that it addressed concerns I saw and felt when we were passengers last week. I don't feel after seeing that show that my concerns were "out in left field" and that I was wrong to feel and think the way I was.

I have admiration for those working with the public, I do it too and I KNOW first hand how people can act, but the airports need to get some sort of act together to stop from further angering the travelling public, as they need the public to continue to fly and support the airlines.