Originally Posted by justind
Just a quick point, Regardless if the flight was a final destination on US, a passenger "could have" a connecting ticket on another carrier, he/she is now past security, past baggage check and ready to board that next flight to XXX, with too much luggage. Best to enforce rules at all points.
If the rules really are so strictly enforced, as JaxPax claims, then the rules should be changed. Larger "carry-on" (valet) baggage, such as rollaboards, for props and regional jets should carry the same restrictions as checked baggage, as it all goes to the same place inside the belly of the plane.
If a passenger has a connecting flight on a larger jet, the gate agent at the connecting city can easily ask him/her to gate-check the excess bags, to be picked up at the destination airport's baggage claim.
Things just make much more sense to me that way, but we're talking about TSA here so it's unlikely anything will ever change.
