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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][You make zero sense.  I guess I need to spell it out??

1) Airlinrs charge fees to check bags.  
2) Families get around checked bag fees by each bringing a wheelie carryon, that they do not use during flight.  
3) Families board first, therefore they get all the overhead bin space.
4) Normal non-rude travellers like me bring a small backpack on the plane, not a giant wheelie bag.
5) Becayse families take up all the bin space, I get to sit for 10hrs with my bag on my lap or where I should have legroom.
6) Never once have I ever seen a family use all their wheelie bags during flight.  They bring these bags to save money on checked bags fees.

I hope you can understand now.  I put it in very simple terms.[/quote]

And why *shouldn't* families do this? They're being economical. You would be economical if you were spending your own money, too. But business travelers aren't spending their own money, so it doesn't bother them to pay to check a bag. I hope that's simple enough for [i]you[/i] to understand.[/quote]

OP here. DD is a frequent flyer and any other business traveler will agree with me - these guys are so in a hurry all the time that they'll pack everything they have in those humongous rolling bags PLUS bring their laptop bag in flight because they're always running late for something and they don't want to deal with check in. Also they constantly get their flights changed so they don't want to take a chance to miss the opportunity to get an earlier flight because their stuff is coming on a later flight so they stuff everything into their carry on.

When they board they bring it all with them stuffing everything up on the compartment including their jacket because all they need for the flight is their iPad/iPhone and an earphone.

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