Airport gate agents & carry ons

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Anonymous wrote:The cynicism and combativeness toward flight attendants in this thread makes it hard to believe this is simply a matter of systemic discrimination embedded in the airline service industry.

People can usually tell an a**hole when they see one; this is especially true for service industry workers. And, hear me out. It's possible, you just might be an a**hole.

Seems like you would know. Start treating people better.

Exactly! The only worse/ruder flight attendants than those with US Airlines are those with Air Canada. I have found those in European countries to be more helpful/ kinder.

Definitely not Lufthansa- they’re the worst of all!

And KLM. I had a KLM FA tell me if everyone wanted as much water as me ther wouldn't be enough for everyone, so no, I couldn't hava a third cup of water while very visibly pregnant and flying 6 hours

I mean, she shouldn't have denied you (or anyone) water, but your "pregnancy status" does not entitle you to more than anyone else.

Depends. Are you are pregnant with a toddler? Because it's excessively dehydrating not picking up all the popcorn your toddler scatters everywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The cynicism and combativeness toward flight attendants in this thread makes it hard to believe this is simply a matter of systemic discrimination embedded in the airline service industry.

People can usually tell an a**hole when they see one; this is especially true for service industry workers. And, hear me out. It's possible, you just might be an a**hole.

Seems like you would know. Start treating people better.

Exactly! The only worse/ruder flight attendants than those with US Airlines are those with Air Canada. I have found those in European countries to be more helpful/ kinder.

Definitely not Lufthansa- they’re the worst of all!

And KLM. I had a KLM FA tell me if everyone wanted as much water as me ther wouldn't be enough for everyone, so no, I couldn't hava a third cup of water while very visibly pregnant and flying 6 hours

Did you offer to purchase a bottle? Do they not sell that in the airport, or offer water bottle fill stations? You know they do have limited space available on planes and can't carry unlimited items?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The cynicism and combativeness toward flight attendants in this thread makes it hard to believe this is simply a matter of systemic discrimination embedded in the airline service industry.

People can usually tell an a**hole when they see one; this is especially true for service industry workers. And, hear me out. It's possible, you just might be an a**hole.

Seems like you would know. Start treating people better.

Exactly! The only worse/ruder flight attendants than those with US Airlines are those with Air Canada. I have found those in European countries to be more helpful/ kinder.

Definitely not Lufthansa- they’re the worst of all!

And KLM. I had a KLM FA tell me if everyone wanted as much water as me ther wouldn't be enough for everyone, so no, I couldn't hava a third cup of water while very visibly pregnant and flying 6 hours

Did you offer to purchase a bottle? Do they not sell that in the airport, or offer water bottle fill stations? You know they do have limited space available on planes and can't carry unlimited items?

NP-- you're ridiculous...give her some water. They'd never deny a man water.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flight attendants and gate attendants definitely treat white women worse than white men. My friends and I have exchanged numerous stories like the ones above.

I am specifying race because I don’t know how it plays out with different races

I’m the FA PP from upthread, and I couldn’t disagree more. I can’t speak for gate agents, but I have so many female and gay coworkers who go out of their way to deliberately screw with business men, in particular, because they are so self-important, and who are quite protective of solo women travelers.

Frequent fliers are so smug, like we're all supposed to be impressed that they fly regularly and the peasants don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cynicism and combativeness toward flight attendants in this thread makes it hard to believe this is simply a matter of systemic discrimination embedded in the airline service industry.

People can usually tell an a**hole when they see one; this is especially true for service industry workers. And, hear me out. It's possible, you just might be an a**hole.

Seems like you would know. Start treating people better.

Exactly! The only worse/ruder flight attendants than those with US Airlines are those with Air Canada. I have found those in European countries to be more helpful/ kinder.

Definitely not Lufthansa- they’re the worst of all!

And KLM. I had a KLM FA tell me if everyone wanted as much water as me ther wouldn't be enough for everyone, so no, I couldn't hava a third cup of water while very visibly pregnant and flying 6 hours

I mean, she shouldn't have denied you (or anyone) water, but your "pregnancy status" does not entitle you to more than anyone else.

DP but three cups of water on a long flight sounds like a normal amount for any human. And if a passenger requires more water due to some medical needs, denying it or rationing it is actual insanity. Why would you risk affecting a passenger's health over something so basic?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

I’m not that poster. I’m the “roller bag's don’t trump backpacks” poster. We all get one slot and I’m keeping mine. If you board late it’s not my problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

I’m not that poster. I’m the “roller bag's don’t trump backpacks” poster. We all get one slot and I’m keeping mine. If you board late it’s not my problem.

