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Flying Etiquette - Aircraft Seats Are Not Rocking Chairs

The average space between the back of a passenger’s seat-back and the seat-back in front of them is 78.74 centimeters (31 inches), making personal space for passengers a premium commodity.

  There is the never ending argument that passengers shouldn't recline their seats because it is unfair to the person seated behind them, but the fact of the matter is most airline seats recline and are intended to recline. There is etiquette for reclining your seat, some suggest asking if you may recline your seat, but really the true etiquette is reclining slowly and stopping when you feel your seat against someone's knees.

  The real etiquette issue with airline seats is rocking in the seat. Aircraft seats are not personal rocking chairs, especially for those are fully reclined. A fully reclined seat will not recline further no matter how much force a single person sitting in the seat exerts against it.

  Using your seat on a plane as a rocking chair not only annoys your seat mates in the row with you, as all the seats are connected, it often causes physical pain to the person directly behind you, while irritating them. Don't care about your seatmates’ comfort or the bruises on the knees of the person behind you? How about this then, slamming a seat back and forth can damage someone's laptop should that have it open. A laptop's screen can get caught under the ridge, which the seat back tray folds into cracking the screen casing, or in some cases the screen itself.

If you find yourself rocking in your airline seat, or pushing your seat into recline rapidly, and suddenly feel the resistance of someone’s handing stopping your seat … stop … do not push harder. Realize your seat rocking may be physically hurting the person behind you or recline slower if putting your seat back quickly.

Aircraft passenger seats are a confined environment that passengers can’t easily escape. Tempers can flare on airplanes, especially longer flights, so please be aware of your surroundings, your seatmates and be courteous.  What is it you heard as a child? “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Being A Better Traveler In 2012

The end of one year always brings reflection on what what the new year will bring.   As we look forward to our future travels here at Eezeer we ponder what we can do to be better travelers in 2012. 

After some reflection on being a better traveler, I've come up with  five things we can all do in 2012 to be better travelers all around.    

1) There is nothing more important than the environment. Without the environment we have nothing, so while travel will go on, consider buying carbon off sets.  Carbon offsets allow you to purchase credits that go towards developing ways to off set your carbon offset as you travel. 

There are many carbon offset providers, but not all providers are equal in what they offer the environment. Do some homework on your carbon offset provider, look into how they help the environment and make sure they are reputable in doing what they say they do.  

While I do not endorse TerraPass, they are a long standing established travel carbon offset provider that practices what they preach. 

2) Few things frustrate passengers in an airport more than airport security lines. While long security lines may at times be out of the control of the passengers, be a good traveler and be prepared when you get to the end of the line. Be aware of the airport's security requirements, shoes on or off? Laptop in or out?  Metal, keys, mobile phones in a jacket pocket or in you bag.  When you get  to the front of the line, just go, don't start getting ready  to go, those behind you will appreciate it. 

3) Food is all around you in the airport, eating poorly is tempting, but it simply isn't good for you.  When choosing meal options, rather than being drawn to fast food, greasy food, consider eating healthier, maybe a chicken salad sandwich instead of a chicken nugget or a salad instead of a fast food burger with lettuce on it. 

Be nice to your body and being a healthier eater will make your travels easier. 

4) It is easy to turn a blind eye to travelers while going to and from wherever it is you're headed to or from. As you pass through the terminal, gate area, plane, keep an eye out for travelers you may be able to help.   Some travelers don't know where they are headed, some need a hand getting a bag in the overhead, some need someone to mediate between them and an airline, others simply need a helping hand. 

Don't assume someone else will help them and its not your responsibility … we're all in this together … so it is your responsibility. 

5) Share your opinions and experiences … yes this is slightly self serving. We here at Eezeer believe that sharing your opinions and experiences helps other travelers positively and we'd like you to help us help others. 

Traveling? Tweet us at @eezeer, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/eezeer and when you're on the road use our mobile app, at eezeer.com/mobile,  to enter your experiences and opinions into our data base. 

There are countless ways in which you can be a better traveler in 2012.   Let us know how you plan to be a better traveler, we'd love to know!

Safe Travels!

-Gary 

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Are Bulkhead Seats Really The Most Coveted Seats?

Time and time again airline passengers vie for bulkhead seats on flights, but are bulkhead seats the best seats on the plane? 

  The logic for many travelers is that bulkhead seats offer more comfort, but do they really? There are a number of factors in favour of bulkhead seats and just as many factors against choosing a bulkhead seat, so lets see if bulkhead seats really are idea

  Pro: No seat reclining in front of you

Con: No under seat storage in front of you

  Pro: More knee room

Con: No place to stretch your legs out in front of you

  Pro: Quick access to the lavatory on many aircraft

Con: Next to the lavatory with lines of passengers standing beside you queuing for the lavatory

  Pro: No passengers in front of you interrupting your nap with their reading lamp

Con: Lights and noise from the galley are likely t o interrupt your nap. 

  Pro: Bulkhead seats directly behind business class or first class reduce aisle traffic beside you

Con: On older airplanes, with an overhead in-flight movie screen, you cannot comfortably watch the movie

  Pro: Bulkhead seats at the front of the cabin means you're first off the plane

Con: On many routes you're likely to be seated in the same row as young kids or screaming babies

  Pro: You'll be served meals and beverages first

Con: Tray tables are in the armrest reducing seat width & height of the tray table

  Pro: I'm out of pros …

Con: Armrests are in a fixed position and cannot be lifted up to lie down or gain extra seat space

    Do you prefer a bulkhead seat?  Do you prefer any seat other than a bulkhead seat?   Let us know what seats you prefer and why.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Being A Road Warrior & Being A Good Traveller

Travel for many people is a solo journey. You leave your home, office or hotel alone, check in for your flight alone, stand in security alone, eat your meal alone, board your flight alone, etc etc etc. Traveling alone is a fact of life for many road warriors … alone time on the road can make you unaware of those around you, while surrounded by people at all times.

