Announcement: We are looking for volunteers to gate check their bags! If you gate check your carry on, you can board with Group 3. Please come to the podium for those who are interested.
You’re boarding Group 7. You made the conscious cost saving decision of booking the lowest fare possible. But this comes with restrictions. You don’t get to pick your seat(s) and you board last. And I mean last.
Back to the announcement. You have a decision to make. Risk running out of overhead bin space. Or if you’re lucky you may find space towards the back of the aircraft. But you’ll have to swim up stream to retrieve your bag after you land. Then you’ll be that person getting death stares for being an inconvenience while deplaning.
Or you can gate check it and board earlier but you will be retrieving your luggage carry on at baggage claim. Decisions, decisions, decisions …
For those that aren’t familiar with how gate checks works. It works like this:
- Your carry on will be tagged.
- You’ll then leave your carry on at the jet bridge.
- Board earlier (if the airline is offering this)
So … now comes the “Hack”. Proceed with gate checking your luggage. They will tag it and when you board with the earlier group (probably 3 or 4) remove the gate tag and then take your luggage inside the plane instead of leaving at the jet bridge door.
Proceed with caution. Cheers! 🥃
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