Diaper bag counts as my carry-on item?

Re: Diaper bag counts as my carry-on item?

• piphigirl member

  May 2014

  I think you are generally allowed one thing that goes overhead and one thing that can go under the seat.  If your diaper bag is "purse-sized" and can go under the seat, I think you can have a bag for the overhead bin, too.

  
  

  As always, I'd be prepared for your overhead bag to potentially be gate-checked, though.

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• Jessica Swanlake member

  May 2014

  I flew Southwest and they let me take both, but that was at the discretion of a super nice flight attendant.

  
  

  Call ahead to your airline and check on the individual policy. Typically it will count as your personal item/purse, so you need to stuff your actual purse inside. If you bought a seat for LO it will count as their personal item. You do get a carry on as well, and since you are going cross continent it should be a big enough plane that you would not have to check the carry on, which often happens on smaller crafts.

  

  
  

  
  

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• sdlaura member

  May 2014

  Depends on the airline, since some airlines are now charging for carry-ons. On Southwest, you can carry on one bag and one personal item. So another bag in addition to your diaper bag is fine. Though when I travel by myself with a kid I check everything except for one backpack.

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