Originally Posted by
emcampbe
Didn’t even realize UAX was fly CR9s
The CRJ-900s are temporary. UA got them when AA dropped them from their Mesa contract. They are being replaced with E175 but that takes time as crews have to be retrained.
That said, [most] rollers won’t fit in the overheads on any Canadair aircraft (550s have closets that will take those) - you need a pretty short bag to fit in.
The CRJ-700 and -900 have slightly larger bins than the CRJ-200 and some rollaboards will fit if they aren't overstuffed. Whether or not they are allowed in the cabin depends on how the operating airline's (Mesa) weight and balance program is structured. If they allow rollaboards in the cabin than the average passenger weight is higher since the weight of cabin bags is included in the passenger weight. If they are not allowed then the average passenger weight is lower and the gate-checked bags are counted and a standard weight is added for each bag.
My guess is this agent is a stickler
That's the issue, isn't it? We want gate agents who are sufficiently detail oriented to enforce the rules but who aren't so pedantic to unreasonably apply them. It can be a fine line between doing a good job and overdoing it.
Originally Posted by
Wyfind
I flew SFO-BUR this week, and a deadheading flight attendant from another airline was told to gate-check their bag.
Was it a mainline flight?
Crewmembers who are traveling for work are allowed one extra carry-on bag to account for our work supplies. If it's an airplane that can't accept rollaboards then it will have to be gate-checked anyway.