  As a road warrior you may look at inexperienced travelers as 'kettles' or 'gate lice,’ but as a road warrior you are in a unique position to help others on the road.  As an experienced traveler you can tell those who seem lost or caught in the middle of the airline shuffle game … and more importantly you have the knowledge and experience to help others.

  As you make your way through security, stopping for a bite to eat then to the lounge and your gate keep your eyes open for those who look lost, they are everywhere in airports, take a moment and offer to help them or assist them in getting their issue resolved. 

  You never know whom you'll meet and a big smile gleaming back at you will brighten up your journey alone.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Live Santa Flight Status, See If He Is On Time

Every year air traffic controllers around the world make a hole in the sky for a one-of-a-kind aircraft, a sleigh powered by 9 reindeer. Military and civilian airspace authorities keep the path clear ensuring that a flight plan filed for a flight with the radio identifier Santa One goes uninterrupted, not by Air Force One, Shepherd One, nor an Airbus Super or anything else in the air.

  This flight plan appears only once per year to boys and girls around the world. Instead of alternating red and green beacons on this flight, the flight is identifiable by a single red nose leading the way …

  … who pilots this special flight? Why Santa Claus of course.

  The job of tracking Santa One globally falls to the combined United States and Canada coalition of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Every year NORAD tracks Santa's flight plan updating parents and children around the world of when they need to be nestled in their beds, heads on their pillows and sound asleep … because Santa won't come if you're awake.

  NORAD knows that children around the world want to know where Santa is so the Santa Tracker is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese.

  At this time this is written, NORAD's Santa Tracker shows Santa's departure at just one day, six hours and thirty minutes from taxing Santa One from the Workshop to the departure ramp at the North Pole.  Don't delay and start tracking Santa today HERE!

Safe Travels, and to all a good night!

-Gary

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Can You Really Score An Airline Upgrade For Free?

Free airline upgrades are an elusive myth perpetuated day in and day out by travel experts, websites and airline gurus … but does this myth have any truth to it?  Years ago tips for upgrades were in many ways true, but today, with airlines reducing capacity, flights being down gauged from mainline aircraft to regional aircraft and frequent flyer programs being merged the top five myths on how to score the big seat up front go out the window.

  Rather than leave you waiting to find out if the myth you were counting on using is real or in fact a myth, let us address the top myths and why they won't work for you.

  - Dress In Business Attire : In the golden age of travel everyone dressed up to fly, a shirt, tie and jacket were considered normal travel attire, but by the late 80s and 90s travel attire had become more casual. As travelers dressed more casually over all, dressing the part of a first class flyer could help a traveler find their way into a first class seat. Today as you board your flights, look around first class and you’ll see quite a few passengers in jeans and t-shirts, but chances are that nearly all of these passengers are top tier frequent flyers … the flyers airline's tend to give out free upgrades to as a reward for their loyalty.  We never suggest showing up for your flight looking like you've slept in the gutter the night before, but approaching the gate agent wearing a nice suit and tie with a big smile is not going to get you moved into a first class seat.

  - Board Your Flight Late :  Of all the free upgrade myths that have the least basis for existence, this one comes to the top of the pile and seems to never go away.  The logic behind boarding late to score an upgrade is that the gate agents scanning passenger boarding passes select the last to board to fill any remaining first class seats. In reality, by the time the passengers have arrived to board the flight, the gate agent has already gone through the list of eligible frequent flyers and upgraded them to first class if seats were available.

  - Ask A Flight Attendant : Asking a flight attendant for an upgrade will almost always result in being rejected and likely annoying the flight attendant.  First off, a flight attendant cannot upgrade passengers to first class. Trying the old trick of simply sitting in a first class seat never works, as flight attendant have a list of each passenger and the seat they are assigned. For the bold travelers who claim a first class seat, then inform a first class flight attendant that another flight attendant said it was OK to claim the seat, be aware that in some cases trying this stunt can get you arrested, so think twice as to how important that first class seat is to you.

- Ask A Travel Agent To Mark Your Reservation : A not so long time ago, but in a time that seems ages ago, travel agents had extensive influence with airlines to influence an upgrade. If a travel agent had a lucrative client, or friend or relative, flying with an airline they would mark the reservation with Commercially Important Passenger (CIP) or Suitable for Upgrade (SFU). Many years ago when an airline saw CIP or SFU they would frequently select these passengers for upgrades, however now with airlines bursting with elite frequent flyers, who remain loyal to an airline, and business travelers purchasing full-fare economy class tickets that often cost more than a discounted first class seat, it is very rare that a person marked for upgrade by a travel agent will ever be upgraded.

  - Complain Via Social Media : If you intend to score an upgrade through complaining on Twitter,Facebook, YouTube or any other social media channel … forget it. While many airline social media teams work to assuage passenger complaints, utilizing various tools at their disposal, generally upgrades are not in their bag of tricks. Complaining to an airline through their Twitter or Facebook channels can get you rebooked, at times get you into hotel if you have been bumped, get your lost luggage tracked down, expedite an apology phone call, on a rare occasions get you into the lounge, but getting an upgrade just isn't in the cards, except in very rare instances.   Keep in mind that airline social media professionals deal with complaints all day, every day and are exceptionally skilled and weeding out those who need assistance and those are complaining just to complain.

  Nothing in life is free and this goes for airline upgrades as well.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Get Through Airport Security Faster & Easier

It is upon us, just like it arrives every year, the busiest travel time of the year.  Passengers queue in line to pass through security to get to their flights, bunching up on each, like those commuting on a Tokyo subway, tension run high and more often that not, travelers arrive at the security check point not prepared to speed through.

