Originally Posted by
lowfareair
On a flight out of CLT today on a 319/320 with the older bins and heard a new announcement that I haven't before: If you gate check your bag for free, you'll get group 5 boarding.s).
I've heard this announcement for several years, well before COVID began; I'm guessing at least since 2017. Or perhaps I'm thinking of a US policy that didn't immediately carry forward to AA.