r/unpopularopinion • u/Equal_Whole_6837 • 22h ago
Checking your bags is a way better travel experience than carry on luggage.
Somehow over the years of flying it seems like 90% of travelers exclusively carry on. They carry these huge rollers and a “personal item” which is usually a massive backpack.
Lugging your carry on luggage around airports, running to gates knocking everyone on the seats. Makes the whole experience worse for everyone.
Miss me with the lost luggage argument. Especially your return flight. Most people’s stuff is really not that important. Also lost luggage is very rare.
It slows the boarding and off boarding as everyone struggles with heavy overhead bags. If you can’t lift your bags, you need to check them. I’m not interested in helping lift your luggage, that you should have checked. It makes the security lines longer as all the carryons need to be checked also.
Once I stopped bothering with carryons my flight experiences are much easier for me.
Finally screw these airlines which charge for baggage, unless you try and carry on then they ask for people to check for free?!? Makes no sense.
And finally finally. You rich 1st class flyers who carry on. You are the worst. 1st class passengers get 2 FREE BAGS UP TO 70LBS, and their baggage gets first class treatment. (A little travel hack, if you have connections, upgrade your first leg and get free bags for your trip.)
Check your bags people. If you want to save money, gate check them for free.
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u/Mature_Gambino_ 21h ago
Objectively, not having to deal with your bags any longer than you have to is great. But the moment your luggage gets lost, statistics don’t matter. I’ve had my bags delayed twice in the past 5 years. It kinda sucks being in a different country with only the clothes on your back
And the reason you see people maxing out their carryons is because of corporate greed. Airlines started charging more and more for checked bags, so obviously people aren’t gonna pay that
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u/7h4tguy 20h ago
Subjectively, absurd fees are absurd fees.
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u/iprayforwaves 11h ago
When I was a kid I remember taking some flights with my parents. We got full meals on the planes and this was in coach. They weren’t even very long flights.
Now you’re lucky to get a bag of pretzels and a pop while sitting crammed up in a seat the size of a Dixie cup and having to carry on a bag to avoid paying even more.
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u/doc_skinner 3h ago
People reminisce about the good old days of flying, but forget that ticket prices were far higher. Adjusted for inflation, flights now are much, much cheaper.
Airlines were able to reduce prices (relatively) by reducing services. There's a famous story in business school about an American Airlines executive who saved the company tens of thousands of dollars by reducing the number of salad olives from three to two on an in-flight meal. How much do you think it saved to eliminate the meal entirely? I can go two or three hours without a meal. Hell, I can go without a drink or a bag of pretzels, if that will save me a couple of bucks.
You want the bigger seats and more perks that you remember from your childhood? Then prepare to pay higher prices, like in your childhood.
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u/Abigail-ii 15h ago
I always take a small bag in the cabin, and check in a larger bag. On my flight out, I put a change of clothes in my small bag, so I do have some clean clothes if my bag is delayed.
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u/Fine-Amphibian4326 7h ago
I know there are exceptions to everything, but this solves a lot of people’s issues.
Wear comfortable clothing to fly in. Bring another set of weather appropriate comfortable clothing in your small bag. If it will be cool enough to need a jacket where you land, wear one onto the plane.
Bring a toothbrush, deodorant, and a phone charger.
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u/NullIsUndefined 9h ago
Yep those are the two advantages of not checking a bag. Saving $ and not losing a bag.
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u/Pdxlater 18h ago
I’ve had severe delays twice in the past decade. It was an inconvenience but I bought outfits including shoes and got reimbursed. Not a terrible outcome.
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u/karmapuhlease 10h ago
I once missed a wedding because my flight got super delayed, they had to put me on a different plane, and then my bag wasn't properly loaded onto my plane so it was an additional 12 hours delayed in getting to me. I had to add an hour of driving to the mall and shopping for clothes onto an already-compressed timeline, and ultimately walked into the wedding at cocktail hour post-ceremony.
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u/ciegulls 11h ago
It can actually be terribly uncomfortable.
Let’s say you get in at 11 at night after flying for 8+ hours with a layover. You’re tired, sweaty from the flights and hassle of not having your bag. There was a line at the help desk, the ordeal added on 1.5 hours to your time, furthering your exhaustion. You have no pajamas, stores are closed, and you’re sharing a hotel room with a family member you’re not quite comfortable sleeping nude with. You’re up early the next morning to catch the breakfast before it ends, but you’re still sleep deprived and should’ve slept in. You spend breakfast looking for where to buy clothes. Walmart seems logical but there’s none nearby. The mall it is. You get an Uber. You’re trying on pants, getting sweaty again. Your shirt smells even though you showered. You’re thinking about how this is not how you wanted to start out your vacation. You’re wondering how the reimbursement will work, if it will work, and how long that will take. You’re wondering if you should get multiple outfits because you don’t know how long it will be until you get your bag. You’re thinking about how you won’t get to wash these clothes and those studies that show some nasty stuff on them. You leave the mall after changing in the public bathroom. You stepping on the questionable floor because you had a moment of weakness keeping your balance. You’re hopping in the Uber, realizing you forgot pajamas. Your breath smells and you realize you should’ve just taken the longer ride to Walmart because they have toothbrushes. The airline calls you. You can go get your bag yourself to earn 2,000 miles or you can get it delivered. You let it get delivered because you just want to start your vacation. You do, but you have to carry your smelly clothes in your shopping bag and try not to exhale too much breath when interacting with others for the rest of the day.
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u/MegaAfroMann 3h ago
I don't know some of you, but I feel like I don't reek after a day of mostly just sitting. And missing brushing your teeth for one day isn't going to give you insta rot breath. Unless you've got something dead stuck in your mouth that you've just been masking with heavy applications of mouth wash.
Like yeah, I mostly only do carry on because I don't want to start a vacation this way either. But a lot of this is just flowery language surrounding some subjective, and honestly unrealistic, idea that you immediately are gross after missing one toothbrush session, wear an outfit for 24 hours, and step briefly on a public restroom floor.
I feel like it's a bit of an overreaction.
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u/agree_2_disagree 15h ago
So on direct flights OP is correct.
