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>Allow one small carry-on, but charge for the second. I also think checked bags should be free and the carry-on bags should pay the fees. However, allowing o
by jasode 11y ago
>Allow one small carry-on, but charge for the second.
I also think checked bags should be free and the carry-on bags should pay the fees.
However, allowing only 1 free carry-on is a disadvantage to women who want to carry a purse (that's 1 bag) and also a laptop briefcase (that's now 2 bags) to do work. I suppose women could stuff the bare minimum of toiletries into the pockets of a laptop bag but I think a lot of them will want everything that they carry in the purse.
The airlines could make an exception for purses, but then the men could claim they should also be able to bring on messenger bags[1]. Therefore, we're right back to 2 bags again.
Or we allow 2 small carry-ons for free and they can't be rollerbags and suitcases. If mothers with infants require a 3rd bag for a supply of diapers, toys, etc, they have to pay. We have to draw the line somewhere :-)
[1]https://www.google.com/search?q=messenger+bag&source=lnms&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=messenger+bag&source=lnms&tb...
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- edwhitesell 11y agoMy wife's "Diaper bag" was an oversized purse, because she didn't like the designs/styles of the actual diaper bags. When we traveled "infant in arms" we never had more than 2 carry-ons between us.
- bryanlarsen 11y ago"If mothers with infants require a 3rd bag for a supply of diapers, toys, etc, they have to pay." That's not a 3rd bag, that's a bag for the infant. So you don't have to make an exception for parents, just say "2 bags per person", since the infant is a person too.
- jasode 11y agoYes that makes sense because you're using customer's logic instead of airline's logic. Airline's logic: "passenger" would mean "ticketed passenger" which would mean a seat that was paid for. Since most people do not buy separate tickets for infants (because infants are held in the arms), the infant doesn't get a "free bag". For example with American Airlines policy[1], the unticketed infant gets zero bags as an allowance. However, the diaper bag is allowed as an exception. There is no "2 carryon bags per human" type of rule. But my comment about mothers was tongue-in-cheek (note the smiley face) so we don't have to overanalyze it. [1]https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInformation/specialAssistance/childrenTraveling.jsp?anchorLocation=DirectURL&title=children https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInformation/specialAssistance/...
- gambiting 11y agoOn many airlines, you have to buy a ticket for an infant,but you don't get an extra seat. It's stupid.