I guess they want less bulky cargo than boxes since most cargo boxes exceed the maximum length for checked luggage. I used to check-in boxes full of dirty laundry when I was on extended assignment; it just saved me the grief of packing things neatly.
Another issue might be weight restrictions on these flights due to the duration of flights. Most of them are served by narrowbodies.
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But it seems like verse99 and SNAflyer just had to buy a duffle bag from AA to put the box inside and then it was ok? What is the point of this, other than for AA to sell some cheap duffle bags. It sounds like the boxes still got on the plane, albeit inside a big duffle bag. So, its not a prohibition on boxes, its just that you have to pay extra to bring them (by buying the duffle bag)?
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