Travelpro Maxlite 5 Rolling Underseat Carry-On: 17.5 x 14.5 x 8.5 in
Rolling underseat carry-on, softside, 2 roller wheels, 5.5 lb empty. Exterior figures are the maker's own, wheels and handles included.
Under the seat at 0 of 13 airlines with a published limit
The table below shows the verdict at every airline, best fit first, using the same math as the live fit checker.
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Does the Maxlite 5 fit? All 19 airlines
17.5 x 14.5 x 8.5 in against each airline's published carry-on box, largest side to largest side, sorted best fit first.
| Airline | Cabin max (in) | Verdict | Under seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 22 x 16 x 10 | Cabin approved1.5 in to spare | No |
| British Airways | 22 x 18 x 10 | Cabin approved1.5 in to spare | No |
| Frontier Airlines | 24 x 16 x 10 | Cabin approved1.5 in to spare | No |
| Southwest Airlines | 24 x 16 x 10 | Cabin approved1.5 in to spare | not published |
| Sun Country Airlines | 24 x 16 x 11 | Cabin approved1.5 in to spare | No |
| Lufthansa | 21.65 x 15.75 x 9.06 | Tight squeeze0.6 in to spare | No |
| Turkish Airlines | 21.65 x 15.75 x 9.06 | Tight squeeze0.6 in to spare | No |
| Air Canada | 21.5 x 15.5 x 9 | Tight squeeze0.5 in to spare | No |
| Emirates | 21.65 x 14.96 x 8.66 | Tight squeeze0.2 in to spare | not published |
| Qatar Airways | 19.69 x 14.57 x 9.84 | Tight squeeze0.1 in to spare | not published |
| Alaska Airlines | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | not published |
| American Airlines | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | No |
| Avelo Airlines | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | No |
| Delta Air Lines | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | not published |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | not published |
| JetBlue Airways | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | No |
| United Airlines | 22 x 14 x 9 | Gate check0.5 in over | No |
| Ryanair | 21.65 x 15.75 x 7.87 | Gate check0.6 in over | No |
| Air France | 21.7 x 13.8 x 9.9 | Gate check0.7 in over | No |
Bag spec source: travelpro.com · accessed 2026-07-09. Airline limits come from each carrier's official baggage page; open an airline above for its citations. Policies change, so verify a borderline case before you fly.
Every Travelpro product page checked in this pass published two separate structured spec fields, Case Dimensions (the bag body alone) and Overall Dimensions (explicitly labeled on most pages as including wheels and carry handles), both in inches with weight in pounds; no centimeter figures were published on any fetched page. The gap between the two ranges from about 1 inch on softside Rollaboard styles up to 3.25 inches on the hardside Maxlite Air V2 and Platinum Elite Hardside carry-ons, so the body number alone understates real gate sizer footprint by a meaningful margin on this brand.
All 19 Travelpro bags
