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.
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.
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.
It also saves the checked bags fee that most airlines have these days.
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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.
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