Originally Posted by
sol95
That may be the only thing that matters TO YOU, but that's not what the OP is asking about, is it?
The OP probably doesn't want to gate check and risk getting a ding in the bag. I don't mind with my Rimowa, but my wife always hates it.
One of the secrets to not gate checking (and the clogging of the jetway that it causes on arrival) is not having an oversized another is to board before group 2.