Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
The best solution to the overhead baggage scrum would be to enforce the size limits (free checked baggage is not going to go away). But that would piss people off so better to fleece them with another enhancement.
2 passengers clapped for me when I insisted on charging someone for their oversize carry-on when it wouldn't fit onboard. This was all at the bottom of the jetway.
The FA was confused... "weren't you checking them for free at the gate?" And I said "Only if they're actually size-compliant! Everyone would haul their giant bags up to the gate if they expected them for free. It's punishing the guys who play by the rules."