I bought this specifically as the greatest common denominator of airline carry-on sizes and it does that job well: Quality construction, light weight, convenient pockets in dividers, built-in lock. However, this may not be necessary because on a recent domestic trip on United Airlines (whose website specifies this 22x14x9 inches standard) they asked for volunteers to check luggage to make room in the overhead bins despite not verifying the size of any passenger's luggage, almost all of which were larger but still fit the bins. And counter to the popularity of built-in USB ports for power banks, United asked passengers to remove such batteries from their bags stored in the overhead. I prefer to have my power bank at my seat to use with my devices in flight anyway. This is my first spinner bag and I only got it because the all 22x14x9 bags are spinners. But spinner wheels, being entirely external, remove an inch of storage compared to a 2-wheel bag of the same external dimension whose wheels are recessed. Two-wheelers also have bigger wheels that better handle the rough surfaces and curbs outside the airport terminal. And the hard shell eliminates the pockets of a soft-sider that enable easy access to outerwear, reading material, or an electronic tablet, though these can go in my underseat "personal item".
This one works well for me.It fell on the airport escalator one time and it still intact tho no missing wheels or even cracks.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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having issues at first use
on January 26, 2023
Posted by: kkd530
i got this as a christmas gift, and the first time i used it, the zipper started getting misaligned and the stitching is coming undone. i’ve had great samsonite suitcases in the past, so i’m not sure what the issues is with this one. i’m very disappointed though.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from samsonite.comBy Katie, eCommerce, February 2, 2023
Hello, we are sorry to hear that you had issues with your new product. Our customer service team is experiencing higher than average call volumes and as a result are taking a bit longer than normal to respond. We have escalated your issue, and someone will reach out to you as soon as possible to help with a resolution.
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Bought two of these for our upcoming vacation because my previous carry on luggage was destroyed during travel. We absolutely love these suitcases! We are going to invest in the larger size in the near future. Highly recommend, yes the outside does “scratch” & there will be marks after travel but it would be almost impossible to travel without any “scratches” or marks on any suitcase ever. Lots of organizational compartments/one of the inserts comes out & clips onto the back of bathroom door, super useful! We love these & highly recommend, my parents are going to get some after they saw ours!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting samsonite.com