Escorted off a flight .....

[Lord_Feldon]

@LSLGuy

No. “Valet service” is their term for this: The little baby jets have such tiny overheads that nothing bigger than a lunch box or clutch purse fits in them. So everything which would otherwise be your carryon stuff is collected from you at the aircraft door as your board & is returned to you at the aircraft door at the destination. Yes, you can’t get to it in flight. But it is not mingled with checked baggage, never goes to the central sort facility or a carousel and in theory can’t get lost.

The other express carriers use similar terms for the same service. Which they all offer because they all use the same jets.

Yes, I know why they do this. I just wish they’d admit it and announce it well before boarding, rather than suddenly springing it on people in line while treating it like a “FREE” “service” that they “offer.”

[What_the]

@Rick

Now I am really confused. Why wouldn’t he check his bag all the way through to his final destination?
He could either:
Check in at first airport
Check bag to first stop
Land at intermediate airport
Leave security
Retrieve bag
Recheck bag/ check in for flight
Go back through security
Get on next flight

Vs.

Can you check this all the way through to my final destination?
Sure.

WTF?

Same reason(s) many people don’t check their bags… in this circumstance, do you see any reason that he would be more inclined to than others?

[What_the]

Friend is back with no further incidents but would rather put it behind him and I’m not pressing for more info. I do want to add/clarify something though…

I’m not sure if the plan had moved or not yet but friend said he ended up on the tarmac waiting for his bag that he had checked at the gate when they said that the bins were now full. Finding his particular bag would have taken quite a bit of time it seems.

From that point on everyone was very nice to him and, it seemed to him, trying to make up for a situation that was not totally his fault.