  To save time, reduce stress and get out of the security queue as quick as possible a few simple steps can get you on your way.

  1) One Carry On & One Personal Item mean … you can fly with one carry on & one personal item.  Trying to get through security with two full carry on bags, or carry on bags that are oversized and not able to pass through security can slow you down.   If you're unsure of your airline's carry on size allowanced refer to Eezeer’s Carry On Baggage Guide To More Than 100 Airlines Worldwide

  2) When packing your carry on think ahead as to what you may need to remove. Your 3-1-1 bag with liquids should be easily accessible and your laptop should be packed in such a way that it can be quickly and easily removed without any hassle.   Smart packing not only saves time, it also ensures you don't have to unpack and repack your bag to get out what is needed at security.

  3) Before you get to the security x-ray have your shoes untied, laces tucked in, so you can slip them off quickly (if traveling through an airport that requires shoes be removed).  

  4) Place your wallet, keys, mobile phone, and other loose objects in a zippered jacket pocket, or in your carry on bag so they are secure, out of sight and in one place, before passing through the security checkpoint.

  5) Pat yourself down to make sure your pockets are empty

  6) Make sure you personally watch your bag enter the x-ray scanner, then keep the x-ray scanner in your line of sight as much possible until your pick up your bag.

    These six steps will make your transition through security quick and easy.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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The Airplane Turns 108 Years Old Today

December 17th 1903 was a cold winter morning along the dunes of Kill Devil Hills, in North Carolina, on the east coast of the United States.  Unlike most chilly winter mornings in this sparsely populated town, history that would change the world was taking place.

  On the 14th of December 1903 the Wright Brothers were ready to take flight, flipping a coin to determine the first pilot, but this day was not to be the day man took flight in an airplane for the first time.

  On the 14th of December Wilbur Wright won the coin toss, climbed onto the 21 foot 1 inch long Wright Flyer, facing face down, and launched down the 60 foot long launch track, constructed of four fifteen foot sections of wooden 2x4 tracks. Once reaching the end of the launch tracks Wilbur pulled the aircraft off causing the engines to stall and the Wright Flyer never achieved flight.

  Three days later, on the 17th of December, 108 years ago today, the Wright Brothers returned to their launch site in the dunes of Kill Devil Hills, laying their wooden take off tracks, dubbed the Junction Railroad, facing into the wind, this time with Orville Wright at the controls.   Orville Wright laid face down in the Wright Flyer, hands on the controls, just as his brother had three days earlier, but unlike his brother, he took flight.

  The Wright Flyer flew 120 feet for 12 seconds and history was made.  To put the distance of the first flight into perspective, a Boeing 747-400 is 231 feet 10 inches from nose to tail.

  The Wright Brothers made four historic flights on the 17th of December, with each flight flying longer and farther, ultimately the last flight of the day was flown by Wilbur for 852 feet for a 59 second flight.

  Without Orville and Wilbur Wright's first flight we wouldn't be able to complain about airport delays, whine about cramped airline seats and be annoyed by having to connect flights in Atlanta.

  Happy Birthday Airplanes!

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Passing Through TSA Security Without An ID, Its OK!

Many travelers have a similar reoccurring nightmare; they awake late for their flight, rush to the airport and as they approach security realize they have left their government issued photo identification at home.   The panic sets it, the cold sweats of missing a flight … this is when most travelers realize it is merely a bad dream and realize their acceptable photo identification is in their wallet.

  What happens to those traveling in the United States who shows up for their flight only to realize in fact they do not have their identification?   Fear not this holiday season, and all year long, passengers are permitted to pass through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints at airports without any valid photo identification.

  Despite all the warnings that valid photo identification is required, the TSA publicly states, "Not having an ID, does not necessarily mean a passenger won’t be allowed to fly."

  For those arriving for a domestic flight in the United States without valid photo identification, you need to inform the TSA Travel Document Checker (the first person from the agency you'll meet in line who checks your boarding pass and ID) that you do not have a photo ID.   You will be escorted from the line and asked if you are willing to provide additional information.   The information, which can be seemingly random, is used by the TSA to validate your identity.

  Once a traveller's identity is validated, generally they are subject to additional screening, such as a complete hand inspection of their carry on baggage and an enhanced pat down.

  While no one ever wants to be subjected to additional screening, lost photo identification need not interrupt your travel plans.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Properly Handling A Complaint To An Airline

Passengers complain about airlines constantly. Some traveler complaints are valid, some without merit and others tend to fall somewhere in between.

  When complaining to airlines there are a few ways to make effective contact at different levels of your complaint.   First and foremost remember that the airline personnel you are dealing with are people, humans with feelings just like you.   Keep in mind that the person you are speaking with at the airline probably has nothing to do with the problem you are experiencing.

  Complaints At The Airport - When a problem arises at the airport and you choose to address it at the airport stay calm. Stick to the facts of the problem; drill it down to the core problem so there is little confusion regarding the problem.

  By sticking to the facts and the immediate problem an airline representative is in a better position to address your immediate problem even if they cannot remedy it immediately.  After you have explained the problem, and drilled it down to the core issues, rather than a real issue combined with irrelevant perceived issues, give the airline representative the opportunity to speak or explore your problem further.

  Understand that not all issues can be resolved immediately, such as delayed baggage or problems that occurred at originating or connecting airports.   If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your conversation at the airport ask the airline representative their name and documents when and where the conversation took place.

    Complaints On The Phone - Complaining to an airline on the phone is often one of the least effective methods for travelers, but there are times when it is effective, such as needing to change travel plans immediately due to a delayed or cancelled flights.   When complaining on the phone travelers frequently immediately demand a supervisor, this is not always required. Generally simply reaching the right department is more effective than a supervisor in an incorrect department.

