Originally Posted by
seahawker01
It is not the FAA, it is the company. My aircraft and airline offer both a carry-on bag program and valet bag service. We end up taking a double hit on weight. I have only ever been weight limited once so we can afford to operate that way.
Exactly, at AE a checked bag is 30 LBS if they didn't put them on the scale while a gate checked bad is 20 LBS. 10 lbs can make a big difference over a large amounts of bags.