Originally Posted by
avidflyer
Gate checks come back to you on the jet bridge at destination not baggage claim...so this must be an odd situation. Never happened to me.
One of the reasons I am so careful with my bag is that this isn't always the case. In RDU, they go to baggage claim, because there are no contiung flights and they assume you are going to exit the airport. Luckily ATL-RDU is a big jet (except 5:30pm flight)