Originally Posted by capttripps:20220219
Dont check bags. What can they do except be unhappy? I dont think there would be any reprecussions. Then again I have no where near the experience as others on this flight.
IIRC there have been reports on FT of the airlines taking some action against folks who do this with some regularity. Miles have been confiscated. And I think there was a report of someone who had a charge appear for the fare difference.
If you do it rarely though, it shouldn't be a problem.