The big annoyance with checking a bag imo is dealing with the entire process.
Many airlines charge you per leg per bag. Then there is sometimes a holdup at the bag drop. Then there is the weight limit. Then after you are done with the flight you have to wait at baggage claim which can be quite long at certain airports. Then there's the nonzero chance that something catastrophic has happened with your luggage; I think we all know a few people with luggage fiasco war stories.
With a carry on, you roll in and out and you are gone. No extra lines. No extra nickel and diming.
Oh, absolutely. This is why frequent fliers almost never check bags, or at least traditionally don't. I almost never did when I was flying all the time.
Many airlines charge you per leg per bag. Then there is sometimes a holdup at the bag drop. Then there is the weight limit. Then after you are done with the flight you have to wait at baggage claim which can be quite long at certain airports. Then there's the nonzero chance that something catastrophic has happened with your luggage; I think we all know a few people with luggage fiasco war stories.
With a carry on, you roll in and out and you are gone. No extra lines. No extra nickel and diming.