Skift Take
Considering the low margins they make flying us where we're headed, airlines are smart to seek other sources of revenue through travel-related merchandise.
Frustrated by confusing carry-on baggage policies? Unsure whether your roller will fit that overhead bin? Anxious over being shamed on social media by pics of your worldly goods protruding from an overstuffed duffle sausage?
Fret not: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) plans to make it all OK.
Though new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing feature larger bins, which can carry more of our bags, the extra seats packed into those same aircraft mean more individual passenger bags to fit. The cure cannot keep up with the weight of the malady.
Add baggage fees, which discourage passengers from checking luggage, and the manifold interpretations of the various luggage manufacturers around the world—and their customers—on what constitutes a standard sized carry-on
