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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 8:01 pm
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vxmike
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Originally Posted by SocietyFlyGirl
That's an ER4 plane and the GAArgoyles at DTW are going to make you at minimum gatecheck your rollaboard. And last time I was through DTW, they were only allowing 1 carryon (not the standard 1 + 1 personal) even if your carryon would fit under the seat. We went out with heaps of overhead space but a million people waiting for their gatechecked luggage on the ramp. (OT, how many people and how much weight can those ramps hold?]
I don't use a rollaboard. I usually bring a mid-sized backpack and a duffel bag. So far have never had a problem at DTW even on AE.
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