Quick question...I haven't flown US in a while.

I'm flying on the E70 to DFW. Is there plane-side baggage check? It's a small plane, but a large small plane, and I haven't been able to find this info anywhere.

Thanks,
Al

Depending on what you have, you might be OK on the overhead space and not need to check anything. I've got a 22" Tumi wheelaway that fits just fine on the E170. It actually is easier to get it in the overhead on the E170 than a 757, if you can believe it.

As to your original question, you should be able to gate check your bag if it does not fit. Don't know if you'd get it back planeside or have to go to bag claim at DFW, though.

I have a 24" TravelPro Crew4 roll-aboard that fits in the bins just fine.

And let's not forget. The E 170 is a great ride.

The E170 is *not* an RJ, and you won't have to planeside check anything, as long as you board early enough and your bags will fit in an ordinary overhead. They aren't huge overheads, but they are big enough to fit rollerbags and what not. Only thing is they tend to fill up pretty quick.

As others have said, 22" bags do fit in the overheads. However, if the overheads run out of room on this plane, I don't think there's a planeside check--instead, you'll be going to the baggage claim.

They treat the E70 as a full-size plane. If you leave the bag in the jetway, even with a yellow gate-check tag, it goes to baggage claim. Fat, or thick, rollaboards, say thicker than 10 - 11" or so, might not fit in the overhead bin (note that USAirways lists 10" as the limit for overhead bins, anyway).

Otherwise, it is a nice ride.

They treat the E70 as a full-size plane. If you leave the bag in the jetway, even with a yellow gate-check tag, it goes to baggage claim. Fat, or thick, rollaboards, say thicker than 10 - 11" or so, might not fit in the overhead bin (note that USAirways lists 10" as the limit for overhead bins, anyway).

Otherwise, it is a nice ride.

I got burned on this once. Since I use gate check on pretty much every flight I take into or out of TYS or CHA, I just assumed it was always that way on an E-anything. Ended up having to spend some quality time waiting for my bag to show up planeside until a helpful GA told me it would be at baggage claim.

Woops.

Thanks for the replies...Good information.

What would you do with a suit-type bag? Am I going to end up checking it?

So long as your suit bag is sufficiently flexible, you should have no trouble folding it it into the overhead bins on an E-170. I've seen people put lightly-packed (no more than one suit inside) suit bags into the overhead bin in an E-145!

Depending upon how full the flight is (if you don't have a seatmate), you may be able to get it under the seat - I'm pretty sure the underseat on the E70s don't have obstructions in the center. I know I recently saw one FA advise someone who didn't have anyone next to him stuff it under the seat so he didn't have to check it on an E70.

Even when overstuffed, my 22" rollaboard has fit fine (though sideways only, of course) in the E170 bins. Might be tough if it's a full flight and you're one of the last to board, though.

I have a rollerboard which is technically a bit too big to be a carry-on (doesn't fit wheels-first in an A319/320/321). During my first boarding of an E170, I got onto the plane and went to turn around, thinking, "This is an RJ . . . need to gate check . . . need to gate check . . ." but decided to give it a shot anyway, and much to my amazement, I was able to squeeze it into the overhead bin. Based on this evidence I'd argue that just about any bag you can produce should be able to fit, assuming your fellow passengers haven't already grabbed the space.