I have flown from UK to Biarritz and once to Santiago with a 65ltr backpack and trekking poles without any problems. The pack is too large to be cabin luggage so has been carried in the hold, using a lightweight zipup luggage bag which takes the backpack with poles cable tied to the backpack has...
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