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Old Jul 14, 2022 | 5:02 am
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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.
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