Baggage space.
They have intentionally broken the boarding system in order to get people to pay for upgrades just to get that baggage space. During covid they boarded from the back of the plane to the front, and it was gloriously efficient.
Literally a shittier boarding process because it’s more profitable that way. Freeeee market! 📈📈📈
Back to front boarding is not that great, you want window to aisle boarding.
You want back to front and window to aisle. It won’t help when the plane loads front to back whether it’s window to aisle or not
At least for Delta, they’ll book your carry-on for free. So there’s that.
I think every airline who gives you a free carry-on will check it at the gate for you for free. In fact, they’ll often beg you to do so. But at that point you’re losing the benefits of carry-on baggage like access to your stuff during layovers, getting to skip baggage claim, and no chance for them to lose your stuff.
You ever have your whole trip get fucked up because you checked your bag and they lost it? I have.
Also, by queuing up like that, you get dibs on limited overhead luggage space - 15 minutes in a queue is 30-45 minutes you don’t have to wait waiting for your baggage to arrive in Baggage Claim because you decided to not be one of those losers waiting for “reserved seats”.
It’s a good travel strategy to save time and energy later.
I bring 1 carry-on and 1 personal. If I have to pay, there’s a bigger problem.
Right and getting on the plane last likely means you’ll be checking that carry on at the gate.
On a return trip you can just put your stuff in a box and mail it home.
Edit: Unless you live in one of those countries where putting a box in a vicinity of a home counts as delivery.
how can they lose it!? Are you talking about gate check or front-desk check? for gate check, it’s just…like…right there. how!? lol
Gate check will auto transfer to subsequent or connector flights. If you have more than one flight, there’s always a chance that bag gets misplaced or someone makes an error. It happens all the time.
Nothing to do with my seat. I’ll die before I end up having to check bags.
Keep sitting amateur.
I feel the complete opposite!
It stresses me out to feel encumbered on a plane. I don’t mind waiting at a carousel for a while to get my luggage if it means I can board with nothing but headphones and an overpriced pretzel.
If they lose my bags, I’ll get them back eventually. It’s not like they don’t have stores at [insert destination].
Depends on what’s in your carry-on. They don’t have acid stores (yet, well maybe in Portland) so I’ll be damned if my ten sheets are getting checked and stolen. Or my take-daily-or-die meds. Or my laptop that would be a huge clusterfuck to restore from backup.
Imagine flying in 1 day for a wedding and they lose your checked bag with the bridesmaid dress or fitted suit. Happens all the time.
So yeah, although stores do exist, I’m standing as soon as possible because I want to make sure not to cause myself extreme extended stress due to lost luggage.
I always pack as light as possible. IDC if I have to wear the same 3 pairs of pants for 2 weeks. Undies are what really matter and they’re small and easy to roll
At home I won’t wear a pair of pants for more than a day (unless I was only out for like, 3 hours)
But traveling? 1 pair of pants per week, and underwear is generally 0.5 pairs a day, as in I’ll wear it for like, 2 days if I can. But if I’ve been super active I will not be doing that.
I travel a lot and taking your bags with you on the plane is just inefficient as fuck. Sure, you’re out of the airport 5 minutes quicker, but you also have to take that shit everywhere with you. I consider you the amateur traveller.
As they other two comments said, it’s for the overhead baggage space. Airlines need to start enforcing passengers to use their correct/allotted baggage space.
They’ve done that on every flight I’ve been on in the past like 5 years. They start by asking for volunteers, then start yoinking people’s bags as they board.
I mean gate check where they give it back to you at the gate on the other end not regular bag-check at the gate.
Hadn’t flown in like a decade. I was in group 4 and by the time I got on the plane, there was almost no space left in the overhead bins. I only needed space for a backpack, it was a tight fit. There were still at least 2 groups left plus anyone who arrived at the gate last minute.
So yeah, you better believe I’m gonna be first in my group, put my bag away and relax while the rest take 20 minutes to file in because it’s a very complex process…
True they will check your bag if it doesn’t fit, that adds a delay in leaving and as others say, increases risk of things going wrong (misrouting, theft).
