1) They can't check bags.

2) It's a perk of their employment.

3) It's no skin off anyone else's nose.

4) They make about $20,000 a year. It would be cruel to ding them for an extra carry-on.


ColoBill: Except perhaps in non-rev vacation situations, I don't know why they need a third carry-on - I manage just fine for four-weeks in Europe with one - but it certainly doesn't change my experience if their rules are different. I really can't grab on to the idea of saying if I can't bring on a third bag, no one else should be able to either. The focus should be on making it right for you, not on harming someone else. If they're bringing on so much you can't get room in the overheads for your own bags, that's a valid complaint.