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IATA Wants to Shrink Carry-On Bag Size

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Old 18th Jun 2015, 16:34
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Apparently the IATA VP responsible for this is 'retiring' in August.
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Old 18th Jun 2015, 23:29
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Nothing like gaining instant, global condemnation for your organisation to endear you to your colleagues ... yet, they will have been working this for months and everyone agreeing! They do not appear to have market tested the idea or simply used common sense!

Here's another backtrack:
After objections from passengers, however, the IATA have issued a clarifying statement saying that the proposed restrictions are not a maximum but an “optimum” size and that airlines will still be allowed to set their own larger limits.

Air passengers may rest assured after last week’s announcement that air lines would see carry-on bags shrink, that the new guidelines are only an "optimum" size.
Carry-on baggage guidelines shrink but airline passengers are told there's 'no need to worry' - News & Advice - Travel - The Independent

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Old 19th Jun 2015, 08:56
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PaxBoy, what I'm hearing (from a friend of a friend who knows someone that used to work there) is that internal advice from the 'experts' (i.e. ex-airline people) was that this was a very bad idea. The airline members were not consulted beforehand either, it was just assumed that they would love the idea.
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Old 19th Jun 2015, 13:47
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Classic brainfart from someone who has ZERO idea of airline processes or customer expectations
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Old 19th Jun 2015, 14:40
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