Originally Posted by
sodaisei
Classic "japanese go by the rulebook" ......... ANA should not charge you for this... wow... But this is a great lesson for people like me who travel a lot on regional european + long haul ANA... I will make sure they dont do this to me...
I don't think it will be a problem from Europe. There is not the same "gate check mania" in Europe as in North America. A bit on BA as they have an extremely generous carry on allowance, but on the typical Star Alliance partners connecting to NH is is quite rare.