Originally Posted by
cordelli
If it fits in the sizer, but there is no more room on the plane, they should not charge for gate checking.
If it does not fit the sizer, no matter what the reason it doesn't fit, it's too big to be a carry on I've got no issue what so ever with charging you to gate check it, as it doesn't belong at the gate.
If you have multiple bags that go way beyond the one carry on and a personal item, again I don't have any issue with them charging people.
The rules are quite simple, to me it comes down to if you follow the rules you should not pay, if you don't feel the rules apply to you and your stuff needs to be gate checked, you should pay to check it.
+1
now I take it that those who would have had to pay to check their bag will play this game knowing they will end up getting the bag checked for $0, the problem is the # of bags an Elite will take as well as the size, since they wouldnt have paid to check thier bags then they will continue to play the game since they have nothing to lose, Unless Everyone that ends up not being allowed to take their bags aboard are charged even Elites except for those who werent able to get them aboard due to no space in the overheads any longer.
I dont see any Carrier charging their Elites so the problem will persist