Yeah, I thought it wouldnt go as HL, CBA to put it in the hold TBH....
Just for acuracy - will only be taking hand luggage....
Its no biggy, but would be nice to have
Then if it fits in it's no issue, if it doesn't you can understand why they wouldn't want someone with a huge stick on the plane...
However, if you're only taking hand luggage you won't have a huge lens so is the monopod really needed?
I've started travelling really light, just my 5D and 24-105 for city breaks etc, unless I specifically need a different lens for an event.