Originally Posted by
metoometoo
mine is not resident fare . Was at the EZE airport early and since there was not a line, I went to the check in counter . She asked if I wanted to check my bag in and I told her it is a carry on . I asked if I needed to check in if I already have my boarding psss and she said ‘no’. My bag was not weighed It didn’t seem like she was concern about my bag .. At the gate I saw people with bigger bags then mine . I recall reading on Reddit that some people pay for residency fare and would get away with it if no checked baggage . At boarding gate ,I had to show my ID and boarding pass .
Thanks for the report. That's what I expected would happen to you.
I do hate these airlines that impose stupid, impossible weight restrictions for carry-ons, since you never know whether they'll be enforced. Like last year, I was flying Air New Zealand and they also have an 8 kg carry-on limit for domestic flights. I tried to figure out on the web whether it was enforced, and I got different answers. Since they were only going to charge me US$10 in advance to check the bag, I did that, even though I didn't want to. I suspect Aerolineas will NEVER actually enforce their 8kg limit, but it's impossible to know.