  On the phone, much like at the airport, stay calm, stick to the facts, be clear about your problem and stay on topic. Bringing up tangents is confusing, especially if you are speaking at an increased rate of speech and running different things together.

  When complaining on the phone be prepared for the airline representative to tell you that someone needs to contact you back. If this occurs ask the airline representative for their name, office and employee ID, then ask if there is an expected time you should expect to hear from the airline.

  Complaints via Social Media - If you choose to complain in real time choose your medium. More often than not for many airlines Twitter is more effective than Facebook, but check out the airline's Facebook and Twitter accounts before complaining to see which is more frequently updated and which has more consistent customer interaction, if any.

  When you have determined which social media platform to complain to an airline, address the airline, if on Twitter address the airline directly rather than a hashtag, this ensures the airline will see your complaint.   Remember to include all relevant information in your complaint, flight number, route, and date. Try and make your complaint succinct, especially on Twitter. A single Tweet is easier to follow than multiple streams of tweets that can be jumbled in with other tweets.

  Know that not all airlines use their social media as a direct customer engagement tool; they're just not all there yet.   Follow up with the airline via social media, but if you do not hear back in a day, know that the airline may not engage via social media, despite having a presence.

  Complaints via Mail - Complaining to an airline via written correspondence are frequently the most effective form of communication. In this day and age sending a complaint to an airline via email, followed up with a copy dropped in the mail often results in a more favorable reply to the snail-mail complaint for many airlines.  

  When writing an airline remember to give them all the relevant information. Flight number, route, airports, times, etc. Leaving this vital information out makes it very hard for an airline to look into your complaint.   

  Keep your complaint as short as possible sticking only to the relevant issues the airline can address, especially if you are seeking compensation … also remember to check your spelling and grammar. Your spelling and grammar need not be perfect, but proof reading may result in you finding incorrect words, missing words or facts out of order.   These and all factors in having an airline respond to you quickly.

    Knowing how to complain is an effective way to have a complaint resolved. Being human and treating those who are in a position to help you as a human, with feelings, is the most effective way to get a problem resolved.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Travel Sanity : Fear Of Flying

A fear of flying, for some it comes naturally others never give it a second thought. One in six adults suffers from some type of aerophobia, and research shows that more than 30% of all airline in-flight crews have some fear of heights or flying, including pilots.

  Granted, airline travel is not the safest mode of transportation, statistically the safest mode of transportation is an escalator or moving sidewalk, but how far are you going to get riding a motorized stairway or walkway? The safest mode of transportation after an escalator or moving sidewalk? Airline travel.

  Typically a fear of flying isn't directly from a fear of flying. For many the fear of boarding a flight is in reality a fear of being in a confined space, not being in control, anxiety issues, a fear of crowded spaces, heights or terrorism.

  When you board a flight you are more likely to die due to food poisoning than actually being involved in a crash. In fact, more than 95% of passenger injures are caused by travelers not wearing their seat belt during turbulence or by improperly stowed baggage in overhead bins.

  When you have to fly, we have eight simple tips for being in control of your anxiety and making your travel a better experience.

  1) When you book a flight seek out two factors, the shortest flight and the largest aircraft possible.  Shorter flights will keep you on a plane for less time and largest planes minimize the effects of turbulence. 

  2) When you select your seat, choose a seat towards the front of the aircraft, ahead of the wing, and if your fear includes a fear of heights do not book a window seat.

    3) Don't be afraid to inform the gate agent of your fear of flying when you get to the gate area. They are in a position to help you pre-board so you avoid crowds and get settled before the boarding rush begins.  

  Once you board your flight let the flight attendant know you have a fear of flying, this will let them know to check on you during the flight and be aware if you look panic stricken.

  Lastly, ask your seatmates if they are experienced flyers. If they are experienced flyers let them in on your fear, there is no need to feel embarrassed, let people help you and everyone will have a better experience.

  4) Hours before you board your flight purge your body of caffeine, no coffee, no caffeinated soda and avoid other stimulants. Fear causes a sense of hyper-awareness and stimulants amplify a fearful flyers hyper-aware state of mind.  Stay hydrated, stick with juices or light soft drinks, while many are tempted to turn to alcohol to stay calm, alcohol will dehydrate you and may make you jitterier.

  5) Listen to calm music, white noise, or a book an audio book read by someone with an entrancing voice. Don't allow yourself to become distracted by noises in flights. Many noises in flight are completely normal; stay focused on the sounds in your headsets.

  6) Keep your mind occupied, read a book, do your work, watch a movie, just try and stay mentally engaged. Keeping your mind busy will allow you to pass the time quickly while keeping your mind off of flying.

  7) When turbulence occurs going against your natural instinct to tense up and just go limp. Make sure your seatbelt is on, then naturally ebb-and-flow with the direction of the turbulence. Turbulence happens and all commercial aircraft are tested to limits well beyond the maximum force exerted by the worst turbulence, so know you cannot control it and just control yourself.

  8) Breath, yes, breath. Take long slow deep breaths and stay in control of your breathing. Should you feel yourself hyperventilating remove the motion discomfort bag (barf bag) from the seat pocket in front of you and place it over your nose and mouth and it will act as an anti-hyperventilation aid.

  Most of all keep this in mind … you will be fine.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Travel Sanity : Peace Among Airport Chaos

Airports are frenetic places by nature, people rushing to and from flights, a nervous energy in the air as people await their flights and sometimes the frenetic nature of an airport turns to outright chaos when delays and cancelations occur.

