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minus-squareChozolinkfedilink12•2 months agoY’all, the overhead bins and the seats have different weight ratings. If has nothing to do with the overall weight of the plane, they just don’t want the bins to come crashing down on your head mid-flight.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoThe checked bag weight limit is to protect the worker who has to lift 100s of bags per day.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoWhich is why they are charging more instead of rejecting the bags?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoAIUI the bags marked heavy get handled differently like being carried by multiple people.
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink3•2 months agoMy carry-ons have always gotten weighed, as well as my checked bags. I’ve not flown in about 15 years, so maybe that’s not as common now?
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 months agoIf was about overhead bins collapsing, they would reject the carry on bag and not just charge extra.
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink1•2 months agoThe sign says “max”, so I figured this is referring to weight capacity and not cost.
Y’all, the overhead bins and the seats have different weight ratings. If has nothing to do with the overall weight of the plane, they just don’t want the bins to come crashing down on your head mid-flight.
Checked bags don’t go in the overhead bin.
The checked bag weight limit is to protect the worker who has to lift 100s of bags per day.
Which is why they are charging more instead of rejecting the bags?
AIUI the bags marked heavy get handled differently like being carried by multiple people.
Of course they are 🙄
My carry-ons have always gotten weighed, as well as my checked bags. I’ve not flown in about 15 years, so maybe that’s not as common now?
If was about overhead bins collapsing, they would reject the carry on bag and not just charge extra.
The sign says “max”, so I figured this is referring to weight capacity and not cost.
Max before they charge extra.