Originally Posted by
AAdamE
I'm confused, you get upgraded 50/50 meaning you have status. Even as a gold I can think of one time, that I was not able to bring my bag on board. Are you consistently running into flights where you are in boarding groups 1 and 2 and cant bring your bag on?
The only thing I can think of is OP is talking about Eagle flights where you have to valet check roller boards. In which case, you need to meet the personal item requirements so just do that or valet check.