Originally Posted by
Carolina2Cali
Thanks everyone, one of the most informative threads of the day, sorry to hijack! I love the answer above about lounge access too, never realized I could haul a major 50 lber luggage and just tell TSA, don't worry, I'll do a gate check. Interesting.
For work we sometimes have things that are way oversized for a carry on but can't be checked, so they get their own window seat. It's not TSA's problem as long as there's nothing prohibited inside- it's between us and the airline.