i am not a big fan of when people bring so many bags onboard unless they put some stuff under the seat in front of them, otherwise it is taking up compartment room for the other passengers as so much space is taken up already, especially if they only have one bag and they are made to gate check it
i understand there are all these fees and it would get expensive, but thats why you can gate check the bags for free if they (the airline) feel that there is going to be an issue
i know that you only had one bag taken for gate check and you brought all the bags on for convenience but you also have to see the side of other passengers who may also want to use the overhead bins, they should be allowed to use it too.......and if there is no space then i would agree with the action the airline took by removing one of your bags for another passengers as even though you were within the limit, it still wouldn't be fair for the other passenger who may have had 1, 11bags to 1 i would always find room for that 1 somehow even if it means taking 1 of the 11 bags away
you should have asked and told the FA's that you need to get your child's medicine and essentials and i am sure they would have let you get it
here is a quick story of what happened to a flight i was on earlier this year to Utah for skiing
The flight was not full but everyone wanted to bring their ski equip. with them and a carry on, and the overhead bins were filled up quickly and there were people who shoved several bags up top with jackets, and people were told to take the jackets down and so on, as the plane was filling up and all the bins were full people were asked to remove one of their bags and put it under the seat or it had to be gate checked and people were complaining and saying that it isn't fair and had the self-important mentality of i can do whatever i want, so in the end the FA's had to remove some of the bags and gate check them
is this fair? in my opinion yes, everyone should be allowed ONE carryon and then if there is room a 2nd carry on and the others would be gate checked
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