Originally Posted by
in2it54
Isn't there even a bigger scenario.
Airlines the world over, would like to see the end of "checked bags".
When you think about the cost involved in transporting your bag - checking it, transporting it, returning it to you. Mega, just mega cost, all that equipment, all those people, all that weight.
Roller aboard is the desired outcome, specially for the clients that are leapfrogging from country to country (chasing low cost fare options or adding award segments) and multipling the "bag handling" cost factor.
Careful of what you ask for.
Then airlines would have more empty cargo holds.
Then overhead bin spaces would be like gold.
Then they will think let's make some more $$$$ let sell priority boarding and sell checked bags for all the empty space below.
Then we have what we call 'Ryanair'
The lets make pax stand lets remove lavs lets .....
Say if all airlines buy that idea, Boeing will convert all planes to freighters and just keep squeezing people in like Tokyo metro during rush hour.
And just to add to the fun, Russians did explored that concept where you drop your own bags in the plane. It's called the Il-86.
Now back to the topic, I would say they just simply want to avoid the liabilities of misconnects.