Took this carry-on to Venice. Worked fine. Was under-sized--so, no worries there. Now I am taking a discount flight to the UK and I am surprised to see that this carry-on still fits the very reduced dimensions allowable on this flight. So, it's smaller than most, but a more normal-sized one would not have been useful for this trip. Moral of the story: when taking discounted flights, don't assume anything. Double-check the dimensions. Often they are smaller than usual. My boyfriend just took a cheap flight that allowed even LESS room than this carry-on.