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I travel a lot. I average 3 international trips and 7 domestic trips each year. My bags also make many trips on trains in Europe and Asia. My previous carry on from Costco broke after about 6 years of use. The extendable handle no longer came up and down. This seems to be the part that always breaks on my bags after years of use. I was very happy with that bag and thought it lasted a good while for the amount of travel I do. I have had bag previously that only last 2-4 years before breaking. My goal was to replace it with a bag that fits most flight standards of 22x15x9. My previous bag was just slight bigger than standard and on one trip over the past 6 years I was asked to put the bag in the measuring thing and it fit, but not easily. I had to push it in forcefully and pull it out forcefully. Because of that they made me check it. This time I was trying to ensure I purchased a carry on that I would never be forced to check. I didn't measure the bag when I received it, but took it on a BA flight from San Diego to London almost immediately. I have taken this flight probably 8 times round trip over the years. When I attempted to put the carry on in the middle overhead, wheels first, I was shocked that I could not close the overhead. The expandable section was zipped closed. I had to remove it and put it in the window overhead bins which are a larger. On the return flight I tried again and had the same problem. Was very disappointed and immediately returned the bag. I will admit that the bag was quite full as I never check bags for business trips and took only this bag for a 8 day business trip to Europe. But I do expect that when the expanded section is closed that the bag will fit in any standard overhead, wheels first, as my last bag did, especially when it is claimed that the bag dimensions are 22x15x9, which I now assume they are not. I ended up gong to Nordstrom Rack with a tape measure and found a replacement for $80. A bit more money, but I didn't want to mess around anymore.