Gate checking is really easy. You show up at the gate, they give you a tag to tie on the bag and you leave it at the door of the plane. Then when you get off, you wait at the plane door again and they bring the bags up.
OK...I think I could handle that. And they don’t give you a hassle at security for taking an extra bag through?
I just realllly don’t think it’d be a good idea to check even a fairly sturdy guitar at the regular baggage desk. Stuff gets tossed around and dropped and all.
I do wonder how they handle the cost of the extra bag at gate check. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a register there.
*fret*