Originally Posted by
ExXB
Do you have anything authoritative and up-to-date on this, and which specifically refers to cabin baggage?
What strikes me is that if the DOT thinks what you imply it thinks, it is odd that six years later AA is still allowed to have generalised statements on its website saying:-
CABIN BAGGAGE: Passengers are usually permitted a free cabin baggage allowance, the limit of which may differ by airline, class, route, and/or aircraft type. It is recommended that cabin baggage be kept to a minimum. Please ask your travel agent or airline for more specific information. Refer to
http://www.iata.org/bags for information and links to airline websites.
At face value, those statements say exactly what I thought they said.