Our blue Gate Check Bag for Car Seats has been a go-to travel bag for parents for over a decade…and with good reason. There were some very large bags, I guess that people witnessed the ticket counter agent and checked in while a friend held their carryon. Try taking significantly overweight bags on European LCCs and let us know if these magic tricks work to prevent your bag from being gate checked. This can be a big problem if you are connecting to a longer flight and have needed items in your carry-on bag. The JL Childress Deluxe Gate Check Travel Bag for car seats and strollers is compatible with all car seats and most single strollers!

Generally, this shouldn't be the case, but it depends on the airport and the customs requirements of the countries through which you are traveling. As SQ is NOT known well, for any inflight acidents and falling luggage as they got enought space in ther planes, compared to most US or EU airlines! With the exception of LCC, I can't remember recently seeing carry on luggage having to be gate checked due to insufficient space on European flights. But - the only time I've ever lost a bag - was on a domestic flight in the US and the tag was handwritten and went to Dallas rather than Seattle.

For example, Singapore Airlines limits passengers (including in premium cabins) to carry-on bags weighing up to 7kg (~15lbs). Flying with kids might be intimidating at first, but the time together and memories made are worth it! On most premium cabins you do have 2 carry ons so pack lighter and be a good example fo others especially if YOUR bag might fall from the overhead compartment, if your bag hurts somebody, it could get expensive . If you’re flying an ultra low cost carrier and try to bring on a full size carry-on that you’re not entitled to, you’re almost always not only going to be caught, but also fined, as these airlines often have higher fees if you have to check a bag at the gate rather than at check-in.

Larger mainline aircraft are not setup for that type of gate check, so you get a full bag check which just happens to be at the gate. Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. If the stroller will not fit under the seat or in the overhead baggage compartment it can be checked in at no extra charge. If you're on a commuter plane or a smaller aircraft, sometimes you'll be able to pick up your gate checked bag on the jet bridge after you arrive. Qatar allows 15 kg on business class, which must be a nightmare for Sean M but I have never heard of anyone being injured by that policy.Elite status also gets you priority boarding with the major airlines, meaning there's more likely to be room in the overhead bin for your bags when your priority group boards.