How fussy are Easyjet about hand luggage?
I am also flying Easyjet next weekend. I am not risking it. I’ve flown Easyjet a fair amount and I do see them testing the bags in those metal tester containers as you board the aircraft. They tend to do this more for hard cased roller bags. This is also why I’ve chosen to take a backpack – because if the need arises, I can squish it to high heaven to fit it in that metal tester. It’s not that I mind paying to have to check my bag if they do take it away from me at the gate – it’s that I have zero confidence on a busy bank holiday weekend that my bag is then going to actually going to make it into the hold of the aircraft and arrive at my destination when I do.
I have a very similar case, and have flown to girona via easyjet many times. It’s a soft-sided case so will squish down at the front if you don’t overpack it (or expand even more if you do), if the dimensions you give are accurate. As long as you can fit it in the metal cage they have at the check-in desk (which has a certain amount of wiggle room), it’ll be fine – they don’t wield a tape measure! If you have a book in the front pocket, stick it in your jacket pocket for the check-in. I’ve only had my hand-luggage checked for dimensions a couple of times, usually they just check the weight. I dunno if we’re looking at the same case though; the one linked is H62 x W42 x D25.5cm, which would be pushing it a big too much for my taste.
