One-bag, carry-on, light travel tips, techniques, and gear

Ten kilograms/22 pounds. That’s a common international carry-on weight limit. Would not many of the issues surrounding carry-on crowding and abuse be addressed by imposing this simple limit? Continue to allow one under-seat personal item and you have a reasonable allowance by almost any standard. The weight limit for overhead stowage would enhance passenger and crew safety. It would also encourage smaller, softer, lighter bags, which would naturally free up bin space. Enforcement mechanism: a scale.

Update on April 15, 2010 by

Frank@OBOW

And one other thing: The real aim of any luggage policy (checked or cabin) should be to encourage the pax to bring less total weight. That’s what would happen if the goal is less fuel burned/less pollutants emitted. No one contributes less to total aircraft weight than the one-bag traveler. However, if luggage handling is viewed as a profit center you’ll see any number of approaches, few of which will reward the light traveler.

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