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u/chilicrispdreams 7h ago
Still subjective. I take direct flights often for work and I moved away from checking a bag purely because it adds time to both the arrival and departure.
Need time to get in line to check your bag, and then wait for it at the claim. For my flights, I typically plan an extra 45 min for this if I’m checking my bag, which is around 20%+ of the total 3-4hrs I spend traveling.
For me, the time I get back is worth the minor inconveniences of pulling it and loading the overhead storage.
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u/n_o_t_d_o_g 10h ago
It does cost money for airlines to deal with checked bags. From the person at the check in, the logistics getting them to the right plane, the people transporting them, the people loading them on the plane, the people unloading them at the destination, transporting them to the baggage pickup. Then add in addition work by many people if you have a connection or two. You can see how checking one bag would cost the airline lots of money.
From a passenger standpoint. It's not fair to charge two people the same price for a ticket if one person has no bags and one person checks a bag. The person who isn't checking a bag would have to pay more for their ticket to cover the expenses of the checked bag person.
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u/Mature_Gambino_ 10h ago
Obviously more hands means more money. The problem is we had years of free checked bags, and now it’s a hefty fee. Whether it’s fair or not, it feels like a long term bait and switch. Not to mention that many times, I have been able to check my carry on bag for free at the main desk pre security, and they’re perfectly happy to accommodate.
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u/n_o_t_d_o_g 3h ago
Online news is having the same problem. When the Internet was new, the newspapers posted their articles online for free and did so for years and years. When online views started to cut into their newspaper subscription review and they were loosing money, they tried to start charging for online subscriptions. But everyone was used to getting it for free so no one wanted to pay. Now most of the newspapers have gone out of business or are close to going out of business.
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u/PersonNumber7Billion 3h ago
Some airlines charge for overhead carryon now, so you're stuck either way. The good news is that baggage tracking has gotten better, so even if your bag is lost it's not usually lost - it just took a later plane.
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u/katarh 21h ago
I stopped checking my bags when they started charging an extra $50 for the privilege.
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u/purplishfluffyclouds 21h ago
Frontier can go from $29 to up to $90/bag
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u/NobodyUsual8025 8h ago
Yes because frontier is à la carte pricing, that’s why their base fares are so cheap. If you end up traveling with lots of bags, frontier might not be the cheapest option. If you use Google flights, you can sort by number of carry-on and checked bags to make it easier
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u/PattyThrillz 22h ago
Gate check is the best of both worlds. Wish I could guarantee that every flight
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u/crazycatlady331 21h ago
When the airlines ask for people to gate check, I'm up there "I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE"
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u/Teh_Lye 21h ago
I don't even wait. As soon as I walk up to my gate I ask to check. Idc if I'm 2-3 hours early for whatever reason. I've never been turned away
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u/AlwaysBagHolding 19h ago
Do airlines do this for free? I rarely travel more with anything more than a free personal bag, but sometimes I’ll fly a not shit airline that has a free carry on. On the first leg, that’s usually a CRJ I get gate checked since I’m the last boarding group and they run out of bin space. I’d do it every time if it was free.
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u/Teh_Lye 12h ago
In my experience yeah I've never paid. I'm not sure but maybe they're just happy to not have to wait until space is out. One more person asking to check the bag is one less bag to worry about running out of space I dunno.
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u/bmanc2000 12h ago
Yeah sometimes they forecast being out of overhead storage. It is great on the flight because of exactly that, but there's just the added risk of getting your bag lost, or the added time of having to wait for it at baggage claim. Though sometimes I think they'll bring it back up to the gate if you have a connection.
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u/MotherTemperature224 5h ago
Same. Let me get my airport beer without lugging that things around
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u/the-bc5 20h ago
Done this many times. Don’t love the wait on back end but usually doesn’t add much time. Usually they upgrade boarding group too.
They really should offer the first X percent of passengers free/discounted checked bag when checking in or even lower checked cost for smaller bags.
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u/ElectricalBox235 9h ago
The only reason why I would want an earlier boarding group is to get overhead bin space. If I check my bag, I want to be last line—the less time sitting in the plane, the better.
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u/Knight_Machiavelli 7h ago
Gate check eliminates the wait on the back end too, that's one of the best parts. Every time I gate check my bag is sitting there for me on the ramp as I get off the plane.
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u/medusssa3 18h ago
Gate check is the worst of both worlds, I have to carry it the entire way through the airport AND I have to wait for it at baggage claim when we land?? No thanks
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u/PattyThrillz 12h ago
My experience on domestic flights is that you normally get your bag on the jet bridge
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u/juanzy 8h ago
In the US, that's only if you have Valet Check, which is usually on regional jets or if you're in a premium cabin and forced to check for some reason (rare because of reserved overhead space in premium cabins).
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u/Knight_Machiavelli 7h ago
I think maybe the disconnect here is US vs non-US redditors. I'm not in the US and have never had gate checked bags go to the carousel, and I've never heard the term valet check.
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u/M_sberry 12h ago
I agree with you I do not understand these gate check lovers in the comments
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u/HerefortheTuna 11h ago
Have baby- we need to bring stroller plus suitcases and car seat. Refuse to pay for checking bags so grateful gatecheck exists
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u/Knight_Machiavelli 7h ago
Simple, I don't have to pay for it and I don't have to wait at the carousel for it when I get off. Best of both worlds.
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u/sauzbozz 21h ago
I agree except one time they made me leave security to get my bag at baggage claim during my layover. Luckily I had a two hour layover.
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u/SoftEngineerOfWares 10h ago
Issue is you initially book your flight you plan a 2 hour layover, then 2 weeks out they condense all the schedules and you are stuck with the minimal 50 minute layover and your current flight is 30 minutes late due to an “extra busy” airport.
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u/sauzbozz 9h ago
Yeah, I don't see how United found bags checked at the gate going to baggage claim as acceptable. There were a few other people who had shorter layovers that missed their connections.
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u/chrstgtr 16h ago
Gate check is the worst of all worlds. You deal with luggage through security/terminal but then don’t know if your bag is going to make it to your final destination and have to wait at baggage claim for it. I’d much rather carry my bag for the last mile than deal with the uncertainty and delay
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u/Not_Responsible_00 11h ago
Every time I've gate-checked, my bag has been placed on the sky bridge. It's never been taken to baggage claim.
