Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I have never had TSA or anyone else hassle me about a 26" high bag. Even when traveling on a paid ticket, I use my crew badge as ID for that reason (in case they don't notice all the crew tags).
You will if you travel on a foreign carrier very often. SwissAir, out of JFK, made me check my 26 rollerboard and I was in uniform headed to work.