I hate to gate check my carry ons because I have to wait around for 15 extra minutes to get
the bag at baggage claim and because I lose access to everything in the bag during my flight.
Not exact matches
Authorities said a lone shooter who had carried a gun in his checked
bag got off a plane
at the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport Friday afternoon and shot 13 people, killing five of them,
at a
baggage claim area.
My only worry is that because it comes in a little square travel
bag, will the grounds staff think it's a normal
bag and send it to
baggage claim instead of leaving it
at the steps for me?
How many
bags do you see
at the airport with velcro holding them together - we used it a few times without altering it and the
bag was always found
at the airline
baggage claims desk opened up with our contents spilled out.
I think for ten days, I would just check the
bag since the wait in Paris is
at immigration, not
baggage claim.
You're not charged for this, but it means you have to wait for your
bag with the rest of the hordes
at baggage claim instead of heading out of the airport from the gate.
9.9.5 If a passenger picks up the wrong
bag or other
baggage from the
baggage carousel, it is the passenger's responsibility immediately to return the
bag or
baggage at his own cost to the
baggage claims officer or airport manager
at the airport where the passenger collected it.
However, checking a
bag means you have to deal with lines
at the check - in desk and wait for luggage in the
baggage claim area when you arrive.
In the current harried carry - on
bag climate, an a la carte price for priority boarding has become a quick and easy way to guarantee that carry - on
bags will fly with the passenger, rather than snatched away on the jetway, to be seen again after an hour wait
at baggage claim.
Knowing your
bags are headed to California when you're headed to Florida may not be a lot of comfort
at 30,000 + feet, but
at least you won't have to hang around
baggage claim waiting for a
bag that's not coming.
Arrive
at the
baggage claim carousel quickly to avoid stolen
bags When you get off the flight, skip the stop
at Cinnebon.