Originally Posted by
Keizer Soze
I've had this happen several times. I just go along with it, thank the agent for the hospitality and the ride, wheel my bag down, ask the crew if there is room for my bag, then remove the tag and store it in a bin or the cockpit. Winning friends and influencing people makes commuting so much easier.
Just FYI, this is a TSA violation that can get you, and everyone else, in some hot water. We got a memo about this awhile back at UAL. Once the bag has been tagged it MUST be checked. Unfortunately some agents are quite obstructionist about the whole thing. Sure makes me appreciate jumping on airlines like SWA that usually let me pre-board, or Alaska and Virgin that will kindly put a gate-check tag on there for me