How to pack for the plane: 5 tips for travellers

From the type of suitcase included in the ticket to what you are allowed to bring on board: Italians often have difficulty packing their luggage. Here is the Volagratis handbook on how to prepare the perfect suitcase.

How to pack your suitcase for the plane
How to pack your suitcase for the plane

Preparing your own Baggage it is a fundamental moment of the trip and - for 21% of Italians - a source of great pre-departure stress. This is demonstrated by the fact that, as he reveals Volagratis.com, 1 in 10 Italians when booking their seat on the plane ask for more information on their luggage: it is above all the flight policies that cause confusion hand luggage constantly evolving features of low-cost airlines, or the type of suitcase included in the ticket price or, again, which objects or how many liquids can be brought on board.

What makes everything even more difficult is the existence of different standards of weight and dimensions of hand luggage, which vary depending on the airline. Because of this, Volagratis.com has drawn up a vade mecum to help all travelers and find out how to organize yourself to travel without giving up your favorite luggage.

At bottom, the type of suitcase that you decide to take on a trip reveals a lot about yourself personality. From travelers who only choose a backpack for the "bare essentials", to those who - with the mantra "maybe it can be useful" - pack more clothes and supplies than necessary in their hold suitcase: 5 tips based on travelers and luggage.

How to pack your suitcase

Business travelers and minimalists – Hand/24 hour briefcase

If travel rhymes with work, you are an expert globetrotter and love traveling with minimalist, organised, elegant luggage. Your crossing companion is therefore a 24-hour briefcase, perhaps in leather or rigid, in which in addition to the "tools of the trade" you usually put a change of clothes and a small toiletry bag with everything you need. Don't take travel for granted: even if you travel the world - quickly - especially for business reasons, give yourself some time to observe the panorama around you.
The dimensions for your luggage: 40x20x25 cm.

Business travelers and minimalists - 24 hour hand case
Business travelers and minimalists – 24 hour hand case

Self-deprecating and adventurous – Backpacker

You are free spirits, itineraries and programs are not for you. And this is also demonstrated by the preparation of the suitcase: strictly last minute and in the name of practicality. Every trip for you is an adventure and involves several trips, which is why you prefer a comfortable backpack to carry on your shoulder instead of a trolley: easy to wear, it leaves your hands free to hold the map and camera. Perfectly in line with your lifestyle: adventurous and untied by conventions.

The dimensions for your luggage: 45x40x25 cm

Luggage for the self-deprecating and adventurous - Backpacking
Luggage for the self-deprecating and adventurous – Backpacking
How to pack your suitcaseHow to pack your suitcase

3 Extroverted and positive - Soft bag

You are friendly and extroverted, but organization is not really your strong point: your luggage is the soft bag, preferably coloured, to be carried over the shoulder and prepared shortly before departure and in a somewhat risky manner. In any case, the important thing is to get on a plane and you do it as soon as you have the chance, for a city break or a long weekend. Thanks to your lively personality, you manage to reach your destination smoothly and enjoy it in the best possible way, even if you are the last minute one.

The dimensions for your luggage: 55x35x25 cm

Hand luggage - Extroverted and positive - Soft bag
Hand luggage - Extroverted and positive - Soft bag

4 To do lister – Trolley

You are the wizards of to do lists: so as not to forget anything, you usually compile a list of essential items, trying to immediately imagine the outfits you will use, without forgetting a pair of comfortable shoes. All you need is a small trolley, which you can also carry on board as hand luggage, to move around with agility and speed.
The dimensions for your luggage: 55x40x23 cm

Luggage - Trolley
Luggage – Trolley

5 Get organized with chic – Designer hardshell suitcase

The preparation of your luggage also begins weeks before departure: choose each outfit carefully, combining clothes, shoes and accessories. Nothing is left to chance, because you can't stand being caught unprepared during the journey. You always love to bring more change than necessary, which is why you always make sure to book a ticket with the possibility of bringing a hold suitcase: spacious and designer, obviously!

The dimensions for your luggage: 75x90x43 cm

Luggage - Designer hard suitcase
Luggage – Designer hard suitcase

To know the measurements of hand luggage and hold of companies, like Alitalia and / or Ryanair, follow the other advice from FullTravel.it

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