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Does the Samsonite UpLIFT Softside Expandable Carry-On Spinner fit as a carry-on?

By its listed size it fits 1 of 38 airlines that publish a carry-on limit and is too big for 37.

Size and specs

Listed size23.5 × 15 × 10.3 in (60 × 38 × 26 cm)
Empty weight5.7 lb (2.6 kg)
Wheels4
List price$190 (seen 2026-10-19)

Against the usual US limit

0510152025in FrontSide

Dashed and yellow: American Airlines' carry-on limit, 22 × 14 × 9 in. Coloured: this bag's listed size.

Every airline

Airlinecarry-on limitThis bag
United States
Alaska Airlines22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 3.7 in over in total
Allegiant Air10 × 16 × 22 in (25 × 41 × 56 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
American Airlines22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Avelo Airlines22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Breeze Airways22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Delta Air Lines22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 3.7 in over in total
Frontier Airlines24 × 16 × 10 in (61 × 41 × 25 cm)Too big 0.3 in over, too deep
Hawaiian Airlines22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 3.7 in over in total
JetBlue22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Southwest Airlines24 × 16 × 10 in (61 × 41 × 25 cm)Too big 0.3 in over, too deep
Sun Country Airlines24 × 16 × 11 in (61 × 41 × 28 cm)Fits 0.5 in to spare
United Airlines9 × 14 × 22 in (23 × 36 × 56 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Canada & Mexico
Aeromexico55 × 40 × 25 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Air Canada9 × 15.5 × 21.5 in (23 × 39 × 55 cm)Too big 2 in over, too tall
Porter Airlines21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in (55 × 39 × 23 cm)Too big 2 in over, too tall
Viva Aerobus22 × 16 × 10 in (56 × 41 × 25 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Volaris55 × 40 × 25 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
WestJet22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Latin America
Avianca55 × 35 × 25 cm (21.7 × 13.8 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Copa Airlines56 × 36 × 26 cm (22 × 14.2 × 10.2 in)Too big 2.7 in over in total
LATAM Airlines55 × 35 × 25 cm (21.7 × 13.8 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Europe
Aer Lingus55 × 40 × 24 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.4 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Air France55 × 35 × 25 cm (21.7 × 13.8 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
British Airways56 × 45 × 25 cm (22 × 17.7 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
easyJet56 × 45 × 25 cm (22 × 17.7 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Iberia56 × 40 × 25 cm (22 × 15.7 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Icelandair55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in)Too big 2.4 in over, too deep
KLM55 × 35 × 25 cm (21.7 × 13.8 × 9.8 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Lufthansa55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Ryanair55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in)Too big 2.4 in over, too deep
Turkish Airlines23 × 40 × 55 cm (9.1 × 15.7 × 21.7 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Virgin Atlantic23 × 36 × 56 cm (9.1 × 14.2 × 22 in)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Vueling55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in)Too big 2.4 in over, too deep
Wizz Air55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Middle East & Asia-Pacific
Emirates55 × 38 × 22 cm (21.7 × 15 × 8.7 in)Too big 1.8 in over, too tall
Japan Airlines55 × 40 × 25 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.8 in)Too big 3.5 in over in total
Qantas56 × 36 × 23 cm (22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in)Too big 1.5 in over, too tall
Qatar Airways50 × 37 × 25 cm (19.7 × 14.6 × 9.8 in)Too big 3.8 in over, too tall

"Borderline" means over by no more than the rounding in published sizes (0.5 cm, about 0.2 in). It may pass at the gate, but we don't promise it.

Where these numbers come from

Notes from our data check

shop.samsonite.com and samsonite.ca returned a PerimeterX bot challenge (HTTP 307) to every request, so the brand page could not be read; figures come from the Samsonite-run Amazon store listing. Softside. "Overall Dimensions (with wheels): 23.5 in. x 15 in. x 10.25 in." (handles not mentioned); interior 20.3 x 13.7 x 7.8 in; the spec table's 13.7 x 7.8 x 20.2 in matches the interior, not the exterior. Expands 0.75 in, but expanded size is not published. No volume published. The listing says it "meets carry-on size restrictions for those traveling domestically", but every axis is over 22x14x9. Highest-ranked Samsonite softside carry-on in Amazon Carry-On Luggage on 2026-10-19 (#51; the Samsonite Element 21" softside was #62). List $190.00, selling at $139.88. Amazon counts 8 wheels (4 double spinners). Derived values: cm converted from the published inches (x2.54, 1 dp); kg converted from the published lb.