Originally Posted by
MariaP
I don't think this is about saving money by hiring fewer baggage handlers. The want to discourage checked bags because fewer checked bags means more room for cargo - which produces more revenue than passengers.
one could speculate that there
is an economics component, though ... fewer checked bags means fewer mishandled/mis-routed/lost bags, and therefore fewer dollars paid out in customer claims ... probably not a huge amount, but probably a consideration ...