Originally Posted by
cordelli
A stroller
A carry on
A personal item
and a baby
is way too much for somebody to expect to bring through an airport on their own. She should have checked the bag.
Doesn't give the gate agents any reason to be rude, but I'm sure that when people stroll up asking to gate check a bag even before boarding starts, they know the only reason you didn't check it was because you didn't want to pay the fee for it.
I don't know anyone that wants to pay for a bag. Even people who get free checked bags don't want to check them.
Let's see, when you travel with an infant or a small child you want your stroller so that you can have your hands free. That gets gate checked.
Personal item is probably the diaper bag-lap child are allowed to have one. The roller bag is mom's and she might have items for the baby/young child inside plus reading material, baby food and changes of clothing just incase the baby makes a mess on mom or worse.
It takes 20 pounds of stuff to transport a baby. Give the woman some slack and be nice.....it's hard work traveling with a child.