Originally Posted by
billdokes
If you were replying to my post the flight was full, full, full...maybe 2 empty seats and it was ex-YEG so lots of people with big coats, etc, in addition to the huge rollers that would have NEVER fit in the sizer.
I actually felt bad for the FA's that were doing their best to move things around and having to lift some pretty heavy bags over their heads from side to side trying to make room for all of the carry-on...total non-sense IMHO.
There seems to be a disconnect between GA and FA sometime. I have seen GAs strictly enforcing carry on bags and asking everyone to gate check their 2nd piece (aka the "carry on item) for empty flights, to the point that I have to more or less be an A hole and play the "I am in J" card. I have also experienced opposite, similar to what you described. Based on some interactions I have had, I have a feeling that most GAs don't know what's going on once a passenger walks past their podium.