JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats for Newborn and Above (Red)

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And, unsurprisingly, when not checking a bag I also never have a problem and am out of the airport faster than anyone checking bags. Also, I wonder exactly how things do work, as the planes are usually 777, 787 or 747, and they use pre-loaded baggage "pods. i would say it is simply HUMAN and a crecaution NOT to have a 30lbs carry on (no matter if weight limit by the carrier or not! Weight and balance computations are based on an average that in most cases assumes carry on weights are at or even below the carry on weight limit. On Delta, if you gate-check a bag you will retrieve it from the luggage carousel at your final destination.

While I wouldn’t expect to get away with anything on an airline that’s punitive about carry-ons (like an ultra low cost carrier), I do think there are some general strategies that can help you minimize odds of having to gate check a bag. So well, I took my out laptop, ipad and medication bag out on the spot, they didn't care and tagged my bags. Once [bags are] tagged, the checked bags are left at the end of the jetway where the ramp agent takes them directly downstairs and loads them into the aircraft bin where all of the checked bags travel," Delta told me. If your advice is to try to hide something from the airline staff, then you know you are doing something you aren't supposed to.

I don't fly nearly as often as many here, but for European airlines I've only ever seen wheeled bags "spot checked" for weight. They agreed to let me keep my carryon but then decided when I was on jetway at aircraft door to confiscate it.

At the gate, Gate Check is developed into a protective transport bag that protects the pram from dirt and scratches during the flight.Unless you have a medical condition requiring the use of pillows and blankets, it really isn't the case that these items are "needed". Some companies, such as United Airlines, [3] JetBlue, [4] and Southwest Airlines, [5] assume no liability for any damage produced to gate-checked strollers.

Protecting your child’s car seat from dirt, germs and damage when checked at the airline gate it is made easy by the bag’s large size (fits almost ALL car seats), lockable draw-string closure, carry handle, reinforced seams and attached stretch pouch that makes unfolding and refolding quick and easy.there was no more room in the overheads so they took her bag to load underneath, but a sudden storm came up and. I think the limit exists frankly to give their gate agents more discretion to require people to check large bags. I think fear of having bags gate checked is one of the reasons we see so much crowding of gate areas at the start of the boarding process. So, on a trip to New Zealand, my wife and I went with carry-on only: small daypack and roller board. Given that your carry-on contains things you cannot afford to have go astray or damaged, including electronics, travel docs, valuables and fragile items, having a zealous FA slam your softside to the end of the bin to squeeze in some random's hardshell bag is a real possibility.

You might have limited yourself to a carry-on so you could waltz past the baggage claim at your destination, but on most planes, there's just not enough overhead bin space for every passenger. The agent at check-in Auckland wanted me to check it, but I was flying business, so he wasn’t very persistent and said that the gate agent might make me check it.

Bravo for not baggage-checking your car seat but if you have a lap baby, still try to use it on board if there's an extra seat, since you're taking it to the gate anyway. When airlines charge for even a single checked bag and make a carry on free, however, they have created an economic disincentive for checking luggage. I told gate agent I needed my carry on because I'd end up overnighting in Denver and then on to Montrose the next day.