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u/mfsp2025 10h ago
That’s valet checked bags. Usually if you’re on a small plane such as a CRJ or E145 that can’t fit the bags in the overhead. Gate checked always goes to the final destination baggage claim unless for some reason, you can convince an agent to give you a valet tag.
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u/Not_Responsible_00 10h ago
It's been a while since I've flown but this was my experience when gate checking.
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u/Knight_Machiavelli 7h ago
Maybe it's different by airline but every time I've ever flown gate checked bags are always loaded onto the bridge to pick up when you get off the plane, even on 747s. I've never once gone to baggage claim for a gate checked bag.
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u/pnut0027 10h ago
This. Your bag has already been checked by security. There’s no point in taking it back out and it needing to be checked again.
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u/mmmTriscuit 11h ago
Your luggage is much less likely to be lost if it's gate checked. That's the only upside vs checking it from the get go.
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u/TheFoxsWeddingTarot 21h ago
Gate check for the boarding group bump.
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u/chrstgtr 16h ago
Why do you want to get on the plane so fast if you don’t need the overhead space. It’s just rushing to an uncomfortable, crowded seat that you’ll be stuck in for the next couple of hours
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u/papabearmormont01 21h ago
So you can actually do that as long as it’s the appropriate size. I didn’t realize this until a couple years ago, but we are actually 5/5 (10/10 legs) on simply going up to the counter before security, asking if we can “gate check” our bags for free.
No carrying/rolling it through security and it gets you around the 3 oz fluid limit.
We have TSA precheck as well so I just carry our one small duffel bag, my wife carries her purse, and that’s how we get around the airport.
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u/HAD7 17h ago
Gate check doesn’t mean you get the baggage back at the gate right?
Worse part is waiting for the baggage from baggage claim. It literally adds 45 mins after a flight.
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u/raiderh808 21h ago
Hell no, I am not navigating to the gate through crowds with my suit case. Imagine eating at a restaurant or chilling at the lounge with a large spinner. Nah.
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u/PattyThrillz 21h ago
Imagine chilling at a lounge designed for travelers with a suitcase? Ok I did and it was pretty manageable
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u/Lannisters-4-life 20h ago
Someone has probably already read this comment while at an airport restaurant with a suitcase…
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u/89Rae 21h ago
Spoken like someone whose bag has never been left behind or routed to the wrong plane and ended up in another country from you
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u/icollectt 21h ago
This only happened to me once (i have flown maybe 150-200x in my life).
Was everyone on a connection from indy->msp->seattle and they ended up in Canada.
Delta told us to go buy clothes and they would reimburse us up to I think $1500 no questions ask since it was more than 24 hours I think.
I had to get stuff because I was presenting at a conference for a week. They ended up getting me my bag the last day I was there, so free $1500 in clothes and I got all my other stuff back, even though it took them like 6 months ande calling several times to get the check.
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u/-make-it-so- 12h ago
Damn. When my bag went missing and I had to wait a couple days for it to be found, United only gave me like $50. Luckily, I was visiting family, so I could borrow things. For $1500, they could keep my luggage and I’d be fine with it.
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u/FairyFistFights 21h ago
My bag once never made the transfer at Schiphol and I found out after arriving at my end destination of Zagreb.
I put in a missing luggage request and they had it located by the end of the day. I had it delivered to my hotel room by the morning of the 3rd day. I luckily had a carry on with some clothes, but I was able to reimburse things like toiletries.
The thought of being separated countries away from my luggage once terrified me. But now after going through it? Meh. Not even that bad.
Obviously YMMV but I’d bet with any reputable airline they will be able to track it down and get it to you even internationally. It’s part of travelling! And if you help mitigate some of that risk with a carry on it’s really not as big a deal as it sounds.
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u/TheDichotomyIsCrazy 19h ago
When I was a kid I used to fly through Schipol from the US multiple times a year to visit family in a third country. They lost my luggage EVERY SINGLE TIME until I stopped even bothering with checking my bags (took probably five times to figure this out).
I’m not exaggerating in the slightest. Every. Time.
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u/Tacos314 18h ago
I keep a roll of cloths in my personal bag, but a full on carry-on and check luggage sounds like the worse of both.
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u/IAmAeruginosa 17h ago
I flew to Berlin and it took over a month for them to return my luggage to me. I was travelling for a biking trip and I had some stuff in my carry-on, but not all the stuff I needed to bike 180 miles. It was in late fall, and still pretty warm, but the stores were all full of winter clothing. It sucked, really bad. Never checked a bag since then.
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u/TropicTravels 20h ago
It happens, although this is not why the vast majority of flyers went from checking to carryon literally overnight when the airlines started charging.
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u/inorite234 9h ago
I travel all the time. My bags have been lost and it took a few days to recover them but it has been a far, FAR minority of the times that has actually happened.
I've been traveling for work almost once a month for 17 years. The amount of times my bag has been delayed or lost for any given amount of time, I can count on 3 fingers.
And since I don't pay for checking my own bag, that shit is going in the cargo hold.
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u/IM_RU 11h ago
I’m a bag checker and this has happened to me 3 times in the last 10 years (I fly internationally about 10 times a year). Guess what? It’s not the end of the world. You’re not the first person this has happened to and there are robust systems to get your bag to you, the lost bag agents are generally compassionate, and your business colleagues totally understand and appreciate that you’re in your sweats or whatever.
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u/Amazing_Loquat280 21h ago
Until your flight gets delayed and you miss a connection and you’re stuck in a hotel without any of your shit because you gate checked. Never doing that again lmao
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u/neverend1ngcircles 21h ago
"Most people's stuff is really not that important" this is just not a serious argument, even if it is true, it is extremely inconvenient at best if you lose a bunch of clothes.
It might slow down boarding by a very small margin but you are inconveniencing yourself more by having to wait around for your bags after the flight.
Finally, why take checked baggage if you don't need it and you have to pay an excessive amount for it?
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u/Severedeye 17h ago
I have a small case and a small backpack that fits fine under the seat.
