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Is there a fast way to load an airplane?
Inevitably, after I bump my way back to 27F, the prime window seat I secured by booking my flight about six years in advance, I hit the same roadblock: those dolts in 27D and E. They are settled in, strapped in and just a bit miffed that they have to unsettle, unstrap and push out into the crowded aisle to let me in. (money.msn.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Random boarding works the best. They need a pre-show video like the one for Star Tours or Soarin' over California at Disneyland. Get Patrick to tell them how to find a seat, put their stuff away, sit down and relax.
People who act dumb? Take them off, make them watch the video again, and it will be amazing how better behaved they will be. Some people must be treated as cattle.
Carry-on larger than allowed? Take it away at the gate, check it, and collect the money at the other end. Charge more than the normal amount for doorside service and the cabin baggage will vanish like free Hershey Kisses at a car rental counter.
People who act dumb? Take them off, make them watch the video again, and it will be amazing how better behaved they will be. Some people must be treated as cattle.
Carry-on larger than allowed? Take it away at the gate, check it, and collect the money at the other end. Charge more than the normal amount for doorside service and the cabin baggage will vanish like free Hershey Kisses at a car rental counter.
I don't understand the reason familys try to bring 10 oversized luggages to try to fit them on the overhead compartment?? Just so they can get to their destination 10 minutes sooner then the people who checked their bags?? Meanwhile, those 10 minutes are wasted while the planes stuck at the gate (losing money I might add) with the family trying to get their suitcases in the overhead.
I agree what was said earlier about charging money for checked baggage as well. I'll carry on my bookbag which contains the neccessary items I'll need (cellphone charger, etc) and depending how far I'm traveling a couple newspapers or book. All together it can't weigh more then 15 pounds and can easily fit under the seat.
I agree what was said earlier about charging money for checked baggage as well. I'll carry on my bookbag which contains the neccessary items I'll need (cellphone charger, etc) and depending how far I'm traveling a couple newspapers or book. All together it can't weigh more then 15 pounds and can easily fit under the seat.
These are all good ideas and solutions but here is what I see when I fly. It's the person who sits in a seat up front then it's pointed out by another passenger they are in the wrong seat. There seat is in the back so they then have to get all there stuff which is usally to hand fulls of stuff and take it all the way to the back to then realize all the over head storage is full because they are to stupid to be able to read what isle number is on there boarding pass. The other one is half the plane is full people are already in line on the plane you then have someone show up late that is sitting in the back to hands full of stuff, again, and when they get to the back they have no where to put it. Then one of the flight attendents has to fight there way up front to find room or send it down below. I know you cant make people take an IQ test before they by a plane ticket but it sure would be nice.
I think there are two major issues here. The first one is obviously the carry-ons. Some people feel the need to bring their entire lives into what can, or sometimes cannot fit in the overhead bins. This never made sense to me.
The second issue is general stupidity. How many times have I boarded a plane to find someone in my seat? Perhaps if airlines would print the seat numbers on the head-rest "flaps," people would not have such "issues" finding their designated seat.
The second issue is general stupidity. How many times have I boarded a plane to find someone in my seat? Perhaps if airlines would print the seat numbers on the head-rest "flaps," people would not have such "issues" finding their designated seat.
As someone who flies roughly 4 commercial flights each week, the clear bottleneck in the boarding process is the carry-on policy. Due to the increased bag fees for checked bags, people are bringing more and larger carry-on bags. This increases the time to put bags in the bins (everyone has seen someone have to completely rearrange a bin to fit their bag in, or spend 5 minutes taking things out one-by-one to try and squeeze their oversize bag in the bin).
The easiest solution I see is to charge for carry-on bags that don't fit into the template bin at the boarding door (this could be based on the $30/min cost and average large carry-on put-away time). For those opposed to fees: remember, every minute that you hold up the boarding process, you are costing the airline money. That money must be recovered somewhere, either as fees or in the ticket price (I, for one, would rather not subsidize the cost of waiting for the family of 4 to stow their 8 carry-on bags they brought to avoid checked-bag fees). I typically have 2 small carry-on bags which I can stow in a matter of seconds (1 above, 1 under the seat), even in the smallest of regional jets.
The easiest solution I see is to charge for carry-on bags that don't fit into the template bin at the boarding door (this could be based on the $30/min cost and average large carry-on put-away time). For those opposed to fees: remember, every minute that you hold up the boarding process, you are costing the airline money. That money must be recovered somewhere, either as fees or in the ticket price (I, for one, would rather not subsidize the cost of waiting for the family of 4 to stow their 8 carry-on bags they brought to avoid checked-bag fees). I typically have 2 small carry-on bags which I can stow in a matter of seconds (1 above, 1 under the seat), even in the smallest of regional jets.
If it only took 10 minutes extra to pickup check-in bags that would be great. In my recent experience flying every 2 - 3 weeks, the wait time has been typically in the range of 25 to 55 minutes (on Spirit, Delta, Continental, AirTran, US Airways, American).