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When it comes to placing a suitcase in the overhead locker on an airplane, there is one type you should avoid, according to A. flight attendant.
Brittany James has been a cabin crew member with Emirates for nine years and has shared some of her experiences luggage tips with 9Travel.
While many travelers prefer to use a hard-shell suitcase for travel, Brittany says a soft-shell option is much better for use as a carry-on.
“It might be a little hack, because the hard suitcases are so much harder to fit in the luggage locker,” she tells us.
“The softer ones are easier because when you close them they have a little more room to move, while the harder ones, if they’re too big, don’t close.”
She also notes that the hard-shell suitcases tend to take up more space overall
“Some of those hard ones, a lot of them don’t fit this way [wheels first]. You have to post them [lengthwise] That takes up more space,” she emphasizes.
“Then I think you have to accept that your luggage may not be hanging directly above you.”
Brittany also prefers to use a softshell suitcase when she takes a shorter trip. But if she has a lot to pack, she opts for a black, hard suitcase.
”It fits so much. But mine has a little Australian tag on it, so that’s how I identify it, because everyone’s suitcase is black,” she says.
Recently Brittany also revealed some of the incredible benefits she enjoys as a flight attendant for Emirates.
She has access to something called a FACE card: Emirates’ flight attendant club, which allows her to get discounts on things like restaurants, gyms, beach clubs, salons, car rentals, hotels and more.
“Everything that Emirates has a partnership with, and that’s so many of the places we go on holiday ourselves,” she says.
And if she works for the airline for fifteen years, she is entitled to free flights for life.
“I’ve been with the company for nine years. It’s already 2024, and it’s gone so quickly.”
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