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I always feel like you're actually paying for first dibs on carry-on / overhead baggage positioning. Well, unless you're actually in business/first class.
by icegreentea2 6y ago
I always feel like you're actually paying for first dibs on carry-on / overhead baggage positioning. Well, unless you're actually in business/first class.
- ModernMech 6y agoMy strategy is to always be last on the plane. More often than not they will run out of overhead space and gate check my bag for free. Then I don't have to worry about hauling my luggage through the plane. I agree most people want first dibs on overhead baggage bins, but what's the big deal? I never understood this.
- potta_coffee 6y agoI pack very light and I hate checking luggage. To me, it's nice to grab my little bag and immediately exit the airport rather than wait for my luggage. Spaces like airports with tons of people make me anxious and I optimize for getting out as quickly as possible. It's just nice not having a lot of possessions to worry about as well when traveling. Of course, this strategy doesn't work for every kind of trip.
- RobertoG 6y agoThe deal is that when you arrive you have to wait for your bag and sometimes that's a lot of time.
- im3w1l 6y agoMakes a lot of sense if you already checked bags anyway.
- sneak 6y agoLess time at the destination airport: you get to skip baggage claim, and the time at baggage claim waiting for the throwers to unload your luggage, drive it to baggage claim, and throw it on to the belt. Additionally, less risk of loss, too: obviously not all bags make it.
- jghn 6y agoThe thing I like the most about checking my bag is not having to lug my stuff through the airport while waiting. The primary downside for me is having to wait at the baggage claim on the other side. Gate checking can be the worst of both worlds if it's the sort where I still have to go through baggage claim.