Because people make a mess putting their luggage on overhead. That being said, I am fine with gate-checking. It's a decent alternative to overhead. My biggest w

Because people make a mess putting their luggage on overhead. That being said, I am fine with gate-checking. It's a decent alternative to overhead. My biggest worry with checked luggage is losing the bag. Second worry is that's it's going to break somehow. That's not the case for gate checked.