My carry on is about the same size as your pack and I have no problems with using it on Southwest. You should be able to tuck most of your straps so they aren't hanging all over the place.
My carry on is about the same size as your pack and I have no problems with using it on Southwest. You should be able to tuck most of your straps so they aren't hanging all over the place.
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When I fly with my backpack (we backpack hike a lot on vacation), when I get my boarding passes I ask for the giant plastic bag if they have them and TSA will put it in there after it's been checked -- kind of like what they do with child carseats that go through as baggage -- they have done it several times and the straps are fine. The alternative is to tie the straps to each other. I've done that a few times and it works fine.
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