Originally Posted by
sbm12
Yup...those are the maroon coats. They have essentially zero authority or enforcement ability. I'm not suggesting you assault them or anything like that, but a simple, "oh, no, it fits fine" as you walk by usually defuses the situation.
Is the bag actually oversize?
It's not bigger than the flight attendants' pullmans. But they go threw without being stopped. Yes, it is bigger than the template but so are theirs so if they can use them, so will I. Again, I've never had any problem at LGA and JFK.