Originally Posted by
SJC1K
But the average weight for (pax + carry-on) is calculated on the assumption that the carry-ons all fit. The size of the bins limits the average carry-on that can be brought on board. Moving a carry-on to the hold increases the "carry-on" capacity and the average calculation is no longer valid.
SO if we really want to screw with them sometime, we can just have everybody request a gate check for their large carry on bags.