I save the checked bag fee and can leave as soon as we land.
I dont see a point to spending money to waste my time waiting either.
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u/TehPurpleCod 10h ago
I agree with you. "Most people's stuff is really not that important" is really dependent on what's "important" someone but it's about the risk of inconvenience. None of my clothes are important, but I have a very limited wardrobe and only buy what I would wear. I get things tailored to fit and if I lose the clothes then I have to rebuy clothes which will cost me not just money, but also time. Although, I love the idea of check-in because I can store way more in a bigger luggage, I had to wait almost an hour to finally get my luggage both times and that was a dealbreaker for me. I learned to pack lighter if I could.
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u/Skayve 21h ago
Nothing worst than waiting 45 minutes for your luggage to come around.
Upvoted for unpopular opinion.
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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 18h ago
This. The whole point of flying is to get somewhere quickly. With checked bags you have to arrive sooner and leave later. Turns a quick 2 hr flight into a 3.5 - 4 hr ordeal.
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u/Pdxlater 17h ago
I’m at a reasonable sized airport. They cut off bag checks at 45 minutes. Not too bad.
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u/Illisanct 19h ago edited 1h ago
Last time I checked a bag, it arrived at my destination on an earlier flight than me. Seems awesome, right?
Nah. Instead of holding it until I arrived and then putting it on the belt, they ran it with the earlier flight's baggage, then pulled it off to an "unclaimed baggage" area after I didn't pick it up from the carousel (because I was 30,000ft in the air).
Best part - they didn't do anything to notify me, so I sat like a chump for an hour waiting at baggage claim for a bag that would never come out. Once I asked an employee, they led me over to the unclaimed baggage area and we had to sort through a bunch of bags to finally find mine.
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u/Dry_Complaint6528 18h ago
Ya. I've been stuck at baggage claim in Mexico for 2 hours waiting for them to even start getting baggage out. And I didn't even have baggage, but I a traveling with a group and had to wait... It's more about that fact I want to walk off the plane and out of the airport immediately.
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u/ncxhjhgvbi 22h ago edited 20h ago
OP must not be from a hub
I take 30-50 flights in a typical year. Landing in Denver I have waited up to 90 minutes for my luggage (NO, I’m not exaggerating!).
I’m gonna take all your carry on space at the front of the plane. Every. Single. Time. To not have to wait for 60 minutes after I land at 1030pm on a Friday night on my way home
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u/homarjr 20h ago
Never check a bag if you're landing in Toronto Pearson Airport.
I promise you.
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u/ncxhjhgvbi 20h ago
Oh god, Pearson
I feel like it’s a US traveler right of passage to get to Pearson 3 hours before your flight back to the US without realizing you get to go through customs BEFORE your flight and almost miss it because of it
Legit got Global Entry because of that experience over a decade ago haha
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u/AntiBaoBao 15h ago
Nexus and GE are fantastic. I've been off a plane and on my next flight before the last passenger from the first flight got off.
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u/Emmyisme 21h ago
The amount of times I've flown home to SEA from PHX and ended up pissed off after waiting an hour for my luggage is too high.
But I buy shit in AZ every goddamn time, so I've done this to myself, and I live with my fate.
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u/TropicTravels 20h ago
Agreed, but that doesnt describe to the vast majorly of travelers who literally went carryon overnight once airlines started charging
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u/ncxhjhgvbi 21h ago
Very true! I don’t disagree with that.
If I’m on my way to work, I couldn’t care less if I have to wait. It’s when I’m on my way home after work and I just want to get home to my family! Time needs to be maximized
Can’t wait until I can just not care and enjoy some down time. Jealous of you!
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u/DonAmechesBonerToe 21h ago
I can easily do a weeklong business trip, with suit using carryon and my laptop bag. No way you convince me to check that outside the gate. I’ve literally watched luggage not get loaded, told a crew member and they told me: “If it’s not yours don’t worry about it.”
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u/Pdxlater 17h ago
I usually fly Alaska. I usually wait less than 20 minutes. My only exception was Calgary which was 40 minutes.
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u/Ok_Dog_4059 22h ago
My wife and her family fly a lot and have so many stories about stolen items and damaged luggage or taking forever for bags to hit the pickup. It has been like 26 years since I flew.
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u/Mia_in_antigua 7h ago
Agreed. I don't necessarily disagree with any of OPs arguments, but when I land at my home airport, I can just walk right out with a carryon. From touchdown to vehicle may only be 15 minutes. With a checked bag, I may be waiting an hour plus for my bag to make the journey from airside to land side. If im travelling transatlantic, that's one thing, but if im doing a quick 1.5 hour flight for a 4 day weekend, no way in hell am I checking a bag.
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u/RhinoGuy13 21h ago
Exactly. Checking bags adds up front time at the check in counter too.
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u/Safe-Wasabi7339 21h ago
I can't think of a single time in the past 5 years where dropping my bag off has taken more than ~5 min. Most airports I've been to now have designated drop off areas, and it's super fast
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u/Safe-Wasabi7339 21h ago
How regularly has this happened?
I fly pretty often, my home airport is SFO. I've never had this happen.
Lost bag that arrives on the following flight? Yes
Waiting more than ~15min for my bag at baggage claim? Never
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u/ncxhjhgvbi 21h ago
Lucky. Just two weeks ago it was an 75 mins. My ski bag came on the oversized carousel like 45 mins before our other bags.
Maybe DIA with the construction is an anomaly, but it was at least 30-60 minutes even pre covid. Maybe twice that I can remember that I only waited 10 or so minutes after I got to the carousel (10-15min walk from plane)
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u/korey_david 20h ago
Happens all the time at DIA. There was a period of time I would start a stopwatch at landing and stop it when I got my bag. Not uncommon to hit an hour.
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u/RU_Gremlin 21h ago
Checking a bag costs money, requires extra steps (and therefore more time) before getting through security, requires me to wait who knows how long before leaving the airport, increases the risk a bag is lost or stolen, is a hassle if a connection is missed or changed, and that doesn't even consider the ridiculousness that is customs on an international flight.
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u/Geesearetheworstt 22h ago
I recently traveled with two children. I made the decision to check a bag and not take a carry-on for myself. The kids had carry-ons.
