To be fair Europeans have been whining about paper straws and bottle caps since forever too. It’s not a purely American thing.

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I’ve seen at least 4 misunderstandings on lemmy where someone explicitly asked for a /s tag in the end. It’s very much needed.

It also happens to be included in the ticket (usually) while checking in bags is super expensive

Sure but the point is you’re trying to inconvenience more people who are already inconvenienced and don’t care. Passengers need to be able to lift the bag, not necessarily carry it. Banning wheels means that everyone now has to pack A LOT less because they need to carry it, potentially for a whole day. It’s just not worth it.

They will probably have to lift up the bag eventually, either in or out of the airport. Being unable to carry your things will be an inconvenience regardless of wheels.

That has nothing to do with the bag type, you could just as easily pack 5 bricks in a backpack. And there are weight limitations too which aren’t set very high. If someone inside that limitation can’t lift up their bag I guess the only solution is to get help from a flight attendant. Otherwise you’re practically excluding elderly and children from having carry-on.