Originally Posted by
joshua362
Maybe for full (fuller) flights under time pressure, someone could click a counter as each overhead needed roller-bag enters the jetway and then start the gate checking at 90% (or other %) of estimated capacity. Problem solved!
Gate attendants and flight attendants have many other things to deal with. Trying to keep track of carryon bags shouldn't be one of them.
Besides...as you mentioned, if they select to start gate checking at 90% or so as you mentioned, well, isn't that what they did here already?