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I believe this sheet about baggage sizes should be on the main site especially because second baggage size information is extremely scarce elsewhere. There is no markdown to create tables so it would only be a very poor replacement if I exported it -- in Google Sheets it can be ordered etc. So what about making this link alone a self answer about published baggage sizes or some such?

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    If you do go ahead with either of the options suggested already then please make sure it has a prominent Updated on xxxx in the page (not relying on the date of last edit).
    – mdewey
    Mar 7, 2019 at 13:24
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    I will certainly not do this. Yes donatstudios.com/CsvToMarkdownTable could generate a markdown table but it's uneditable. @Willeke's solution is tenable.
    – user4188
    Mar 7, 2019 at 23:37
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    Just out of curiosity, are you the owner of the spreadsheet?
    – gparyani
    Mar 12, 2019 at 12:49

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Linking to Google Sheets is unreliable since its easy to accidentally turn off access permissions at any time in the future. Likewise its poorly indexed by search engines and can be difficult to open on mobile devices. Instead you can use this online markdown generator to produce StackExchange-compatible tables:


| Airline   | URL  | Two bags? | Height | Width | Depth | Height | Width | Depth |
|-----------|------|-----------|--------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------|
| Lufthansa | Link | n         | 55     | 40    | 23    | 40     | 30    | 10    |
| Swiss     | Link | n         | 55     | 40    | 23    | 40     | 30    | 10    |

See the source code of this answer for details on how to format the table so that it shows up properly.

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    It's impossible to see the source code of meta posts unless you have edit rights, since suggested edits don't exist on meta.
    – TRiG
    Mar 8, 2019 at 9:18
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    @TRiG Copy the anonymous share link, then change /a/[answer ID] to /posts/[answer ID]/revisions, and view the source from there.
    – gparyani
    Mar 12, 2019 at 12:52
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    Thanks, @gparyani. So, here's a clickable link: travel.meta.stackexchange.com/posts/5008/revisions.
    – TRiG
    Mar 13, 2019 at 15:28
  • The problem of such code blocks is the fact that screen readers cannot read them properly
    – Ferrybig
    Mar 13, 2019 at 20:15
  • @Ferrybig its still much better than Google Sheets
    – JonathanReez Mod
    Mar 13, 2019 at 20:16
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If you put just a link it will likely be closed, by the community, as link only.
But if you write a short answer and put your link in that it should stay open.

As a user I do appreciate a short description of what I will find on the page where the link leads to. In this case 'a page with this kind of information' rather than a quote would do for me.

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Table Markdown now exists.

7/29/2022 Height Width Depth Pay to get two bags? Height Width Depth URL
Lufthansa 40 30 10 n 55 40 23 https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/carry-on-baggage
Swiss International Air Lines 40 30 10 n 55 40 23 https://www.swiss.com/ca/en/prepare/baggage/hand-baggage.html
Ryanair 42 30 20 y 55 40 20 https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/new-bag-policy-from-november-will-cut-check-bag-fees-reduce-boarding-delays/
British Airways 40 30 15 n 56 45 25 https://www.britishairways.com/en-es/information/baggage-essentials/hand-baggage-allowances
Air France 40 30 15 n 55 35 25 https://www.airfrance.us/US/en/common/guidevoyageur/pratique/bagages-cabine-airfrance.htm
KLM 40 30 15 n 55 35 25 https://www.klm.com/travel/us_en/prepare_for_travel/baggage/baggage_allowance/index.htm
easyJet 45 36 20 y 56 45 25 http://www.easyjet.com/en/help/baggage/cabin-bag-and-hold-luggage
Turkish Airlines unknown y 55 40 23 https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/any-questions/carry-on-baggage/index.html
Aeroflot must not exceed 80 cm n 55 40 20 https://www.aeroflot.ru/us-en/information/preparation/luggage
SAS 40 30 15 n 55 40 23 https://www.flysas.com/us-en/travel-info/baggage/
Norwegian 33 25 20 n 55 40 23 https://www.norwegian.com/en/travel-info/baggage/hand-baggage/
Wizz Air 40 30 18 n 55 40 23 https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/travel-information/baggage
Alitalia unknown y 55 35 25 https://www.alitalia.com/en_us/fly-alitalia/baggage/hand-baggage.html
American Airlines 45 35 20 n 56 36 23 https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/baggage/carry-on-baggage.jsp
Delta Air Lines unknown n 56 36 23 https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/baggage/during-your-trip/carry-on.html
Southwest Airlines 47 34.3 21.6 n 61 41 28 https://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/baggage/index.html
United 45 27 22 n 56 36 23 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/1651439-carry-items-meets-united-s-sizer-box-enforcement-7.html
Air Canada 43 33 16 n 55 40 23 https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/plan/baggage/carry-on.html
Alaska Airlines unknown y 55 36 23 https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/carry-on-luggage
JetBlue 43 33 20 y 56 36 23 https://www.jetblue.com/at-the-airport/baggage-information
Spirit Airlines 45 35 20 y 56 46 25 https://customersupport.spirit.com/hc/en-us/articles/202096476-What-are-the-size-and-weight-limits-for-bags-
WestJet 41 33 15 n 53 38 23 https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/baggage/carry-on
China Southern Airlines unknown n must not exceed 115 cm https://global.csair.com/GB/GB/JTXX/INFO/XLFW/CABA
All Nippon Airways unknown y 55 40 25 https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/international/prepare/baggage/carry-on/carry-rule.html
China Eastern Airlines unknown n must not exceed 158 cm https://us.ceair.com/en/content/information/baggage/baggage-allowance

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