After 15 years as long-haul cabin crew, I’ve packed and unpacked more suitcases than I can count. Some trips I packed for sunny LA, only to be rerouted last-minute to snowy Boston. Other times I was called out on standby to fly anywhere in the world. Over those years, I’ve seen every baggage mishap imaginable: passengers describing their “large black suitcase” to ground staff and expecting it to magically be found, lost bags, and gate arguments over oversized cases. I’ve even

the Cabin Max Metz Backpack fits the personal luggage free allowance when travelling low cost airlines around Europe with a decent capacity.