Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
What story are you looking to have align? I typically only hear announcements about gate checking after the GA looks at the flight manifests and determines that the flight is going to be "full" and as such likely run of overhead baggage space. Sounds like your flight was not a full flight so there was no need to preemptively ask for people to check their bags regardless if there was an announcement or not.
What story? Are you living under a rock? The excessive and often annoying continous harping by the GA about overhead space on every domestic Delta flight being full on the PA system for every Delta flight in the last 2 years.
FYI ...OH spce was full and several bags got gate checked.