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One Statistic Shows Why Passengers Share the Blame for Uncomfortable Flights
America's airlines have become experts at earning money in recent years. More specifically, they've discovered the power of auxiliary income. As a result, complimentary services like checked luggage or in-flight snacks have been unbundled into new money-making avenues. (www.businessinsider.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
You ain't kidding ! It would be comical the whole 'over-sized carry-on' scene if it wasn't such an inconvenience to all the rest of us...... And yes, you will probably need BOTH hands to efficiently board and offload bags- so put the d*mn phone down already. Life will go on without you for 5 minutes... How self absorbed we have become.
I believe its the airlines fault ultimately for the over-sized carry on situation- they need to rigorously enforce the 'size-wise' rule , and charge say $25 for gate checks of obvious over size bags. You'll see people start to comply pretty quick.
I believe its the airlines fault ultimately for the over-sized carry on situation- they need to rigorously enforce the 'size-wise' rule , and charge say $25 for gate checks of obvious over size bags. You'll see people start to comply pretty quick.
You are correct... It is amazing how much stuff people carry on board with them with little or no concern to if it will fit... And then after that they cause damage to over head bins.... I cannot tell you how many overhead bins we repair during a year.... All because of over stuffing, slamming the doors to get them to latch and the door hinges break....
What I don'tunderstand is why more people don't take advantage of the opportunity to gate check your bag for no cost when it is offered by the gate agents. If I didn't check my bag and they announce that, I jump all over that!
The $@#!! airlines should just enforce the existing rules. If you can't afford to check your bag, you probably don't need to go anywhere, or at least one should use reasonable sense in the carry-ons. If the bag doens't fit in the bag gauge, it's checked!
I've only experienced that happening 1 time in my decades of flying. We were boarding a UAL commuter flight out of GRB & the agent busted the guy ahead us for their carry-on size. The guy was pissed beyond belief, throwing out the platinum frequent flier card, etc.; but the agent stuck to his guns. I thanked him when I went by, further pissing the other guy off.
Way to go!
I have never seen a bag gauge used even though carry on luggage appears to get larger and more prevalent and the cabin crew do nothing about it during boarding.
It is a particular problem on budget airlines, which seem to be taking over, where the cabin staff are much too young and inexperienced to do anything. They certainly do not have the courage to create a potential scene by telling an errant passenger that his or her bag will have to go into the hold.
The airlines pay peanuts and what do they get?
It is a particular problem on budget airlines, which seem to be taking over, where the cabin staff are much too young and inexperienced to do anything. They certainly do not have the courage to create a potential scene by telling an errant passenger that his or her bag will have to go into the hold.
The airlines pay peanuts and what do they get?
Or, if one can't afford to check his/her bag...get a smaller bag!
I have lifetime status on two legacy airlines so I try to send my travel needs their way. Yes, I receive free checked bags and the occasional upgrade. I always check my bags. All to often the emplaning/deplaning process is soured by all the passengers that bring their overstuffed "carry-on" bag(s) on board and try to stow them in the overheads. Don't get me started on passengers who board wearing their overstuffed backpacks and looking at their phones while boarding, walking past their assigned row. Then they become a spinner in the aisle while they try to locate their row and swim upstream, all the while knocking seated aisle passengers with their backpacks.
Yes, flying today's flying experience is nothing more than a BUS WITH WINGS.