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If a passenger is off loaded or doesn't show up at the gate their bags would typically be removed for security reasons. That doesn't mean bags can't travel unac
by objclxt 14y ago
If a passenger is off loaded or doesn't show up at the gate their bags would typically be removed for security reasons. That doesn't mean bags can't travel unaccompanied - just that if a passenger voluntarily offloads themselves their bags can't stay on.
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoPre-9/11, I curb checked my bag but I was running a little late so got bumped off my flight before I made it to the gate. My bag made it on though. But that was before 9/11, so I imagine that would not happen today. Additional funny bit about that: The flight I got bumped from was from Seattle to San Jose with a layover in San Francisco (don't ask). I was able to get onto another flight to SFO a couple hours later but was going to be on Stand-By for the SFO-to-SJC leg. So I just arranged to have some one pick me up at SFO rather than stand-by for that last (short) leg. They picked me up at SFO and we drove straight to SJC to get my bag. Only... my original flight had been severely delayed so I actually made it to SJC before my bag... which left SEA a good 2 hours before me. o_0