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Many airline passengers insist they’re being forced to check their carry-on bags<\/a> \u2014 even as empty overhead bins on planes remain onboard.<\/p>\n

Across social media, travelers are sharing stories of being told space has run out, only to board and find empty compartments still available.<\/p>\n

The complaints are fueling questions about airline boarding practices, and whether speed is being prioritized over passenger convenience<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“This is becoming increasingly common,” New York-based travel expert Lee Abbamonte told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

He said the issue is often tied to airlines’ efforts to streamline boarding<\/a> \u2014 and to keep flights on schedule.<\/p>\n

“Gate agents are trying to not delay flights by preemptively checking bags so all the passengers don\u2019t board with carry-on bags, and then there\u2019s no more overhead space,” Abbamonte noted.<\/p>\n

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A spokesperson for Delta Air Lines<\/a> told Fox News Digital the airline\u2019s boarding and baggage procedures are designed to support on-time departures.<\/p>\n

Across the industry, boarding is a consistent barrier to an on-time departure, the spokesperson said \u2014 and boarding can be delayed by passengers needing extra time to store bags because of a lack of overhead storage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The airline said it uses tools to predict when overhead bins will fill up \u2014 and that gate-checking is a last resort.<\/p>\n

Delta said it is working to reduce gate-checking by offering earlier options for passengers to check bags at no cost.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines,<\/a> meanwhile, told Fox News Digital, “We have a target number of gate-checked bags we aim for based on [the] number of customers on board and number of lobby-checked bags.”<\/p>\n

The spokesperson added, “We solicit those from customers in later boarding groups. So customers boarding earlier may very likely see open space.”<\/p>\n

An array of passengers online, meanwhile, say their experience with a variety of airlines has become frustrating to them. In a Reddit post that gained traction<\/a>, a traveler said he or she was forced to check a carry-on while early boarding groups were still being called \u2014 only to find “half” of the overhead bins empty after boarding.<\/p>\n

Others said the situation is becoming increasingly common, with some pointing to how airlines are prioritizing on-time departures.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve seen this before \u2026 way too concerned with being \u2018on time,\u2019” one user wrote.<\/p>\n

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Many travelers also raised concerns about being separated from important or fragile items<\/a> packed in their carry-ons.<\/p>\n

“I had diapers, medication and essentials<\/a> in there. \u2026 They still insisted,” another commenter said.<\/p>\n

Still, not everyone is opposed to gate-checking bags.<\/p>\n

On TikTok, some users said they’re willing to hand over their luggage<\/a>, especially when the service is free.<\/p>\n

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“I will personally volunteer my bag when I\u2019m alone,” one user wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I would check my bag 100% of the time if it were free,” another person said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others, however, said experiences in the past have made them hesitant to do so going forward.<\/p>\n

“I was like this until they ended up putting the luggage on a different plane,” one user said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many travelers said their biggest concern is the risk of lost luggage, which makes them reluctant to give up their carry-on unless absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to additional airlines for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/flight-passengers-slam-airlines-pushing-early-bag-checks-empty-bins-board <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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