In travelled with Thomas Cook 3 times last year and although I took hand luggage that was near to these measurements there were many other passengers that had huge bags and some had small suitcases on wheels.
I have never been asked to show my hand luggage by the check in staff so as long as you get a bag approximately this size and as long as it doesnt weigh over 5kgs it should be fine.

I will second that, we have flown with them a couple of times recently and have taken gym type bags as hand luggage and not had a problem.

Just came back last week...no-ne even looked at our hand luggage let alone weighed it....and that was outbound and return

Just came back last week...no-ne even looked at our hand luggage let alone weighed it....and that was outbound and return

That's now, but with all the tour operators/airlines tightening their belts it's possible that as the season goes on that some will be caught out and asked to pay more.... I saw this last weekend travelling with a low-cost airline that DOES enforce the size of hand luggage... believe you me, it won't be long before you'll be asked just to pop your handbag/carry on on the scales!!

AND if it's in their Ts&Cs then there'll be no comeback....

ATB,J.

it does state quite clearly on the TC website that if you are over you will be charged but we've travelled with them for our last 4 spanish holidays and our hand luggage has never been weighed.....and only once have they asked to see it....
I've travelled with Thompson and been asked to put my hand luggage on the scale with my hold luggage and with BMI baby and asked to place my hand luggage in that sizing thingy they have.
we have one of those scales at home and we always weigh all our luggage before we go to the airport and it's always bang on and under the allowance .....best 2 euro I ever spent and we take it everywhere to make sure we are never over

I've travelled with TC and both times I was asked to put my hand luggage on weigher. We travelled in May both times.