Garment Bag Does It Need To Be Checked Does It Count As Carry On

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Answer #1: Posted by latempe28 on February 19th, 2014 9:21 PM

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The garment bag would have to comply with carry-on baggage allowances. There are a few compact models that would qualify, but most would exceed the size restrictions.

Here are the carry-on baggage allowances for United:

https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/Pages/BaggageCarry-On.aspx

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