Anonymous wrote:I flew Lufthansa out of Dulles last week and they didn’t check the weight of anyone’s carry ons, but they targeted roller bags. Pretty much everyone outside of business class had to gate check their carry on suitcase even if it met the size and weight requirements. My backpack was probably over 17 lbs and they didn’t care, but people with tiny suitcases were not allowed to bring them on board

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Anonymous wrote:The most likely time for them to weigh it is at check in when they ask if you are checking the bag. I’ve had them weigh whatever I said was carryon and yep had to check due to weight. When I avoided the counter altogether no one asked.

If we check in online for an international trip don't we still have to go to their counter to show passport and get boarding pass printed? Or we just use the board pass from online and avoid their counter altogether?

I have always used my online boarding pass and show passport at gate when boarding (last time they had photo id before boarding the plane)

So by law no passport check needed by airlines other than at the gate if you already have a boarding pass?

Not sure it's by law, but I have found that if I can check in online, get a digital boarding pass, the only time I've been asked to show my passport is when I get to the gate. Sometimes they will call me up for the passport check, sometimes it's at the point of the facial scan when you begin to board. In some European airports I have never shown my passport - just used the facial scan.