Originally Posted by
sfogate
The return of the sizing box will make it easier to explain to the customer that their bag is too big and must be checked. It's difficult to argue the point when your bag doesn't fit inside the box.
That's perfectly fine if the sizers are the same size as the overhead bins. The old sizers weren't. They were smaller, and bags that would fit fine in the overhead bins stored the proper way wouldn't fit in the sizer. I had a computer bag a few years ago that fit in a turboprop overhead bin just fine that wouldn't fit in a sizer that was at IAH because it was too thick.
I'm all for keeping the oversized bags off the plane. But it's only fair if the airlines are honest with their sizers. Sizers that are smaller than the airline's stated carry on bag dimensions are unfair and are only going to create more ill-will with the passengers.