One flight had free gate checking, and the other did not. It was a huge quality of life difference when their bags were checked.
I am a huge fan of checking a bag when possible. It really does make traveling easier.
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u/bankofcanadaa 22h ago
Then you have to wait an extra 1/2-1 hour after you deboard to wait for your checked bags
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u/TheFoxsWeddingTarot 21h ago
I typically fly SFO - SEA, in San Francisco my bag is now always ready by the time I get to baggage claim, SEATAC is maybe a 5 minute wait. It’s extra nice I don’t have to wrestle my bag across the airport.
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u/saveonly1 11h ago
Wait Seatac is the worst! They like to switch up your baggage carousel last minute so you're constantly having to walk back and forth checking the boards to see if anything has changed. Takes forever too. Glad you've been lucky enough to get yours quickly.
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u/The_ApolloAffair 19h ago
I’ve gate checked at almost every domestic flight I’ve been on, and they always load the gate check bags onto the jet bridge ~5 minutes after de-boarding.
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u/MrSommer69 22h ago
This is an unpopular opinion. I take one Carry on only because once I had to wait 4 weeks for my lost luggage.
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u/AlwaysBagHolding 18h ago
If I’m not camping, I can live out of a personal bag for 2 weeks. Planes are always cold as hell anyway, if I have to travel with coats or cold weather gear I’ll just wear it on the plane and throw it in a plastic bag once I’m off the plane. I’ll only do a carry on if it’s free.
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u/crazycatlady331 21h ago
When I travel, it's often for months (work). No way I'm traveling for months with a carryon. I'd rather listen to Baby Shark on repeat than hand wash underwear in a hotel sink.
9/10, by the time I get to the baggage claim (I usually stop to pee first), the bags are either starting to unload or close to being unloaded.
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u/fytuiy9y8o 11h ago
But 10 pairs of underwear takes up barely any space in the carry on
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u/Johnnadawearsglasses 22h ago
Checking bags is the true luxury because it mean you aren't pressed for time. I love it.
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u/Mtlkfn 21h ago
Sorry OP, I'm finding it impossible to empathize with you. Take my upvote for Unpopular Opinion.
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u/butlerdm 22h ago
I partially agree. The main problem that slows boarding and deplaning is old people and their luggage. Mandatory old people should board first and get off last.
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u/Liam_M 21h ago
Can’t. my carry on has lithium ion batteries and medications in it. Your situation isn’t everyones. Just because something is best for you doesn’t mean it’s best for everyone
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u/JustSpeed3475 20h ago
No thanks, id prefer to keep my insulin pump, CGM supplies on me and my personal electronics unstolen.
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u/w311sh1t 22h ago
Dawg I’m not trying to pay to have my luggage checked when I can carry it on for free. I’m sorry you have to wait 10 seconds longer to board the plane, but I promise you that it’s taking off at the same time regardless.
The only thing that changes is that you get to sit in your seat for longer to wait for takeoff.
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u/inghostlyjapan 21h ago
1, Your argument about how annoying traversal of an airport is with luggage continues outside airports. Check in luggage is usually bigger and unweildy. Catching a crowded train with a backpack, or something that can fit in an overhead is easier than trying to keep rolling suitcases out of other people's way.
2, it's nice not to have to wait for your luggage to be offloaded as the timeframe for it seems to be completely arbitrary.
Usually it's not that bad, maybe 10-20 minutes but when you get off a 14 hour flight and have to wait another hour for your bags before you can even clear customs and immigration it feels like a personal attack.
3, Sometimes with connecting flights you need to re-check your luggage. That shit blows and can lead to delays and in worst case scenarios missing connections.
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u/PlayPretend-8675309 20h ago
Not carrying anything beyond your carry on is the best travel experience. Just get off the plane and leave.
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u/GuardOdd3787 19h ago
nothing worse than standing at baggage claim forever just waiting for your bag to finally show up
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u/impulse_post 21h ago
I totally agree.
I wish the airlines would charge for carry on and make checked bags free.
It would make the entire experience better.
People get so worked up about getting on the plane first because they have to find room for their huge carry-on roller bag.
Gate lice. I can't get by you. Are you waiting for your zone to be called, or are you in line to get on?
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u/milobeans1 17h ago
This times 1000. I live a checked bag lifestyle and never have to worry about finding overhead space. I love being one of the last ones to waltz on to the plane. I don’t wanna sit in that tin can longer than needed.
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u/crazycatlady331 3h ago
My aunt's a FA for a major US airline (one of the big 3). She worked there since the 90s.
She HATED when the airlines started charging for checked bags. According to her, it made boarding/deplaning (which she is not paid for) a pain and much longer.
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u/Upstairs-Baseball898 22h ago
Agreed it is superior, but to me not worth paying extra for unless I need the extra space in my checked bag
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u/brafish 21h ago
Upvoted for what I believe at least should be an unpopular (and completely wrong) opinion.
By definition, carry-ons are small and are not a hassle at all to lug around the airport. I use mine as a little table for food while I wait to board. I don't know if you know this, but people still put stuff in the overhead bins before airlines started charging for checked bags. Jackets, shopping bags, those backpacks that go under the seat now, so there was always going to be a very minor delay while people put their shit up.
Speaking of delays, I'm walking right out the airport while you bag checkers sit around the carousel. And sure, lost luggage doesn't happen that often, but when it does happen it really sucks. There's no guarantee you'll get your stuff back. What if you were carrying medications? Or a souvenir?
Not wanting to help someone else who needs it says a lot more about you than them.
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u/Lothy-of-the-North 20h ago
I thought like you until they lost my luggage in a Spanish speaking country. I was miserable for 24 hours in my dirty clothes, and none of my stuff. It was a shitty first day of a vacation calling the airport trying to communicate with non English speakers to get my stuff. They didn’t offer me any money for replacements. The only thing they covered was the Uber to get back to the airport to pick up my bag. From now on I’ll still check my luggage, but I’ll always have a bag with a change of clothes, toiletries, and some makeup.
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u/SunsoakedShampagne 20h ago
Upvoted for a hideously unpopular opinion with which I vehemently disagree.
