I recently took a flight from Delhi to Dhaka on assignment and had to argue with the ground staff over both the weight and size of my carry on bag. I had a Think Tank Airport Security V2.0 with the following:
- Arca Swiss RM3DI
- SK 35 and 72
- 4 batteries
- viewfinder, cables etc
- laser range finder
- Phase One P45+
- Canon 6D
- 24 TS-E
- 24-100 F4
- SSD hard drive
- filters
and a messenger bag with
- 13" laptop
- ipad
- noise cancelling headphones
- water bottle
- passport etc
The Think Tank bag alone weighs about 6kg and the airline limit for hand carry is 7kg. Also, the bag looks like it's too big even though it matches the airline's max allowable dimensions.
I got lucky this time but I think it would be a mistake to think that I'll get away with it everytime.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with this? I'm sure people are flying with lots of heavy gear which can't be checked in.
Thanks!
Randhir
- Arca Swiss RM3DI
- SK 35 and 72
- 4 batteries
- viewfinder, cables etc
- laser range finder
- Phase One P45+
- Canon 6D
- 24 TS-E
- 24-100 F4
- SSD hard drive
- filters
and a messenger bag with
- 13" laptop
- ipad
- noise cancelling headphones
- water bottle
- passport etc
The Think Tank bag alone weighs about 6kg and the airline limit for hand carry is 7kg. Also, the bag looks like it's too big even though it matches the airline's max allowable dimensions.
I got lucky this time but I think it would be a mistake to think that I'll get away with it everytime.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with this? I'm sure people are flying with lots of heavy gear which can't be checked in.
Thanks!
Randhir