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Which is really a product of higher checked bag fees so now overhead is at a premium and often runs out, hence why getting on early is so important to people.
by ghayes 3y ago
Which is really a product of higher checked bag fees so now overhead is at a premium and often runs out, hence why getting on early is so important to people.
- readthenotes1 3y agoNot only the fees, but also the wait at baggage claim for a bag that never comes...
- 93po 3y agoEvery flight I've been on checks bags for free when space runs out, my issue is I deliberately never check bags because they lost my luggage once and I never want to repeat that again.
- croutonwagon 3y agoYou normally get one. But I have learned I keep 2-3days of clothes in a carry on because of lost luggage. I also now toss airtags in my luggage. Probably useless, not like the airline is gonna care. Generally though, I just hate flying and try to avoid it.
- 93po 3y agoThe annoying anecdote I've heard about airtags is that even if they lose your luggage and you go to them saying you can literally pinpoint exactly where it's at in the airport, they refuse to deviate from their existing broken system to retrieve it for you. And I believe some airlines have explicitly forbidden airtags in luggage, likely for the exact reason of it highlighting how stupid this process is.
- croutonwagon 3y agoYeah that would be my expectation. The plan was to, in the worst case grease the skids with niceness and maybe some cash. But ultimately yeah. That was the full expectation that they wouldn’t care in the slightest.
- ghaff 3y agoPeople say this and I don't believe it. At the airport, what I see is business travelers with their carry-on (roll-aboards are often unnecessary space wasters but that's another topic)--and generally they wouldn't even need to pay for checked luggage anyway whether because of status or expensing it; they just don't want to wait for baggage claim or lose the flexibility when flight schedules go sideways. It's couples and families who mostly seem to be checking half their worldly possessions.
- hedora 3y agoYeah; it is amazing how much nicer Southwest boarding is, with one free checked bag, than say, JetBlue, which charges for carry ons, then runs out of overhead space anyway, and tries to pay people (with a tiny travel vouncher; lol) to voluntarily check their carry ons. For bonus points, they have to police the size of carry ons to make sure no one sneaks on to the plane with something that won’t fit under their seat. Of course, their website obfuscates these terrible policies, so then you get to watch a line of people that look like they want to scream at the poor boarding agents.
- boring_twenties 3y agoMy favorite perverse incentive lately is the trend of only allowing larger bags in the overhead bans. If you try to put a smaller item like a backpack up there, they will insist that you put it under the seat in front of you instead. The workaround is obvious: always travel with a larger bag, even if it's mostly empty.