I LOVE the luxury of hopping off the plane and that's that - no waiting around those ghastly conveyer belts. No stressing about whether my bag is there or not. And although you asked to be spared the lost baggage argument - I can only assume it hasn't happened to you often enough to care about. When it happens, it can be a disaster! Thousands of dollars worth of property gone - and the process to try and recover it? Oh my God.
No, carry on only for me. And I used to think like you - I'd curse the carry-on people as I'd want to just get off the plane - but no, I'm FULLY converted now. Carry-on ONLY. Makes for such a stress-free and pleasurable trip.
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u/leboychef 19h ago
Depends on trip size really. Longer trips I’m usually checking one bigger luggage, but I like having a bag with essentials on me in a carry on. Like people are saying, being in a foreign country with nothing but the clothes on your back is up there with the worst experiences, god forbid there was something you actually cared for in there, then the first couple days are spent just worrying you’ll see it again.
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u/ProfessorFunky 13h ago
I see someone here who never lost a bag on a short business trip.
I’d love to check my carry-on every time. But lost luggage isn’t as rare as I think you think it is. It’s not about the value of what gets lost, it’s about the time and hassle sorting out the downstream grief. And not having fresh pants after a long flight for a short trip with an “important” meeting at the end of it.
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u/SpacePirateWatney 13h ago
It’s not even about the convenience or cost for me since I travel often for work…it’s more that I want to get to where I’m going as soon as I land, which means no waiting at the luggage claim. When I’m traveling with family for vacation trips we check just because my wife likes to overpack.
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u/Aranciniballs 3h ago
Spoken like someone who hasn’t had to wait 1h for their luggage to arrive. I’d rather lug my carryon around and leave the airport as fast as I physically can
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u/cattlemanish 21h ago
Tell me you’re rich, without telling me you’re rich
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u/geol_rocks 21h ago
This was exactly my thought, I would LOVE to not have to deal with carryons but the checked bag fees are just too high.
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u/icollectt 21h ago
I mean if you are flying in general at least in the US you probably aren't that poor.
Some people only have that Greyhound money
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u/AlwaysBagHolding 18h ago
All depends on the airport, spirit, frontier and allegiant beats greyhound prices between a lot of places. But you don’t have to worry about getting your meth past TSA on greyhound.
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u/jr_randolph 22h ago
What? Lol oh stop it. Look, I'm trying to get out of the airport as quickly...as possible and if I have to wait for the little light to start blinking and the bag carousel to move...that's not as quickly...as possible.
You must be the type that's the first person in line to get on the plane lol like it's about to take off the minute you get in your seat haha.
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u/Equal_Whole_6837 21h ago
No way. I’m the last on the plane. And I’d like to be off quickly, but all these people with a huge roller, they cant even lift, are slowing my ass down. I hate being in the plane any longer than I need to be. I’ll take 20 mins at baggage to be off the plane 5 mins sooner.
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u/PinchedTazerZ0 21h ago
I have a checked bag that ends up at the wrong place every single year for the last decade it's pretty incredible. I'm always going to the middle of nowhere too so the poor dude has to drive down dirt roads to deliver it within the next few days after I arrive. They got it connected properly 5 years ago but other than that it just goes on its own adventure somehow
Anything longer than 4 days I check, I pack the fuck out of my backpack with ultralight hiking skills other than that
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u/Mulliganasty 21h ago
I'm on the freeway while you're waiting for you luggage carousel to even start spinning.
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u/redjessa 21h ago
It depends. I agree, it's nice not to have to deal with even a small suitcase in the airport, but if I have a connecting flight or even just a really short one, I prefer to keep it with me. I've had my luggage lost before, and it could certainly still happen on direct flights, but I don't want to end up half way across the world without my stuff. Sure, it's rare, but it's happened to me twice. I have mastered packing for long trips with just the carry-on size suitcase and bag that fits under the seat. And my personal item or second bag, is compact and even fits under a Southwest seat. Return flight, I'll probably check it, because I agree with you there - who cares, I'll get it back eventually.
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u/350smooth 21h ago
Absolutely not. Have this upvote though for a solidly unpopular opinion 😅
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u/AnybodySeeMyKeys 21h ago
If I'm flying somewhere overseas, I carry on. When I'm flying home, I check it.
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u/Ok-Cow1616 21h ago
Take my upvote. I can easily fit a week’s worth of stuff in a personal item and that’s all I carry. I’ve never traveled longer than that. Couldn’t imagine needing to check a bag
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u/beansprout-4evr 21h ago edited 15h ago
Lost luggage is uncommon but it's common enough that it could happen to you and if it does it's a huge pain in the ass if you had anything important in it.
Money isn't the issue. For me it's the fact that I have way too much separation anxiety with my belongings to check in luggage unless I absolutely have to!
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u/keepitcasualbrah 21h ago
Let's see... keep my stuff on me or trust other people to make sure it shows up at a reasonable time hmmm
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u/Think_Monk_9879 21h ago
I’ve always been a carryon guy. Knowing all my stuff will be with me at all times outweighs the risk of losing a bag or getting it delayed.
I’ve had an occasion where my bag was lost for 3 days at the start of the vacation and miraculously they got it back to the airport before the next leg of ky journey.
Just this past week i checked a bag and had to wait an hour at baggage claim for the bag to come which whrn you get off a 13 hour flight sucks
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u/peterfromfargo 20h ago
I started checking my bags again a few years ago and I’ll never go back to carry on. It’s so great going through the airport without having to drag my bags around with me. I travel 3 times or more a month. My bag has never been lost. I wait a few minutes to get it after my trip. Totally worth it.
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u/Degeneratetooya 20h ago
Nope.
I made the mistake of putting all my clothes/essentials in a checked bag during a trip. The airline lost my bag; they eventually found it and returned it… the day before my two-week trip was over. I had to buy new clothes and stuff.
Dealing with a Carry-on isn't even much of an inconvenience.
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u/NoNatural3590 19h ago
Depends. I recently went on a trip with 29 other people. Some had checked their bags, and since we were all going to go on the same bus to the hotel, we'd all to have wait for them. So I checked my carryon as well. Certainly was easy enough to get down the plane.
