GateCheck

Trying to understand this. We paid for carry ons and seats in Groups 1 and 2, boarded early, and still got forced to check our bags. They said it was a full flight. What doesn’t make sense is that later boarding groups were allowed to bring theirs on. If overhead space was the...

Flying tonight on an extra legroom fare and specifically picked an aisle at the front of the section. I like being close to the bathroom and that’s literally why I chose it. Checked in and they had automatically moved me to a middle seat toward the back of the extra legroom...

I’ve got a flight this weekend and just realized my phone autofilled my details wrong. It put my surname in both the first name and last name fields, so now it shows as “firstname surname surname”. Missed the 48 hour window and they want £115 to change the name, which feels...

Flew out of MIA and had a weird experience at the bag drop. My Samsonite hit exactly 50 lbs on the scale. I was actually proud of that. Gave my wife a high five. Then the agent pulled out a tape measure and checked the dimensions too. It was right at the max. She basically said...

On a single TK ticket, baggage doesn’t have to originate at the first departure point. It’s totally possible to start your checked baggage at the connection point, as long as you physically present yourself at the transfer desk or check in counter in IST before the IST–MEL...

Short version: it’ll come down to the ticketing airline, not the metal. Even though you’re all on the exact same SQ operated flight, Jewel early check-in usually follows who issued the ticket. Since yours is ticketed by SQ, you’re fine. The Air New Zealand ticket is where it...

Missed my connecting flight and Turkish rebooked me on a later one. It was all on a single ticket. I ended up leaving the airport and staying at a hotel overnight. I’m trying to figure out what usually happens with checked luggage in this case. Is it possible to retrieve it and...

Flew out of Dubai T3 and had a weird contradiction. Emirates’ policy says small electronics like laptops are allowed in checked luggage. But at check-in, the agent showed a screen with items listed, including a laptop, and had me confirm none of those were in my checked bag. So...

Flew QF0483 with our 6 month old and had a really frustrating experience. We had two normal carry ons plus a foldable travel pram. Nothing unusual for travelling with an infant. At the gate we were told we had “too many items” and were forced to gate check one carry on. I pushed...

Flew DCA to BOS today on AA1392 and honestly had one of the worst airport experiences I can remember. Came in from Knoxville and we sat on the tarmac for over two hours due to wind, so I missed my original 5:30pm connection. Annoying but fine, stuff happens. Original ticket was...

This is my first time posting something like this, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot and wanted to sanity check my feelings. I’m an Asian female traveling in Europe for the first time with my family. We chose Emirates because of its reputation. I’ve been to 10+ countries...

Flying Starlux to TPE and my ticket allows 2 checked bags at 23kg each. I’m traveling with a group and some people are only checking one bag. On other airlines I’ve flown, they’ve sometimes just totaled the group’s checked weight and didn’t care if one bag was a bit over as long...

Flew Frontier on a short 1h40 route I take all the time and somehow my checked bag didn’t make it. What really bothered me is that it feels like they knew the luggage wasn’t going to make it and still took the bags without saying anything. At check in they did the usual...

Flying tomorrow from Osaka to Madrid via Doha. First leg is Qatar, second leg is Iberia, all on one booking made through Qatar’s site. Online check in isn’t working with either airline and we’re about 30 hours out now. Never had this happen before, especially on a single...

I’ve seen a few travel blogs say that if you wait until a couple hours before the flight to check in, you might score a better seat since the middle ones go first. Supposedly you’re more likely to get a window or aisle that way. Has anyone actually tried this recently? Curious...

Witnessed an all time meltdown at DCA last night on a JetBlue flight to FLL. Guy shows up late to the gate and they tell him he has to gate check his carry on. He immediately starts yelling, “This is a $3,000 Rimowa carry on! I won’t let you check it!” Gate agent calmly explains...

Flying US to Switzerland with a connection in CDG and the layover is about two hours. If everything is on time and I make the connection, I’m wondering about the bag. What are the odds my checked bag actually makes it on the same flight? CDG has a reputation and I’m debating...

Have a hotel stay tonight and got the email to check in early through the IHG app. I can already complete check in, but now I’m second guessing it. Is checking in early a mistake if you’re hoping for a nicer room or a better location? Or are rooms basically preassigned anyway...

Tried checking in for my flight and it turned into an hour of pure chaos. App made me build an account, then told me my info was wrong even though it wasn’t. Website froze, then said my flights didn’t exist, then said no passengers existed, then threw random errors like “null.”...

Had one of the more stressful connections of my life in IST. At the gate for my Madrid flight, a staff member pulled me aside and started grilling me about return tickets and hotel bookings. I had everything ready, but he kept saying he couldn’t see the documents even when I...

Had trouble with online check in and wasn’t sure how it works when you’ve got two flights on the same airline but one is operated by a different crew. I was stressing about how to get the boarding pass for the second leg without actually entering the country during the...

Heard this whole meltdown at A75 today. Lady missed her connection and actually got on her knees yelling “OPEN THE PLANE!” and “DO YOU HAVE A GRANDMA???” and calling the agents soulless. She kept demanding a supervisor and pointing at the agent standing right next to her… who...

A-List Preferred + Companion for years, always get A16–A19 without touching anything. Booked this trip months ago, flight time changed in August (by Southwest, not us), no big deal. This morning my wife checks and she’s C50. I check mine and the app won’t even show a position....