Originally Posted by Often1

Not only is this not a solution, but it doesn't work at stations --- an ever increasing number --- where the bag needs to be accounted for and can't be because it hasn't been scanned into the hold.

AA and DL do the same thing.

Now, agent has to board, has the name of the pax and the missing bag tag and checks the OH around the pax. Either the moron fesses up or the aircraft sits there because the alternative is recalculating weight & balance.

That may be fine unless you've got a connection at a hub like DEN or it's a major station such as DEN or ORD and the aircraft loses its departure priority.