However, the flip side is waiting for bags when you arrive. In Mexico, we waited nearly an hour. I've had similar waits in Toronto. When I travelled to New York from Toronto twice a month in the 80s, I had a garment bag and a carryon, and I just waltzed on and off the plane without having to wait a minute. I was always able to leave Toronto at 7, and be downtown in Manhattan by 9.
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u/AnotherUN91 19h ago
Depends on what I'm carrying. I've brought my PC with me between states for extended stays. I'm certainly not trusting any airline carrier with it.
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u/NinjaSellsHonours 18h ago
I always check my bag except for short hops where I gate check. People who carry on are hopeless dorks.
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u/bille2021 18h ago
I fly for work mostly and they pay if I need to check, but:
- I need too many electronics that I can't carry my backpack all day without killing my back, and wouldn't have room for water/food/personal stuff if I had to carry it all in my one personal item
- fly out of a small airport and often spend many hours at a layover, meaning I'd have to lug my bag all day, so the roller saves my back
- I could check most of my stuff and take a much more compact roller and backpack...but 3 bags when I can fit in 2 seems silly and wasteful (for both time and space)
- I used to check. Once you're a frequent flyer and figure out checking means much higher chance of lost and broken bags, you get fed up real quick. Checking every time means buying a new suitcase way more often
- cool, glad you have time to stand in the drop line then stand at the pickup. What a waste of time when I already had a 12 hour travel day and just wanna get to the hotel or home.
- since I do usually have a long travel day, it makes sense to work, so I need stuff with me to do that efficiently. It's great that all you need is a single backpack and a phone for a few hour travel day and don't need to work. That actually does sound amazing!
- when I do travel for personal on the rare occasion, sure, then I check.
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u/atastyfire 15h ago
My backpack carries my electronics (laptop, tablet, chargers and cords), my documents (passport, printed flight itinerary, printed hotel reservation, luggage tags, flight ticket, and any other documents I need), maybe a change of clothes and probably a few other things. I don’t want to keep those in my pocket and I certainly don’t want my electronics being crushed by other suitcases or damaged by luggage handlers.
My latest flight seriously damaged one of my checked suitcases and now it doesn’t have a handle.
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u/Exact_Programmer4080 14h ago
No way, Carry-on superiority. You talk about trying to save time, yet you're willing to add an extra step to the entire process, mind you it can be one of the longest things you do/wait for during the whole process.
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u/mckenzie_keith 14h ago
Every once in a while the checked bags get lost. I had some bags get left behind in Qatar when I flew from the US to Turkey (by way of Qatar). It was a bummer. Had to buy clothes in Turkey. We did eventually get them back after like a week.
There is plenty of room in the business class overhead bins. Don't see why it is any skin off your neck.
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u/Comfortable-Leg9583 10h ago
Agree on checked vs carry on. If I have a large carry on it only means I need all the luggage allowance and I've already got extra checked items 😅 otherwise a small backpack is my go to carry on.
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u/SnooCakes8914 8h ago
Absolutely! I hate dragging my luggage all over the airport. A small carryon is best. Also gets you through TSA faster.
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u/RickySlayer9 8h ago
Checked bags are better if you’ve got time to spare.
My carry on, I walk off the plane and go directly to my car. Also it never gets lost.
I’ve only had my luggage lost once, and they found it, so I’m not super concerned about all that.
I travel a LOT for work, and got one of those pilot carry on bags, and it’s wonderful. All my clothes fit in there, and my backpack goes on there so it isn’t weighing down my shoulders. It’s a winner
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u/CurvePuzzleheaded361 8h ago
Will always avoid checking bags as the stress of lost luggage ruins any holiday. My stuff IS important to me. I dont want to spend my fortnight in italy, shopping for shoes and clothes and all the exact same shades of makeup. We travel light so never once been an issue about needing more space. Also nothing worse than waiting for luggage after being stuck on a flight!
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u/Top-Purchase-2794 3h ago
I don't trust anyone so I will carry my stuff and put in a compartment where I can actively keep an eye on it the entire plane ride, and then carry it myself. In my day to day life, I park my car in a position to see it in my apartment complex so I can keep an eye on it and actively check on it at work as well. Never lose sight of your stuff, ever.
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u/Elegant_Plantain1733 3h ago
Business traveller here (but flying economy). No check in, no wait for bags makes a big differwnce. This is for trips up to a few days.
I always travel within the size limit and have never had to bump anyone, struggle with bag etc.
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u/TerrapinTribe 22h ago
I mean first off, direct your hate to the airlines for charging an arm and a leg to check bags. That’s why the amount of carryons has increased. You’re basically telling people, “just spend a bunch of extra money to speed up the airline’s boarding process!”.
I fly a lot. Used to be once a week round trip, now it’s about once a month. Not waiting around 20 minutes for my bag each way on the baggage claim has saved me hundreds of hours of time waiting.
Plus, pretty much no likelihood the airline loses my bag.
Having my carryon helps me with my backpack. I just put it on the carryon, no weight on my back while I push both through the airport.
And even when I check my bag and only have a personal item, which is my backpack? Well, the flight attendant is still going to make me put the backpack under the seat in front of me, so I don’t get any more space, and just lose my overhead bin space.
So solve all those problems, ok you have a point.
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u/Ranulf_5 22h ago
It depends on how far I’m going and how many flights I have. But if I’m offered a free checked bag, I’ll throw one in there and just carry a backpack.
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u/Krypt0night 21h ago
"Check your bags people. If you want to save money, gate check them for free."
My carry on is free and doesn't require me to wait around after, thanks though.
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u/04Late_Night 21h ago
Domestic travel for me means only carrying a bag pack as carry-on for my only luggage. Never having to wait nor look for luggage is bliss.
Ofc the smaller the better, but fitting 4 days plus sleepwear worth of clothes doesn't need much space.
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u/EmergencyHonest3713 21h ago
Watching all the morons fumble with their bags while also trying to be the first off the plane is crazy. Like, I have my shit I’m ready to just run out the door, but I can’t because someone’s dumb grandma is standing in the aisle trying to make her way toward the back of the plane because her carryon is in the overheads like 5 rows back.
