Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Usually the gate agent at the desk doesn't scan the bag into the system. That's done by the rampers at the bottom of the jetbridge right before the area you get on the plane, where the door is leading to the ramp. They'll scan it then and take it out the door. I haven't heard of the chute by the gate agent system. In that case it's probably scanned right there.
You're correct for the most part, but I've seen scanning done at the counter by either supervisors (not sure if gate or ramp). May just be an occasional jetBlue thing, though.