Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
People who "fly more often" get priority check-in, priority security, lounge access, priority boarding, etc... Should they not also expect better treatment when it comes to carry-on baggage?
If it's not listed as a perk, then no.
Just because you are SE, if the perk doesn't list "Priority carry on baggage treatment" you're simply acting as a DYKWIA
I've travelled as a status passenger and had another DYKWIA SE pull my bag out of the J bin, toss it on the floor and say his was more important. He nearly was booted off the plane.
If it's not a listed perk, no your bag is not more important than any other passengers unless it's a class of service or perk of your status.
Originally Posted by
p106_peppy
Am I crazy or did Air Canada use to allow business class passengers either 2 or 3 carryons (plus personal item)? I distinctly remember this being a thing, but I can't find any evidence of it.
They allowed more regular bags (tagged) and different weights. That said, follow the rules like everyone else applicable to your status and fare class.
I used to send a suitcase full of frozen chicken breasts from my favourite butcher on winter flights from YYZ to YYC after I moved. He'd freeze them up and load them in the suitcase and drop the suitcase for me an hour before my flight and they would arrive home fully frozen and no issue. Suitcase was *always* 69 pounds.
Originally Posted by
Norcanair
Perhaps AC needs to articulate this benefit, given the madcap state of carry-on?
If I flew the same amount as you, but paid more for my ticket in the same class of service should I expect better treatment than you?