That claim is made but, speaking anecdotally as someone who has been traveling for a long time, I don't think so.
Families going on vacation usually have checked luggage anyway (because they have a lot more stuff than they could possibly carry on) while business travelers, who would typically expense any fees, hate to check luggage because of the extra time.
>perception that checked bags are mishandled, lost, or slow down your travel time
All accurate perceptions, especially the latter two. I'd add that having luggage checked also makes it much harder to do re-routings or flight changes when there are problems.
[EDIT: I'd also add that many (most?) business travelers already have fee waivers on checked luggage for various reasons, but they still rarely check luggage.]
What I do wish able-bodied travelers would dispense with is roll-aboards which IMO are responsible for a lot of overhead space issues.
Families going on vacation usually have checked luggage anyway (because they have a lot more stuff than they could possibly carry on) while business travelers, who would typically expense any fees, hate to check luggage because of the extra time.
>perception that checked bags are mishandled, lost, or slow down your travel time
All accurate perceptions, especially the latter two. I'd add that having luggage checked also makes it much harder to do re-routings or flight changes when there are problems.
[EDIT: I'd also add that many (most?) business travelers already have fee waivers on checked luggage for various reasons, but they still rarely check luggage.]
What I do wish able-bodied travelers would dispense with is roll-aboards which IMO are responsible for a lot of overhead space issues.