[PghBaldy]

If they drop the fees, there will be more bags, more crowded-edness, more time needed to board and deplane... They need to raise fees, and airfares if they want to shorten wait times.

[ronnietherocket3]

If they drop the fees, there will be more bags, more crowded-edness, more time needed to board and deplane... They need to raise fees, and airfares if they want to shorten wait times.

The fees are for checked bags. As a consequence of charging fees for checking bags, people carry them onto the plane (to avoid the fees). The bags then have to be examined by security causing delays. If they eliminate the fees, people will be able to check bags and then security for the checked bags can be handled in a manner efficient for checked bags.

It is also annoying when people bring their bags into the cabin and take up a huge amount of space in the overhead bins.