Originally Posted by
ClanJ
Probably going to get push back on this but I just cannot believe how people get so self-righteous and entitled over cabin baggage and just think it is ok to exceed the limits. Think that airlines should be really proactive in enforcing il, too bad if you are caught pay the price cause that's the risk for arrogance. That people are actually asking advice on how to circumvent the rules just beggar's belief.
To be fair, I think there is a distinction between checking size and checking weight. It is pretty easy to know the size when you buy the bag. But weight will change on every flight and I would be willing to wager that a large percentage of people with a suitcase are over 8 kg, and considering that this limit is 20% less than Ryanair's and nearly 50% less than EasyJet's, I think it is quite reasonable to think that many people would not realise their bags are overweight.
To me, setting a weight limit for even the most expensive economy fare that is lower than what EasyJet or Ryanair or Wizz can give the people on the cheapest fares seems like a stingy money grab to me. And I would say that if my hand luggage started regularly being weighed against that 8kg limit, the premium I would be willing to pay for Aegean economy would go down considerably.