Gate Check a Bag...Board with Zone 1
Dec 8, 2018, 10:21 am
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Gate Check a Bag...Board with Zone 1
MSP-ATL this morning. GAs we're offering Zone 1 boarding for those who would gate check their bags. Is this something new?
Dec 8, 2018, 10:30 am
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They recently started to do this regularly and it makes me laugh. Why would you want to board earlier if you don't have to worry about a bag? I guess maybe to put your smaller bag in the overhead bin?
Dec 8, 2018, 11:35 am
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Could. Maybe they’ll put their personal item up instead (and I wouldn’t fault them for it), which then does impact later zones or even others in Zone 1 as given the size of SkyPriorty and Zone 1 on some routes, bins can be full before Zone 1 is finished.
Dec 8, 2018, 12:53 pm
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I've heard it a few times. At first I thought it odd, but it's a little bribe (the Zone 1 boarding) that has no cash cost to Delta. It's a lot more gentle manner of getting a few people to check bags and preserve on-time departure than is United's Basic Economy policy that prohibits a carry-on.