JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats for Newborn and Above (Red)

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TSA allows certain duty-free liquids through security in your carry-on bag if they’re packaged in a security tamper-evident bag. He then told me I was only allowed 1 carry-on which I knew wasn't true based on my flight reservation. Bags which exceed the allowed size (or number, or weight) for carry-on are not gate-checked for free. For those not familiar with the concept of gate checking a bag, the idea is that you may have gone through security with your carry-on bag, but are then forced to gate check it when you try to board.

Unless you have a medical condition requiring the use of pillows and blankets, it really isn't the case that these items are "needed". I'm usually happy to check my suitcase as most of the time I am not in a huge hurry at my destination. Apple's Bluetooth tracking devices allow you to track your suitcase through nearby Apple devices, such as an iPhone or iPad, whether it be yours or someone else's.You may want to ask at check-in if you're flying with a foreign company and perhaps have some way of carrying your child, depending on his age and ability to walk. Restrict shoes, heavy electronics, books, duplicate and 'might need' items and you too can travel HLO.

The obvious tips are of course to not overpack, and to try to board as early as you can, since that addresses the two biggest reasons that bags have to be gate checked.If the airline staff doesn't explicitly tell you where you'll need to pick up your bag, you'll want to ask, as every airline and aircraft has a different policy.