Originally Posted by
Often1
This is exactly why strict enforcement is a good thing. It is a zero-sum game. For everybody who wants to lug a steamer trunk onboard because they are ever so important, there are some number of people who are forced to gate check.
Well, no. Absurdities aside (steamer trunks), when bags are placed in the overhead bins wheels first, bags that are an inch too tall or an inch too thick don't take space away from anyone else's bag. It's not zero-sum except in silly cases where just eyeballing a bag shows its obviously way too big. Stop those.