Originally Posted by
slidergirl
I have no problem giving my bag to the ramp team to put under instead of vying for overhead space. Is that possible?
Yes. It depends on the specific Express carrier as to the "normal" way of doing things, but all of them can "green tag" your bag which means it will be returned to you on arrival at the aircraft door. Generally smaller aircraft will ask you to do this for any full-size carry-on (CR2, E45). With a CR7 they often do this, and less so on E75s because they're bigger. But for all of them, you should definitely be able to do it if you ask the GA.
Originally Posted by
slidergirl
Also, if they want space for others, do the gate team offer "gate check" for free to the final destination?
Yes, absolutely (assuming you are not on a Basic Economy fare).