Lowepro Trekker 600 AW II & airlines

Ok, I know I've asked this before but I'm now asking again but directly to those that uses the Lowepro Trekker 600 AW II.

I think this backpack will fit a 800mm.
So have any of you guys & gals use this bag to haul your lens on board a plane?

Did it go hand carried or did it also go into a hardcase and into cargo?

Reason for asking?
Planning a trip to downunder and plan to do a bit of birding there.

Any tips or pointer from fella bird photogs will be welcome.

Thanks.

Wish I could help but nope, I haven't tried lugging this as hand luggage.
Hope someone who has will respond as I too like to know.

No problem as my friend uses the bag u mentioned with me during the last birding trip.

Pls carry your gears with you all the time and never allow them to be check-in. If they ask, tell them its camera gears and very fragile and very expensive. They shld understand.

But till tdy, no one ask us b4.

sinner wrote:No problem as my friend uses the bag u mentioned with me during the last birding trip.

Pls carry your gears with you all the time and never allow them to be check-in. If they ask, tell them its camera gears and very fragile and very expensive. They shld understand.

But till tdy, no one ask us b4.

Thanks Sinner for your input, appreciate it.

It's 4" too large but you can compress down the bag to make it fit. You can only add 4.5kg of stuff inside before it reaches 7kg.