Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite) vs. Lowe Alpine Escape Flight Pro 40L Cabin Pack

Key differences between the Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite) and Lowe Alpine Escape Flight Pro 40L Cabin Pack

• Compression straps: 2 on the Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite); 4 on the Lowe Alpine Escape Flight Pro 40L Cabin Pack.
• Passport pocket: Front on the Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite); Top on the Lowe Alpine Escape Flight Pro 40L Cabin Pack.
• Water bottle pockets: 2, side on the Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite); 1, side on the Lowe Alpine Escape Flight Pro 40L Cabin Pack.

Both have: backpack straps, sternum strap, laptop sleeve, water resistant.

Which airlines take each bag as a carry-on

We checked both bags against the carry-on size limits of 189 airlines. 72 accept both. 105 accept only the Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite), and 0 accept only the Lowe Alpine Escape Flight Pro 40L Cabin Pack.

Only the Alpha One-Niner Recon Nine Evade 1.5 (Lite) fits

Aer Lingus, Air Asia, Air Baltic, Air Canada, Air China, Air Macau, Air Malta, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Air Wisconsin, AirAsiaX, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, American Eagle, Asiana Airlines, ATA Airlines, Austrian, Avianca , Azerbaijan Airlines, Bahamasair, Bangkok Airways, Belavia, Biman Bangladesh, Blue Air, Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cambodia Angkor Air, Cathay Pacific, Cayman Airways, Cebu Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern, CommutAir, Croatia Air, Delta Airlines, Dragonair, easyJet, Emirates Airlines, Enter Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Eurowings, EVA Air, Fiji Airways, Flair Air, flybe, Garuda Indonesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Icelandair, InselAir, jetBlue Airways, Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia, Juneyao Airlines, Kulula, Liat Airlines, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, Luxair, Mahan Air, Malaysia Airlines, Mango, Meridiana Fly, Mesa Airlines, Nordwind Airlines, Norwegian, Oman Air, Pakistan International, Porter Airlines, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, Ravn Alaska, Regional Express, Republic Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Ryanair, S7, SAS Scandinavian, Scoot, Shandong Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Skywest, Inc., South African Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Sun Express, Swiss Int'l Air Lines, TAP Air Portugal, TAROM, Tianjin Airlines (A320 & E190), Tiger Airways, Trans States, TUI, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International, United Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VIM Airlines (Closed), Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, Volotea, WestJet, Xiamen.