  Chaotic airports are not very relaxing and blocking it all out is not easy, but it is possible. With some foresight, levelheadedness and an open set of eyes an airport, nearly airport, can provide a traveler peace, comfort and their own personal space.

  Much like carving out personal space in an airplane seat, peace and personal space in an airport can be achieved by knowing that you control nothing around you and that you only control yourself.   Flight delays occur, weather cannot be stopped and … do you really want to get worked up and complain when a mechanical delay happens? We'd rather then airline fixed the airplane.

  Should you find yourself in an airport during a chaotic period begin searching for a carpeted area with a corner. Carpet is more comfortable for sitting down and is warmer than a hard floor. If you have a sweatshirt or jacket with you, place the jacket or sweat shirt where your head will go and sit down, or lay down and relax.   A corner preferable because it provides two sides of protection from the world, while your bag can provide the 3rd wall barrier for blocking out the world around you.   If your corner is near an electrical outlet, it is a bonus.

  In some airport you may be able to find a corner under a bank of telephones or service desk, allowing your to be secluded from the chaos around you, and its also a good place to nap should you find yourself stranded in an airport over night.

  To further bring personal peace to the frenetic pace of an airport, good headsets, especially noise canceling headsets, can provide a world of serenity. Noise canceling white-noise blocking out the sounds of people yelling into their phones, shouting at their spouses, kids screaming and an overhead paging system that never seems to be intelligible can be the difference between find your quiet spot to decompress in high intensity environment or letting the noises around your destroy your personal calm.

  If you're stuck in an airport due to a cancelled or extended delayed flight avoid waiting in line to speak with a gate agent about your travel plans. Plan ahead and take the phone number for your airline with you, along with all your flight information then rather than stand in a long line of aggravated passengers, find your quiet space, put your headsets on, plug them into your phone and call the airline. Very often a reservations agent on the phone can rebook you to your destination without you having to take the valuable time of the gate agent that is already dealing with a planeload of upset travelers.   Staying calm and seeking alternative options is often the best way to save time, reduce stress and get going where you need to go in a smarter manner.

  If your stay in an airport looks like it is going to be a never-ending visit consider a single visit to the food stand to pick up food for a few hours. Thinking in advance and buying a few snacks and drinks instead of one at a time will allow you to settle into your claimed personal space to watch a movie, surf on line, read a book, without getting up and risking losing your carefully scouted location. Losing a carefully scouted location is never fun, especially a prime location.

  If nothing else, remember this … you can be part of the chaos and decrease your travel enjoyment, even if everything is going sideways, or roll with the punches and be as relaxed as possible understanding that almost nothing around you in an airport is in your control.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

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Travel Sanity : Beating Jet Lag

There are few worse ways to ruin a vacation or make business travel unenjoyable than jet leg. Jet lag can be brutal and cause inexperienced travelers to lose days of enjoyment or productiveness.

  Jet lag is primarily caused by a traveler's body clock not being adjusted to a different time zone. Travel over a minimal time zone difference is easily adapted to by travelers, but travel over longer time zone changes can wreak havoc on a traveler's body clock. For many travelers, especially inexperienced travelers, generally the body clock requires one day to fully adjust to each time zone crossed. As a traveler's body clock is further thrown off schedule, the worse the effects can be including a loss of appetite, eating an unusual hour, the feeling of fatigue and of course the content feeling of being sleepy.

  While jet lag cannot be completely avoided, there are ways to minimize the effects and make travel more enjoyable.  Before traveling over multiple time zones get a full nights sleep so you are well rested for your travel. When permissible, try flying non-stop or direct to your destination, decreasing your body's overall travel fatigue. If you have an extended stay at your destination, consider giving your body a day, or maybe two, to adjust to the new time zone.   To get your body moving when exhaustion sets it, take a walk, get out in the open air, and try and refresh yourself, when bed time comes, consider melatonin to ease you into sleep.

  For travelers who have minimal time on the ground in a destination many time zones away from home, such as business travelers, the best method is to force your body to stay on track, take a shower upon arrival to wake up, do your business, and then sleep on the flight home.  This is not ideal, but for in-and-out travel, it is effective. 

  Safe Travels!

  - Gary

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Travel Sanity : Stay Comfy In Flight

  Nothing makes a flight less enjoyable than being uncomfortable and counting the moments to your arrival … and then counting the moments to your arrival a moment later …

  There are some simple ways to make your body feel better on a flight, and in turn make your time in a cramped seat more enjoyable, including simple limbering exercises, working out in your seat and staying properly hydrated… all things you can do while watching a movie.

  Staying limber in your seat not only makes you more comfortable on a flight but it is also good for your health.

  Sitting inactive and upright for long periods of time can cause your legs' central blood vessels to become compressed, making it more difficult for your blood to circulate back to your heart.  The force of gravity coupled with a lack of movement can prevent body's mechanism for returning fluid back to the heart causing feet to become swollen and your muscles to become tense increasing the sense of significant fatigue, not only during your flight but after your flight as fell.  In some instances it has been shown that extended immobility may cause the formation of blood clots in legs that lead to the potentially fatal deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

    What can you do to be healthier in flight and keep your circulation flowing? For starters if you're flying long flights, consider compression stockings. Yes, compression stockings are not very fashionable and if that is a concern, consider nursing socks found in store that sells scrubs and nursing uniforms. Compression socks aid in reducing swelling in the ankles and feet, improve the body's circulation by aiding in the blood flow return from your lower legs.

  Regardless of whether or not you choose to wear compression stockings or compression socks, every hour in flight you should move your feet ankles and legs for three to four minutes while in your seat and walk around the cabin every two hours to aid in proper circulation.

    While getting your circulation flowing in your seat, passing the time exercising in your seat is an excellent way to make yourself feel better. Six easy exercises that can be done from the comfort of your seat will make your flight more enjoyable, make you feel more refreshed and less confined while jammed into a narrow seat for hours on end. 

