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Old Apr 7, 2022, 7:37 pm
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fumje
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Originally Posted by abcx
Thanks, makes sense! Will they try to charge me for gate checking the bag? I know I won't be charged if I check it in in advance, but not sure what the rules are around gate checking. Like obviously everyone can't just try to gate check. I guess I could try to ask a check in agent...

I think it's a pretty empty flight fwiw.
They might want to charge if the BE passenger is gate checking, but otherwise, no, they won't tend to try collecting a charge.
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