Originally Posted by
Often1
..2. It's infantile to argue that you ought to be able to scam a steamer trunk aboard because you don't happen to like the carrier's bag policy. Don't like it, go fly WN and get your two free bags....
On UA I get three bags .. still love my carry ons.
Originally Posted by
drewguy
There are two basic sources the problem:
1) People don't want to check because of delays/chances of loss
2) People have to pay a fee..
The third thing I noticed is that baggage delivery at US ports is quite reliably super slow. You wait an easy 20-30 minutes from docking to the bags to surface. The system has historically not been check-in-centric.
Originally Posted by
zxsuxr
..If a passenger wants to carry-on a bag they must scan their boarding pass (prior to boarding) at a kiosk at the gate to receive a luggage tag. Your 1 luggage tag will simply display your seat assignment i.e. 7A. First class will receive red tags, while economy will receive white..
After UA mastered the art to print on toilet paper you want to force them to print sturdy red tags? That sounds ungrateful if you ask me.
Originally Posted by
drewguy
A lot of airlines in Europe confirm carry=on bags with a tag (showing it meets requirements). No tag, no carry..
Yes they love to tag it but there is never any enforcement. In the rare occasion a GA gives you headache, stalling the queue and ruining their OTP will change minds rapidly.