Suitcase brand loved by flight attendants is on offer in Black Friday sale – with discounted hand luggage
A FLIGHT attendant approved suitcase brand is on offer in the Black Friday sales.
Created by former pilot Bob Plath 30 years ago, TravelPro suitcases are often used by flight crew.
The discounted Travelpro range at Amazon
Florida based flight attendant Sharmy previously revealed the secret on social media.
She said in a video: “How come all the flight attendants you see at the airport seem to have the exact same carry on?
“Number one and most importantly is our luggage is seen as part of our uniform, it’s highly regulated by airlines, everything from size to colour, even the colour of the zippers.
“For some airlines they even regulate the make of suitcase.
But in addition to our luggage being part of our appearance guidelines, Travelpro is just good quality stuff.”
“In this job, we beat suitcases down, we cannot use the same suitcases as the casual traveller going to Disney once a year.”
And the bags are now in the sale ahead of Black Friday.
Some of the cheapest suitcases can be found for £83, down from £112 for the underseat suitcase.
Or £102, down from £116 for the carry on size or hand luggage size suitcase.
A checked suitcase size has been reduced rom £164 to £134, while the larger bag is down to £153, from £173.
Go for the cheapest holdall which is £63, down from £72.
Other flight attendants have raved about the bags in the reviews too.
One said: “You get what you pay for.
“I’m cabin crew so all my travel bags are hard working and take a bashing.”
Another said: “Beautiful and sturdy.
“As a flight attendant, I need luggage that can withstand the brutality we often inflict on our poor luggage.”
When choosing your luggage, a flight attendant explained why you should ditch the hardshell suitcases for softer ones.
Flight attendant of 16 years Emilie said: “Hardcovers can get easily broken by the pressure of the other bags once they’re all packed together in the hold.
“To avoid damage to your bag, I always recommend choosing a fabric suitcase as these are actually more durable.”
Hand luggage rules for UK airlines
We’ve rounded up how much hand luggage you can take on UK airlines when booking their most basic fare.
Ryanair
One personal bag measuring no more than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
EasyJet
One personal bag measuring no larger than 45cm x 36cm x 20cm
Jet2
One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm weighing up to 10kg
TUI
One personal item that its underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm weighing up to 10kg
British Airways
One personal bag no larger than 40cm x 30cm x 15cm and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm 25cm weighing up to 23kg
Virgin Atlantic
One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 36cm x 23cm weighing up to 10kg
The Sun Travel team have rounded up some of their favourite underseat cabin bags.
We also tested some of the cheapest cabin bags on the market – her’s our verdict.