Originally Posted by
bcard519
do you have to gate check normal sized carryons on these crj700?
In my personal experience, commuter planes without bin space for rolling bags offer valet check rather than gate check. The difference is that gate-checked bags are collected at baggage claim, and typically checked to one's final destination, while valet-checked bags are collected airside at the arrival airport. Valet-checking imposes only a moderate delay in waiting for the bags to be fetched, while gate-checking forces one to go groundside and re-clear security if traveling onwards.