  1) Neck Roll - Relax your shoulders and gently drop your ear to your shoulder. Once your head is comfortable positioned at your shoulder, gently roll your neck forward and back, maintaining each position for approximately five second. Repeat this motion ten times.

  2) Shoulder Roll - Push your shoulders forward so you are partially hunched over, then roll your shoulders upward, then backward, then downward, in a gentle circular pattern.  Repeat this 10 to 15 times

  3) Flex Forward - Firmly place both of your feet on the floor, legs directly against the seat. With your stomach held in, slowly bend forward and place your hands on your legs as far down as possible to reach, then walk your hands up the front of your leg, then back down toward your ankles. Hold your stretch for 20 seconds, then slowly sit back up.

  4) Ankle Swirls - Lift your feet up off the floor and trace an imaginary a circle with your toes. Simultaneously move one foot clockwise and your other foot counterclockwise. After five circles reverse the direction of the circles you are rotating your ankles.

  5) Foot Pump - Place both your heels on the floor and point your feet towards the ceiling as high as you can without your ankles leaving the floor, then slowly bring your feet down. Once your feet are down place both of your feet flat on the floor, then left your heels up as high as you can, keeping the balls of your feet on the ground.  Hold each position for 30 seconds.

  6) Knee Chest Stretch -  Bend your body at your hips slightly forward, clasp your hands firmly together around your knee, then pull it to your chest, and hold it for 20 seconds then slowly release your leg. Alternate legs and repeat 10 times.

  The last factor in in-flight comfort throughout being healthy in flight is staying hydrated. Pressurized aircraft cabin humidity is typically less than 25%, this extremely low humidity level can cause your nose, throat and eyes to feel dried our.   To fight the effects of extremely low humidity levels you should stay properly hydrated.  Drinking juice and water frequently in flight is a good way to stave off the negative effects of dehydration.  While many prefer coffee and booze in flights, then drinks are diuretics and increase your body's dehydration.   Aside from physically hydrating the use of a skin moisturizer can significantly decrease the physical discomforts of dehydration.

  So next time your board a flight and feel like counting the seconds from wheels up to wheels down because you are uncomfortable pay attention to not only your desire to complain about being uncomfortable and focus on was you can make yourself more comfortable.

  Safe Travels!

  - Gary

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Travel Sanity : Your Own Personal Space

A traveler's personal space in an airline seat is not exactly what most people describe as comfortable, unless you're lucky enough to be seated in business class or first class. The thought of spending hours on end in a long metal tube sharing an arm rest with a total stranger, having the back of your seat yanked and a seat in front of you reclined into your lap can make even the most easy going traveler yearn for their own personal space.  

  From tiny regional jets to massive jumbo jets a passenger's desire to disappear into their own personal space in a crowded cabin is universal and it can be achieved … even if not physically. The key to creating a personal space is less about physical space and more about mentally preparing to create your own space.

  The preparation to create your own personal space on a plane as a traveler starts with having a good attitude. No one likes ending up in Seat 66E on a packed Boeing 747 for a thirteen-hour flight, but it happens and it doesn't have to be that bad.   Board the flight knowing you can only control yourself and begin the process of blocking out sights and sounds in the gate area.

  Blocking out sights and sounds takes can be aided by some simple tools, such as an eye mask, hooded sweatshirt, noise canceling headsets or ear plugs, but we'll get to using technology in a moment.

  Once in your seat steal a trick from Lamaze childbirth classes, where women are told to find a focus point. Finding your focus point is the first step in defining your personal space, for some people a visual aid can be helpful, so maybe tape a photo of a snow capped mountain or beach in front of you, or maybe a family photo.  Worried what people might think? Don't, who cares what people you don't know and will never see again think about you.

  Once in your seat blocking the world immediately around you out is done by creating physical barriers to help you stay focused on your piece or aircraft cabin real estate. 

  The first step is blocking out sound. If you enjoy peace and quiet earplugs are a must, even if you don't like peace and quiet earplugs are a must. Earplugs help block yapping seatmates, screaming kids and the din of engine noise.

  If you prefer to stimulate your senses, noise canceling headsets cannot be beat for blocking out the world around you.  Noise canceling headsets, switched on, without any audio being pumped in can still create a peaceful environment. For an exceptionally quiet travel experience over ear noise canceling headsets couples with earplugs create serenity on even the most boisterous of flights.

  Visual awareness is a significant trigger for claustrophobia and the sense of an encroached on personal space. Limiting the feeling of having no space can be elevated by creating your own spatial parameters, or completely eliminating any sense of personal space.

  Creating a sense of personal space parameters can be achieved by simply wearing a hooded sweatshirt or sweater. Once in your seat pull your hood up and position it so it comes into your line of sight from both of your eyes … then adjust your hood so it blocks your direct peripheral vision.   By 'putting blinders on' a traveler can stay focused on their 'focus point', or stare at a laptop, read a book or watch a movie without the constant distraction of those on either side of them.  

  For those who prefer to completely block out the world around them out, the easiest solution is simple, an eye shade. Eye shades come in all shapes, sizes, some are heated, some padded, some have moisturizer and shades can be found in shops in nearly every airport a traveler is likely to travel through.

  Travel sanity and the creation of a traveler personal space takes being in the right frame of mind know this … you put yourself on the plane, so you might as well make your space your own.

  Safe Travels!

  - Gary

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Yesterday’s Planned Chaos At Heathrow Never Came And Here Is Why

Over the past few days the BAA, airlines and media have warned of unprecedented delays at London’s Heathrow Airport coinciding with yesterdays nationwide Public Sector Industrial Action, in which the UK Border Agency’s Immigrations Officers would be participating. The BAA and Home Office speculated that passengers could be stranded on aircraft for up to 12 hours or endure passport control queues for hours on end.

