What's a Baggage Embargo?

When we used to live in Bush Alaska, much of our baggage was what we called, “Alaskan Samsonite”… that is cardboard boxes. However, if you are traveling south of the border to Mexico, Latin or South America, you may have trouble with what the airlines call an “embargo.” Usually in the summer, some airlines, ban the use of boxes, coolers, tubs, or anything that doesn’t really look like luggage. They sometimes also ban oversize or overweight baggage.

Here’s a link to American Airlines page on Checked Bag Limitations. 

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