US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead lockers

Re:US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead loc... by awqrre on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @08:28AM (#13122326)

They temporarily lost my luggage before... I would much rather have it with me. And it is much quicker then going to the carousel, especially if you choose a seat close to the exit.

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Re:US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead loc... by falcolas on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @08:33AM (#13122363)

This exactly. Not to mention they (United) already charge $20 to check a small bag. This nickle and diming sucks.

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Re:US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead loc... by jghn on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @09:31AM (#13122725)

Thing is, half the time I carry on my luggage I end up having to gate check it due to lack of room or other factors. On some airlines I don't mind because you pick it up at the gate but on some, like United, it's as if you checked it in fully. That's the worst of both worlds since I had to deal with the extra security hassle to boot.

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