To stave off the potential for ensuing chaos due to a complete lack of UK Border Agency Immigrations Officers the BAA requested that passengers change their travel dates, airlines fly their aircraft at reduced capacity or adjust their schedules.  To handle the airport’s inbound international traffic on Wednesday, the 30th of November, police officers who volunteers to man the UK Border Agency’s border control stations received a 90 minute crash course in passport control and customs; airline and airport personnel volunteered to act as passenger liaisons for arriving passengers; and Heathrow Airport was stocked with bottled water and snacks to keep arriving passengers hydrated and maintain their blood sugar levels while waiting in long queues.

Now that the Public Sector Industrial Action has ended and UK Border Agency Immigrations Officers have returned to work, let us take stock of the disastrous chaos that was widely predicted … well we can’t actually look back on the predicted disastrous chaos, as there was none.

As the first flights of the day arrived, beginning with British Airways Flight 28 from Hong Kong, at 4:38am, passengers at T5 immediately began reporting faster than usual times at passport control and friendly experiences with the police officers who stepped in for UK Border Agency Immigrations Officers. Those arriving at the airport’s other terminals quickly echoed the sentiments expressed by travelers at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

The positive experience and quick transit through Heathrow’s border control did not happen by chance, nor can staff preparation take full responsibility for the complete lack of chaos, disorder and delay. A large portion of the credit falls to the airport receiving roughly 30% fewer arriving passengers than usual due to airlines encouraging travelers to adjust their travel dates, canceling flights, reducing capacity and adjusting schedules due to the Public Sector Industrial Action.

Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in Europe, is a great airport, but ask travelers about their arrivals experience and you are likely to hear that the passport control lines are long and the Immigrations Officers are less than pleasant. For a day at least, yesterday, it was nice to hear passengers say they sped through immigrations and were greeted by friendly passport control officers.  This morning as flights from around the globe roll in the UK Border Agency is back on the job and passengers are more than likely back to grumbling about encountering cranky Immigrations Officers.

Safe Travels!

- Gary

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Eezeer’s Carry On Baggage Guide To More Than 100 Airlines Worldwide

Choosing your carry on bag, its never an easy choice as each airline has their own allowances and restrictions, some airlines even have different allowances for different aircraft. There is no one size fits all from linear dimensions to LxHxW dimensions and weight.

  Figuring out your airline’s carry on allowances can be a struggle, so to make life easier for airline passengers we have compiled the carry on allowance limits for more than 100 airlines around the world.

  Keep in mind that nearly all airlines go by total linear dimensions (with in reason) over specific LxHxW dimensions.  If you are connecting flights and one airline allows a larger bag than another airline, always plan to use the smaller size bag allowance.

  While you are packing your carry on bag, consider downloading Eezeer’s mobile App, at eezeer.com/mobile, so you can share your airport and airline experiences and opinions. Sharing your experiences and opinions helps us help other travelers.

  Safe Travels!

  -Gary

  -The Americas-

Aeromexico - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Air Canada - Carry On - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Air Canada - Personal Item - Size: 17" x 13" x 6" (36 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

AirTran - Carry On - Size: 24" x 18" x 13" (55 linear inches) - Weight: Lift Unassisted

AirTran - Personal Item - Size: 17" x 12" x 8.5" (37.5 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Air Transat - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Alaska Airlines - Size: 24" x 17" x 10" (51 linear inches) - Weight: Lift Unassisted

Allegiant Air - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

American Airlines - Carry On - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

American Airlines - Personal Item - Size: 17" x 13" x 6" (36 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Copa Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Delta Air Lines - Size: 22" x 14" 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Frontier Airlines - Size: 21" x 18" x 10" (49 linear inches) - Weight: 35lbs

Hawaiian Airlines - Size:  21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight 25lbs

Island Air - Size: "Must Be Properly Stowed" (Under seat: 30" x 10" x 14") - Weight: 16lbs

JetBlue - A320 Aircraft - Size: 26" x 18" x 12" (56 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

JetBlue - E190 Aircraft - Size: 24" x 16" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

JetBlue - Personal Item - Size: 18" x 15" x 8" (41 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

LAN -Carry On- Size: 22"x14"x10" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs (econ); 35lbs (biz & first)

LAN -Personal Item- Size: 21" x 16" 8"  (45 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Mesa Airlines - Size: 19" x 15" x 11" (45 linear inches) - Weight: Lift Unassisted

Porter Airlines - Carry On - 22" x 16" x 10" (48 linear inches) - Weight:  20lbs

Porter Airlines - Personal Item - 17" x 13" 6" (36 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Southwest Airlines - Size: 24" x 16" 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Spirit Airlines-Carry On-22"x18"x10" (50 linear inches)-(SPIRIT CHARGES FOR CARRY ON)

Spirit Airlines - Personal Item - 16" x 14" x 12" (42 linear inches) – Weight: None Listed

Sun Country- Size: 21.5 x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 35lbs

TAM - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

United Airlines - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

US Airways - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 40lbs

USA 3000 - Size: 24" x 14" 10" (48 linear inches) - Weight: Lift Unassisted

Virgin America - Size: 24" x 16" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Westjet - Carry On - 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Westjet - Personal Item - 16.5" x 13" x 6" (35.5 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

  -UK & Europe-

Are Lingus - Size: 22" x 18" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Aeroflot - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Air France - Size: 21.6" x 13.7" x 9.7" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 26.5lbs

Air Berlin - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches - Weight: 13.2lbs (17.5lbs for laptops)

Alitalia - Size: 21.5" x 13.5" x 10" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

