People flying out would check their bags and then go through security.

It was still early afternoon; he decided to check his bags and start looking.

He went in, still moving carefully, and bent down by the window to check his bags.

But United has not given up on trying to persuade more passengers to check their bags.

He also leaned over in the back seat, as if checking his bags.

"I show up 35 minutes before every flight and I've yet to miss one, even when checking bags," he said.

Others found a creative solution to avoid checking their bags.

Check your bags and come up to the hotel.

"In this new environment customers are checking their bags more, rather than bringing them through security," she said.

We ran into the airport, checked our bags, and flew away.