Originally Posted by
orbitmic
But that's the thing as an "upfront" passenger, you are formally entitled to the second bag! It is the official rule that you can take it and there is no need to be ready to pack it into the larger one unless you stop buying those very nice seats!
Naughty
Orbitmic. You are trying to make me sound more Gaga than I am. As I stated in may post, that was "last year" and "That was before the change in policy". So that was at a time when the second bag was not allowed even for speedy boarders.
Returning to the thread title, I find AF policy of focusing on weight (12kg) and enforcing it stupid relative to their European competitors. The problem of hand luggage is space in the overhead bin. I do not see how a weight limit solves it. When I travel in Europe, I usually carry a lot of papers in my bag and that is heavy. I do not wish to go through the major inconvenience of checking a bag. Maybe that's a way to generate more revenues or induce you to fly business. Maybe AF will soon ask heavier pax to pay an extra charge based on their body weight.