Originally Posted by
sleuth
Gate agent was making all standbys gate check their bags last night on our delayed flight at 2140, despite the GIDS screen showing 53 open seats. The standby list according to GIDS was only 17 deep! One lady literally couldn't check her bag and was forced to take her original flight delayed until 0130!
I would have said hell no, please get a redcoat.
At the same time, seems like a simple matter of putting the tag on, and getting on board with it anyway.