Originally Posted by prat_eegle
does BA not have uniform crew bags?
Nooooooooo. They don't provide you with luggage but they reserve the right to tell you what colour of luggage to buy...
For my hold-loaded suitcase, I use a large
Samsonite F'lite Comfort.
I've had this for four months since moving from Gatwick to Heathrow and I haven't yet had a problem with it. It's strong, capacious (it holds a lot of stuff) and it's easy to move around.
This will set you back about
£89.00
As for cabin baggage, I use the
550 Series / Flight Age II.
It's expandable, light when empty and fits quite nicely in overhead bins of Airbii (320 family) and 737s when expanded and fully loaded. I used to go on 8-day trips with this bag and nothing else. If you're an expert packer, you can fit a mountain of stuff in here (though these 8-day trips were beach trips to ANU so it was largely shorts/t-shirts and flip-flops).
This will set you back about
£120.00