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Charging cable carry-on packing is no problem in 2026, and neither is a phone charger carry-on setup or any other travel electronics. That part's settled, only power banks have their own watt-hour limits, we've got a separate post on power bank watt-hour limits for that. What nobody tells you is...
Lena Brandt
Guides
Taking a bike on a plane works with almost every major airline in 2026. The catch is the fine print, and there's a lot of it: every carrier books your bike as sports equipment, with its own fee, its own weight cap and its own booking deadline. The price spread is honestly a bit ridiculous....
Miriam Kohl
Guides
You've probably got a vacation packing list for the baby already. Sun hat, onesies, swim diapers, the favorite cuddly toy. The airport doesn't care about any of it. It cares about other things. Can the full bottle go through security? Does the diaper bag count as hand luggage? Where do you hand...
Lena Brandt
News
From 20 November 2026, there's finally a nonstop Berlin Newcastle flight. easyJet is adding the route to its winter 2026/27 schedule, twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, as airportzentrale.de reports. Until now, getting from BER to the North East of England usually meant changing planes...
Tobias Weßling
News
Five out of 17. That's how many models the Stiftung Warentest carry-on suitcase test 6/26 rated "Mangelhaft" (poor). Germany's consumer watchdog published the results on 22 May 2026. Not because wheels snapped or zips jammed. The problem was the material itself: partly carcinogenic PAHs in the...
Tobias Weßling
News
Three new routes, but Discover gives a fixed date for only one. Search for Discover Airlines new routes for winter 2026/27 and you'll find three separate press releases, from February, March and August. They're pulled together here.
Tobias Weßling
News
Bavaria was the last blank spot on the Lapland map. Getting there always meant a connection, usually through Frankfurt, Berlin or Zurich. That changes on 4 December 2026: Lufthansa Munich Rovaniemi becomes a nonstop, twice a week. According to the Lufthansa Group, it's the first ever direct link...
Tobias Weßling
Guides
Most people shopping for travel baggage insurance probably don't need it. Odd way to open an article about exactly that product, I know. But it's the honest answer to the question that brought you here, and it's the one thing the comparison portals won't lead with. Before you sign anything, you...
Miriam Kohl
News
A typical board-style hoverboard carries a battery rated around 158.4 Wh, just under the 160 Wh aviation ceiling. Sounds like it should squeak through. It doesn't. An e-scooter on a plane has been off the table at nearly every airline since December 2015. That's not a new 2026 policy, just a rule...
Tobias Weßling
Monday morning at the gate in Munich. The guy ahead of me has two suitcases and a garment bag over one arm, and he already looks finished. I've got a trolley. That's it. Five cities, five days, carry-on only. Whether that was a smart idea, honestly, I had no clue yet at that point.
Lena Brandt
The belt in Düsseldorf was running empty by then. Everyone else from my flight had already left. With their bags.
Lena Brandt
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One wheel drags, the telescopic handle sits crooked. Before you book a suitcase repair or just order a replacement, you really only need one number: what the fix costs against what a comparable new case costs today.
Lena Brandt
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