Exactly. Why does the roller bag passenger's desire (not need, but desire) trump the desires of others? Those who might even have paid more to board earlier to have overhead space?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

I’m not that poster. I’m the “roller bag's don’t trump backpacks” poster. We all get one slot and I’m keeping mine. If you board late it’s not my problem.

You must not fly much. Flight attendants will frequently announce that it’s a full flight and require passengers to put backpacks/smaller bags under their seats to leave room for roller bags (and will physically remove said smaller bags from overhead/ask who they belong to). Sure you can insist that you are entitled to a slot but enjoy getting kicked off the plane for refusing to comply with instructions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

I’m not that poster. I’m the “roller bag's don’t trump backpacks” poster. We all get one slot and I’m keeping mine. If you board late it’s not my problem.

Exactly. Why does the roller bag passenger's desire (not need, but desire) trump the desires of others? Those who might even have paid more to board earlier to have overhead space?

It’s pretty standard airline policy that (in economy) they will require people to put smaller bags under their seat to make room for roller bags so you should take it up with the airlines and not the individual passengers. Or you can fly business and take all the overhead space you like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

I’m not that poster. I’m the “roller bag's don’t trump backpacks” poster. We all get one slot and I’m keeping mine. If you board late it’s not my problem.

You must not fly much. Flight attendants will frequently announce that it’s a full flight and require passengers to put backpacks/smaller bags under their seats to leave room for roller bags (and will physically remove said smaller bags from overhead/ask who they belong to). Sure you can insist that you are entitled to a slot but enjoy getting kicked off the plane for refusing to comply with instructions.

I fly regularly and it happens regularly. When they say “whose bag is this?” I say it’s mine but gesture there is already a bag at my feet and they move on to another victim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of all the carryon luggage travelers with their giant roller bags. They delay boarding, they delay deboarding and they think they have the right to move my backpack out of the bin that was there first because, why? Their bag full of crap is more important than my bag full of crap?

I would fully fully support NO roller bags on board, period. I know this will never happen so instead I support a very large fee for carryon bags and a much smaller (comparatively) fee for checked bags.

Because the airlines disagree with you and will routinely support the passengers with larger luggage and tell people they need to move their backpacks/smaller bags underneath their seats to make way for roller bags. I’m literally on a plane right now and watching them do so.

As I said this is an easy problem to solve, just bring a small second bag to put under your seat and then your backpack can stay up top. Works every time. “Oh, sorry I already have a bag at my feet.”

If your backpack is so large that it won’t fit under your seat along side a purse then you’re delaying boarding/taking up just as much space as the roller bag passengers you claim to hate. You sound like a hypocrite.

I’m not that poster. I’m the “roller bag's don’t trump backpacks” poster. We all get one slot and I’m keeping mine. If you board late it’s not my problem.

You must not fly much. Flight attendants will frequently announce that it’s a full flight and require passengers to put backpacks/smaller bags under their seats to leave room for roller bags (and will physically remove said smaller bags from overhead/ask who they belong to). Sure you can insist that you are entitled to a slot but enjoy getting kicked off the plane for refusing to comply with instructions.

I fly regularly and it happens regularly. When they say “whose bag is this?” I say it’s mine but gesture there is already a bag at my feet and they move on to another victim.

Okay, so you yourself bring two large carry on bags that can’t both fit under your seat yet somehow feel entitled to criticize those with roller bags….because they have wheels?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cynicism and combativeness toward flight attendants in this thread makes it hard to believe this is simply a matter of systemic discrimination embedded in the airline service industry.

People can usually tell an a**hole when they see one; this is especially true for service industry workers. And, hear me out. It's possible, you just might be an a**hole.

Seems like you would know. Start treating people better.

Exactly! The only worse/ruder flight attendants than those with US Airlines are those with Air Canada. I have found those in European countries to be more helpful/ kinder.

Definitely not Lufthansa- they’re the worst of all!

And KLM. I had a KLM FA tell me if everyone wanted as much water as me ther wouldn't be enough for everyone, so no, I couldn't hava a third cup of water while very visibly pregnant and flying 6 hours

I mean, she shouldn't have denied you (or anyone) water, but your "pregnancy status" does not entitle you to more than anyone else.

DP but three cups of water on a long flight sounds like a normal amount for any human. And if a passenger requires more water due to some medical needs, denying it or rationing it is actual insanity. Why would you risk affecting a passenger's health over something so basic?

If your "medical need" is that dire you plan for it and carry on your own. How is something so basic not common knowledge?