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Due to some logistical reasons, I checked my suitcase today. It's so much easier, baggage claim delays aside. But the $25 is a pain in the ass. -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka Rburriel) Apr 5 '16, 11:35

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My suitcase was half empty. I could have probably shoved everything into my backpack. - Mop Apr 5, 11:56
is this a work trip? charge it back, yo. also, shut up. your life is fine. -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 5, 11:44
Take your bag through security with you and then check it for the free at the gate when they make the inevitable offer to do so. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 11:40 8
- I hate that. Seriously I think they should charge people who carry on their bags fees and checked bags should be free. - pmb Apr 5, 11:46 7
  - I never see it happening (too much revenue in checked bags). And delayed/mishandled bag rates are unacceptable. - ty97 Apr 5, 11:55 3
    - Delta's actually got this figured out I think: Bags promised in 20 minutes* or you get 2500 miles - ty97 Apr 5, 11:56 2
      - Also please explain to me why on some flights you can valet bags for free. Is that only on small planes where the overheads are too small? -- nm - pmb Apr 5, 12:01 1
        
        Yes, that's the smaller planes (usually 50-seaters) where the bins are not big enough for rollaboards. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 12:08
  - I've never thought about this, but I totally agree. -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 5, 11:48 2
    - wrestling baggage slows filling/exiting the plane the most, but then you have a half dozen employees doing it for $$ an hour -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 11:50 1
      - right -- nm - the brain Apr 5, 11:51
"Do I hear $30!" - budice Apr 5, 11:37 7
- "What're you gonna do? Take the TRAIN?! HA!" -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 11:38 6
  - question: if you carry on into the plane, but the overheads are all full and the stew says you have to check, do they charge you? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 11:40 5
    - Nope. Most airlines allow you to gate check a bag at no cost, especially when the flight is full or overbooked. - ReluctantCynic Apr 5, 11:42 1
      - aha, so if they are overbooked and you checked a bag, that pretty much guarantees you'll be on board because they won't want to find you bag? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 11:44
    - On AA and DL (the two airlines I've mostly flown lately) they *always* make an announcement at the gate - ty97 Apr 5, 11:41
    - No charge. It's a small plane, so I would likely have had to check. - Mop Apr 5, 11:41
    - no. they practically beg you to give them carry-ons to check free at that point -- nm - the brain Apr 5, 11:41

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