Austrian Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

British Midland / BMI - Size: 22" x 18" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: Lift Unassisted

bmibaby - Size: 22" x 16" x 8" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

British Airways - Carry On - Size: 22" x 18" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: Lift Unassisted

British Airways - Personal Item - Size: 18" x 14" 8" (40 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Brussles Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 26lbs (econ); 35lbs (biz)

Czech Airlines / CSA -  Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

EasyJet - Size: 22" x 16" x 8" (46 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Finnair - Size:  22" x 18" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight 22lbs (int'l); 17.5lbs (domestic)

Thomas Cook Airlines - Size: 17" x 11" x 9" (37 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

Germanwings - Size: 22" x 16" x 8" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs

Iberia - Carry On - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Iberia - Personal Item - Size: 17" x 13" x 6" (36 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

Icelandair -  Size: 21.5"x16"x7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight:  13lbs (econ);20lbs (Saga Class)

KLM - Carry On - Size: 21.5"x13.5"x10" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 26lbs (econ) ; 40lbs (biz)

KLM - Personal Item - 18" x 13.5" x 8" (39.5 linear inches) - Weight: None Listed

LOT Polish - Size: 26" x 14" 11" (51 linear inches) - Weight: 13lbs (econ); 20lbs (biz)

Lufthansa - Size: 22" x 16" x 8" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs

Monarch Airlines - Size: 22" x 17.5" x 10" (49.5 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Open Skies - Size: 22" x 17.5" x 9.85" (49.35 linear inches) - Weight: 40lbs

Ryanair - Size: 22" x 16" 8" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

S7 - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15.5lbs

SAS - Size: 22" x 18" 9" (49 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

SWISS: Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs

TAP Portugal - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

TUIFly - Size: 18" x 14" x 8" (40 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

Turkish Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9"  (46 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

Virgin Atlantic - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 13lbs (econ) ; 26lbs (biz)

  -Middle East, Africa, India-

Air India - Size: 22" x 16" 8" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs

Air India Express - Size: “Able To Fit In Overhead Bin Or Under Seat" - Weight: 15.5lbs

Air Sinai - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

Egyptair - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 9" (46 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs

El Al - Size: 22" x 18" x 10" (50 linear inches) - Weight: 9lbs (econ); 35lbs (biz) ; 35lbs (first)

Emirates - Size: 22" x 15" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Etihad - Size:  21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Ethiopian Airlines - Size: 22" x 15" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Gulf Air - Economy - Size:  17" x 15" x 12" (44 linear inches) - Weight: 13.5lbs

Gulf Air -Falcon Gold - Size: 21.5 "x 15.5" x 12" (48 linear inches) - Weight 20lbs

IndiGo - Size: 22" x 14" 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs

Iran Air - Size: Medium Bag (+ briefcase) - Weight: 11lbs (domestic); 15.5lbs (int'l); 22lbs (biz)

Jet Airways - Jet Aircraft - Size: 21.5 x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Jet Airways - Turbo Prop - Size: 19.5" x 17.5" x 7.5" (44.5 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Kenya Airways - Size 21.5" x 15" x 7.5" (44 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Kingfisher - Jet Aircraft - Size: 21.5 x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Kingfisher - Turbo Prop - Size: 19.5" x 17.5" x 7.5" (44.5 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Oman Air - Size:  22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Pakistan / PIA - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15.5lbs (econ); 26lbs (biz)

Qatar Airways - Size: 19.5"x14.5 x9.5" (43.5 linear inches)-Weight:15.5lbs(econ);33lbs (biz-first)

Royal Jordanian - Carry On - 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Royal Jordanian - Garment Bag - Size: (Unfolded Size)  - 45" x 24" x 4" (73 linear inches)

Saudi Arabian - Size: 22"x14"x9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15.5lbs (econ); 20lbs (biz & first)

Syrian Air - Size: 19.5" x 14.5" x 10" (44 linear inches) - Weight: 17.5lbs (econ); 22 (biz & first)

South African Airways - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 18lbs

SpiceJet - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

  -Asia & The Pacific-

Air China - Size: 21" x 15" x 7" (43 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

Air New Zealand - Size:  21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight 15lbs

Air Tahiti Nui- Size:  21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Air Asia - Size: 22" x 14" 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Air Asia X - Size: 22" x 14" 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

All Nippon / ANA - Size: 22" x 16" x 9" (47 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Asiana - Size: 21.5" x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Cathay Pacific - Size: 22"x14"x9" (45 linear inches)-Weight:15lbs(econ);22lbs (biz);33lbs (first)

China Airlines - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

China Eastern - Size: 22"x14"x9" (45 linear inches)-Weight: 15lbs (econ);22lbs(biz);33lbs(first)

China Southern- Size: 21.5 x 15.5" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

Dragonair - Cathay Pacific - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

Eva Air - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" ( (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Hainan Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Japan Airlines/JAL -Plane Over 100 Seats- Size: 22"x14"x9" (45 linear inches)-Weight: 22lbs

Japan Airlines/JAL -Plane Under 100 Seats- Size: 18"x12"x9" (39 linear inches)-Weight: 22lbs

Jetstar Airways - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Jetstar Asia - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 22lbs

Jetstar Pacific - Size: 22" x 14" x 9" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Korean Air - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 25lbs

Malaysia Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 11lbs

Philippine Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Qantas- Domestic - 19" x 13" x 9" (41 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Qantas - International - Size: 21" x 16" 8"  (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

Royal Brunei - Size: 22" x 15" x 8" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs (econ) ; 26lbs (biz)

Singapore Airlines - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15.5lbs

Thai Airways - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15lbs

V Australia - Size: 21.5" x 16" x 7.5" (45 linear inches) - Weight: 15.5lbs