Agreed, but in that case, why does easyJet have probably the easiest policy - if your bag fits the size, & you can lift it into the overhead locker, it can be carried!
At BA, we are eximining this ludicrous policy very closely. What is the point of a CAA plate on overhead stowage bins telling you the "Maximum Permissible Weight" if you don't actually know what weight is going into your lockers because you allow your passengers to put what they likeup there!!!
As it is, I'm pretty sure our OLCI and Self Service customers are getting way over the 6kgs they are allowed, and some of our lockers are only plated to 22kg maximimum!!!
So, there is likely to ba a major, major incident before long with some luckless airline and overhead stowage -
or has the CAA got the maximum permitted labels all wrong???