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Old Apr 9, 2019, 2:04 pm
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deskover54
 
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Originally Posted by Jinxed_K
In addition to making bags free, we also need to make the handling on the ground (care in loading/unloading, wait times) better so people would be more encouraged to check bags...
It's not uncommon to find a totally empty bin on a fairly full B737 flight in Japan, so to me it feels like a US problem (Maybe EU too? never flown there).
But that's not the airline's goal. Checked bags cost them more money than carry ons. So they'd prefer a carry on. Maybe they need to charge $50 for a checked bag and $25 for carry on to discourage people to travel lighter in total versus just overstuffing a carryon.
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