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Actually the opposite is true. When you gate-check your bags, they are handled carefully and go directly into the plane. Sometimes even into a corner of the pas
by nrclark 3y ago
Actually the opposite is true. When you gate-check your bags, they are handled carefully and go directly into the plane. Sometimes even into a corner of the passenger area. Parents routinely gate-check strollers, and it’s rare to see one get lost.
Also, gate-checked luggage is given to you at the gate when you land. So no baggage claim.
- jjav 3y ago> When you gate-check your bags, they are handled carefully Spend some time at the window seats at the gate looking at earlier flights and how gate-checked luggage is handled. It gets thrown down this chute that drops hard some 20ft to the ground. It also gets very carelessly thrown in there, so a bunch of the bags miss the chute and just drop straight down to the concrete. If you had anything other than clothes in there, ouch! You'll get back a back full of destroyed fragments.