Originally Posted by
SpiraMirabilis
And that is written... where exactly? You're not allowed to move CHECKED bags from the cargo compartment to the passenger compartment but you MAY move already screened carry on bags (which have a special ALREADY SCREENED neon green tag in united) from the cargo compartment to the passenger compartment.
Not only would I say this in public, I would do it in front of a safety inspector grinning the entire time. Besides, most of the time they're not even in the cargo compartment yet -- they're on the rack.
Unless things have changed since I left the 121 world a couple of years ago. what is being described is completely legal both via FAA regs and Mesa's Ops Specs. I can't speak to what Piedmont has written in there valet checked bag program approved by the FAA (as many airlines have different policies and ops specs all legal once the FAA gives their stamp.) Back to the topic at hand I did the exact thing that was described taking security screened bags from the cargo bin and placed in the cabin to accommodate for weight. Oh and who was I doing this for it was to get a FED on the jumpseat.
He was appreciative and had no problem with what I did. FWIW