Originally Posted by
PAXboy
I have never thought the airlines encourage it - the Pax started it for convenience - especially on connections. Carriers just had to adapt. Later some carriers made a virtue out of it but, I reckon, did not start it. Now they know the Pax want this and want to pay as little money as possible.
not just convenience but security too, perhaps if electrical goods were safe in the baggage handling world then more people might be tempted to put their cameras, laptops etc in the hold but until then, mine remain in the cabin. That said, until you had to pay for checking in bags I was quite happy to put my roll-along in the hold, but still not my laptop etc. I object to having to pay to check in bags just for the sake of it, so now my roll-along goes in the cabin with my laptop etc inside it too. Passports, wallet & driving licence stays with me (in my man-bag attached to my belt).