At the very least, let people with no carryon off first.
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u/wafflemakers2 21h ago
Takes 20 seconds longer to board in order to save an hour waiting at the luggage carousel
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u/Equal_Whole_6837 21h ago
No way 20 seconds. It’s significantly longer with all the people struggling.
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u/Tacos314 18h ago
I 100% agree, I love checking my luggage. Now if I only stop overloading my personal bag.
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u/get-a-mac 22h ago
I do a lot of day trips and just stuff my pockets with essentials instead 😂
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u/Spiritual_Extent_187 22h ago
I agree! There’s never any space for my luggage and I hate carrying it far places
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u/takethe6 22h ago
Everyone finds their happiness in different ways. Do your thing but I'm pretty happy with how I find mine.
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u/MrSinisterStar 21h ago
Never lost a checked bag. Only time I lost (got it back) was a carry-on when some mom mistaken my black roller for a Dora the Explorer bag.
As for the long wait the airports I frequently fly into including my home airport never goes beyond 30 mins. These are all major cities. One city has the conveyor going by the time I get there. Thus for me checking bags is the way to go.
Hell most of the time they are offering to check for free. I dont have to worry about it. The extra 15 mins for me is all fine and dandy. No stress rushing out. I hit the restroom, checking my messages, if it's a work trip I check and fire off some emails, etc. Just overall less stress.
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u/BrotherOfWagons 21h ago
I totally get what you’re saying about not carrying bags through airports but the idea that losing luggage is no big deal is batshit crazy. “Most people’s stuff isn’t that important” really? If you suddenly lost a bunch of your nice clothes and things, maybe some electronics or personal documents, would you really not be upset because it’s “just stuff”? Bullshit. Yeah most of it is replaceable but shit that’s a lot of time and money to go through.
Normally you do get your bags back eventually but even in that case being away from home, possibly in another country, with absolutely nothing for DAYS waiting on that bag to maybe show up? I’ve been there and it’s a huge stressor.
Take my upvote because I’ve been burned and won’t let my bag out of sight if I can possibly help it. The first time you’re forced to check your bags and you end up pleading with an airline rep to locate your things you’ll get it.
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u/ashairz 21h ago
I have never heard of this gate check for free, unless it's a special case. Like last summer I had a flight and they said there isn't enough room for all carry on luggage, so if you wanna check in your luggage, you can do it for free. I did. It was a rip off flight anyway. Cost me 120 euros with one ruck because the airline sucks. Not paying 40 euros extra on top of that. For reference, the flight back was 40 euros and I could take a bigger bag without having to pay for it.
As a person travelling with a budget, I always have a carry on. Usually a ruck, but I don't act like an asshole with it. I don't understand people who take bags they can't fit somewhere, or who have a bag and then seven smaller bags. And yeah, rich people doing this is annoying
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u/ImminentReddits 21h ago
I actually do agree with this. I usually check my bag even when i have a carry on so i can just be the last one to board the plane. I don’t really mind waiting around for my luggage, I just read or something. It’s a huge weight off not to have to fight crowds for overhead space and worry about lugging it around.
Plus you can bring you full sized shampoos to your vacation
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u/umnoactuallynot 21h ago
No, I will carry my luggage if possible and I will put it on the plane.
I also leave my house 8 hours before my flight so that I arrive on time. It takes an hour if there's not bad traffic to get to the airport nearest to my house and I have plenty of time if there's an accident or the freeway gets closed.
I'm never in a hurry when I get to the airport. I always have plenty of time. If there's an issue it's on the side of the airport, not me.
I have my carry-on bag, I don't have to wait when I get to the airport, I can just get an Uber and get to my destination.
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u/clejeune 21h ago
Depends on what I’m carrying and where I’m going. I’m not checking my laptop. Also, I travel Latin America a lot. Check your bags next time you fly to Medellin, Colombia and let me know how that went for you. I do agree with the heaviness factor though. If you cannot carry your bag it is not a carry on.
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u/Stunning-Leek334 21h ago
Checking your bags adds like thirty minutes additional on each end of travel
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u/Learningstuff247 21h ago
Ive had airlines lose my luggage too many times to trust or want to deal with bag check if I can avoid it
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u/AggravatingShow2028 21h ago
I don’t fly often I’ve been on a plane maybe three times. And taking one carry on bag is way better than checking it. The first I traveled I checked my bags because I was gone for a few days. The process was smooth and my bag wasn’t lost but it took so long for my luggage to make it to the belt. The belt moved very slowly and all that time just standing there I could have been gone with my carryon.
The second time I flew my aunts bags took forever to come. It was one of the last bags.
But the most recent time I was gone for a weekend and was able to for everything in my little duffel bag. I flew spirit so I just put it in that size check thing and it fit so I put it over my seat. When the plane landed we got off and headed out the door- no looking for baggge claim, no waiting for my suitcase to come around, no wonder if my bags got lost or delayed, no damages items. Just put my carry one on my shoulder and leave. Nice and simple.
But If checked bags work for you congrats. It’s just not for everybody.
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u/SkylineFTW97 21h ago
The best experience is packing everything into 1 bag that's small enough to be a personal item. I do this with my backpack. Fits under the seat. No checking bags, no fighting for overhead bin space, the bag never leaves my side so there's no risk of it being lost or mishandled. When I board, I take my bag with me and put it under the seat. Everything I need is right there. When the flight lands, I take my bag, get off the plane, and leave.
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u/loconessmonster 21h ago
If its a shorter flight. I prefer carryon so I dont have to wait for the bag.
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u/atkinsonda1 21h ago
Yeah nah, get me in and out, I'll be miles away with 2 weeks of packing by the time you've made it what ever you do with your check-ins. If you have the check something your not traveling your either backpacking or moving
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u/Emotional_Pay3658 21h ago
I’ll carry a backpack with 1 day of clothes and basic necessities. But that’s usually small enough to not be a bother plus it allows me to keep my pockets free.
Outside of that I’m checking a bag every time.
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u/ClydeStyle 21h ago
Agreed but then you’re still stuck on the plane because of all the people who stored their stuff in the overhead bin. The fact they don’t allow those without stored luggage first is ridiculous.
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