Originally Posted by
platbrownguy
But with AA, computer will say yes or no, so there's much less chance of an agent going against the rules one way or the other, at least with regards to early bag drop.
As for the exceptions airports, they generally fall into 4 categories:
1. Cruise ship locations (passengers get off the boat early morning and try to ditch their bags before a later flight)
2. West coast cities (plus Hawaii) or Vegas with lots of redeyes heading east
3. Ski destinations (lots of bulky bags to store)
4. MCO, Disney, lots of families with lots of bags to store
The only one that doesn't fit is MCI, which maybe someone else can explain.
Might it be that the new terminal building at MCI has some kind of new kind of baggage operation? I have not yet checked a bag there. Wondering if the newest "automated" baggage systems might not play well with early checked baggage.