Originally Posted by
Mountain Trader
If I were a gate agent in this tough climate, I'd try to find a way to work with a 2MM flying in First, even he was trying to carry-on Dumbo, which the OP was far from doing.
She did find a way of dealing with the oversized item; she required it to be checked ( as it should have been in the 1st place if it exceeded any of the dimensions)
Dave