If your bag needs wheels, it is, by definition, not a carry-on.
So tired of people bringing massive bags in the plane that they cannot lift into the overhead bin.
Pack lighter
Or
Check your bags
If you downvote…check which sub you are in
What airline are you flying on that doesn’t check the size of carry-ons?
I’m talking about those bags that technically fit the maximum possible dimensions for carry-ons that have gotten really popular in the past few years.
But they allow people to pack very heavy, and most Americans are out of shape. So the plane takes twice as long to board and empty since many people struggle to lift the bags.
Maybe they would check in such a piece if a) it didn’t get lost that often, and b) if the prices for that were not designed to buy the CEO another yacht per flight.
What if my carry-on has wheels but I never use them and I actually carry the bag all the way from the moment I enter the airport to the moment I put it in the overhead compartment?
Then you will be strong and healthy
I think lighters are banned in flights.
They’re not. You’re allowed to have a Bic-style lighter or a Zippo, but no torch lighters.
Source: Am smoker, have been on many flights.
I guess fuck people with disabilities right? I hate ableist people like you.
The problem is bag fees.
The public, despite its nostalgia for the glory days of plane travel that the masses could never afford, has made it undeniably clear that price is the only metric that they care about at the end of the day. They endlessly sift through flight listings for the cheapest flight(s) to the destinations they want to go to, and it leads to carriers like Spirit or Ryanair that charge you for everything but the oxygen in the aircraft cabin.
Planes aren’t cheap to operate and they will extract profit from you one way or the other. If they’re forced to compete by offering “fake” airfares to display that don’t include bag fees, seat choice, or connection times. That’s what you’ll get to see when you search for your flight and that’s what you’ll click on, they hit you with the fees after you’ve already initiated the first steps of booking.
People are still cheap AF, despite somehow expecting first class service between Fort Lauderdale and Charlotte for $95, and will cram everything they can into a carry-on or roll-aboard (not roller board, please. Pet peeve) to avoid having to check a bag or an additional bag.
This also unfortunately leads to all those maddening crowds at the gate blocking the concourse aisles because people want to cram all their shit in the overhead bins and not under the seat in front of them - compounded by the already tight seat spacing and the fact that people carry a ton of shit - because they don’t want to gate check a bag. They crowd the gate so they can get aboard first.
I work for the airlines and I consider bag fees to be evil because they cause so many frustrations for everyone involved except the accountants. But, unfortunately the public only cares about price, so this is the monster they helped create.
1st world problems.
So it is not actually about the bag or it’s size or weight, it is about the relative weight of the bag to the persons strength? Massive guy: big and heavy bag. Tiny woman: small and light bag. Correct?
No
Wheels enable people to pack too much stuff, since they don’t have to carry it
People should either pack less or check their bags
If you are not CARRYING it. It is not a CARRY-ON.
Semantics, but also if you disagree, you should be up voting the post and telling me you hate me
Reminder that this is unpopular opinion
You say no, but what you then say seems to agree with what I say: A massive person could have a big bag far larger than what is allowed now and vice versa with a small person.
But now it seems to revolve around the “carry” part, you think that this is specifically about carrying something, as “without touching the ground”. Since carry has more meanings than this very specific one, that is where you are incorrect. Have a look here.
This sort of thing always pits passenger against passenger, but the real villain has been the airlines all along. They “encourage” people to check their bags then charge you more to do so. They cram as many seats into the fucking plane as they can, amplifying every small problem into a big one.
