A Brief Outline of Southwest Airlines' Carryon Policy

Beginning February 2, 1998, Southwest Airlines will strictly enforce the two-item limit for carryon baggage (and on heavily booked flights, carryon items may be further restricted).

Maximum size for a carryon is 10" x 16" x 24".

These items are permitted aboard and DO NOT COUNT toward the carryon limit:

• Purses of reasonable size
• Coats and other outer garments
• Small cameras
• Food items for onboard consumption, in disposable packages
• Approved child-restraint devices which have been ticketed or for which complimentary space is known to be available
• Assistive devices for the disabled

These items are also permitted aboard, but DO count toward the carryon limit:

• Briefcases; shopping bags; backpacks; computers or peripherals
• Portfolio cases, if space is available onboard in a portfolio container
• Delicate, stowable items such as musical instruments of reasonable size, provided space is available onboard
• Papoose-like baby carriers with hard, non-folding frames, and unapproved child-restraint devices*, if space is available onboard

* Unapproved child-restraint devices may not be used during taxi, takeoff, and landing.

For better ontime performance, flight crews are permitted to exceed carryon limits as they may be called to a waiting flight without notice.

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