The Law of Unintended Consequences

I wonder if airlines realize that when they started charging $20 for checking every bag that everyone would start carrying on their bags on to the airplane?  Let's face it, the overhead bins just aren't big enough to handle the luggage of all those people who simply don't want to pay that fee.

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[Aaron]

Their goal is to fill the space that once held your "free" bag with cargo, which is considerably more profitable to carry than luggage. (But not screened anywhere near as well.)