Gate lice’ beware: American Airlines is catching early boarders

[Anonymous]

Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

So? People travelling for work which are the fares that keep vacation flights as low as they are do not have time to wait for baggage. Time is money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Until we get rid of the crazy carryon wheeled suitcase epidemic, we will never be able to board the plane back to front. That was a relic from back when many more people checked bags and overhead space was not at a premium.

People have learned that they can pack light and not risk airlines losing luggage and not have to wait for an hour by the carousel. Charging for bags created it, but now that people see how convenient it is, you'd have to actually incentives checked bags rather than just make it free again

The incentive for checking bags is not having to drag your suitcase all over the airport or fight over overhead space.

The majority of travelers are not in enough of a hurry that waiting at baggage for 15-20 minutes is that big of a deal. You aren't a head of state or CEO.

Airports and airlines have gotten way better about lost luggage in recent years. Technology does a lot to address this. But you can also help avoid human error by just supervising them tagging your bag and making sure the destination and name on the bag are correct before checking it. Also getting to the airport on time and checking in on time. If you do all this the odds of your bag being lost are actually quite low.*

*Excepting certain budget airlines here -- I don't fly airlines like Spirit that cut tons of corners and screw over customers but I also don't care if people carry onto those planes because I will never be one. I don't care what Spirit passengers do.

I do not agree. Many passengers are in a hurry and do not have time to wait. No heads of state or CEOs -- they fly private. But the level below that and below that are on your planes. No time to wait and even a 1% change of lost luggage is much too high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

So? People travelling for work which are the fares that keep vacation flights as low as they are do not have time to wait for baggage. Time is money.

“Time is money” was a cliche in the 1980s. Jesus.

As for the broader point, biz travelers (including me) could still pay to carry on.

And we’d all get on and off the planes significantly faster, thereby saving us all time (which is money, you know).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

I'm a57 yr old female. I always know exactly where I put my bad. It takes about 6 seconds or less to grab it and get moving. Never ever in my life have I seen a person take more than 20 seconds!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

This is terrible! You will just run over children and smaller people because you’re pissed at them? I think if you actually physically assaulted someone you would be denied boarding. This is just armchair fantasizing.

If they're in my way? Absolutely. Keep your spawn out of the way.

Oh please. The moment you laid a hand on a child there would be a ravening crowd of women ready to tear you limb from limb. I don’t even have kids and I would straight up testify that you assaulted the kid.

But this is all just your Big Man fantasy. You’re a pigeon-chested, knuckle-dragging mouth breather who lives in his mama’s basement and hasn’t been any further than Aunt Linda’s in Akron. Any decent large strong man doesn’t use his physicality to intimidate women and children.

I'm a 5'2" woman and will still run over your kid if it's in the way.

OMG, you're awful. You know in REAL life you would not get away with this. But to to say this on a parenting board is pretty bad. Shame on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Until we get rid of the crazy carryon wheeled suitcase epidemic, we will never be able to board the plane back to front. That was a relic from back when many more people checked bags and overhead space was not at a premium.

People have learned that they can pack light and not risk airlines losing luggage and not have to wait for an hour by the carousel. Charging for bags created it, but now that people see how convenient it is, you'd have to actually incentives checked bags rather than just make it free again

The incentive for checking bags is not having to drag your suitcase all over the airport or fight over overhead space.

The majority of travelers are not in enough of a hurry that waiting at baggage for 15-20 minutes is that big of a deal. You aren't a head of state or CEO.

Airports and airlines have gotten way better about lost luggage in recent years. Technology does a lot to address this. But you can also help avoid human error by just supervising them tagging your bag and making sure the destination and name on the bag are correct before checking it. Also getting to the airport on time and checking in on time. If you do all this the odds of your bag being lost are actually quite low.*

*Excepting certain budget airlines here -- I don't fly airlines like Spirit that cut tons of corners and screw over customers but I also don't care if people carry onto those planes because I will never be one. I don't care what Spirit passengers do.

I do not agree. Many passengers are in a hurry and do not have time to wait. No heads of state or CEOs -- they fly private. But the level below that and below that are on your planes. No time to wait and even a 1% change of lost luggage is much too high.

Oh please. These people are not as important as they think they are. Give me a break

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

This is terrible! You will just run over children and smaller people because you’re pissed at them? I think if you actually physically assaulted someone you would be denied boarding. This is just armchair fantasizing.

If they're in my way? Absolutely. Keep your spawn out of the way.

Oh please. The moment you laid a hand on a child there would be a ravening crowd of women ready to tear you limb from limb. I don’t even have kids and I would straight up testify that you assaulted the kid.

But this is all just your Big Man fantasy. You’re a pigeon-chested, knuckle-dragging mouth breather who lives in his mama’s basement and hasn’t been any further than Aunt Linda’s in Akron. Any decent large strong man doesn’t use his physicality to intimidate women and children.

I'm a 5'2" woman and will still run over your kid if it's in the way.

Are you really bragging about assaulting a child? That’s not a flex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

NP. So what? We wait in traffic to get to the airport; if we check bags, we wait in the airline front desk line; we wait in the security line; we wait in line at the bookstore or the newsstand or the coffee shop; we wait in the boarding line; we wait while people store their bags and take their seats; once seated, we wait for the rest of the plane to board. We wait for taxi and takeoff; we wait in line for the bathroom; we wait to give our beverage order, then we wait to receive the beverage. We wait to throw our trash away when they come by. We wait for the signal that we may use electronic devices, or unbuckle our seatbelt to move about the cabin. We wait until we are allowed to put down our tray tables. We wait for the plane to come to a complete stop before unbuckling and getting our bags. We wait to be able to use our electronic devices again once the plane lands.

And then, yes, we wait a few moments as the passengers in front of us get their bags and move up the aisle; we wait to deplane.

So there’s no need for you to act huffy if someone chooses to check a bag, and needs a moment to retrieve it. If you haven’t learned that travels requires patience by now, what’s wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

NP. So what? We wait in traffic to get to the airport; if we check bags, we wait in the airline front desk line; we wait in the security line; we wait in line at the bookstore or the newsstand or the coffee shop; we wait in the boarding line; we wait while people store their bags and take their seats; once seated, we wait for the rest of the plane to board. We wait for taxi and takeoff; we wait in line for the bathroom; we wait to give our beverage order, then we wait to receive the beverage. We wait to throw our trash away when they come by. We wait for the signal that we may use electronic devices, or unbuckle our seatbelt to move about the cabin. We wait until we are allowed to put down our tray tables. We wait for the plane to come to a complete stop before unbuckling and getting our bags. We wait to be able to use our electronic devices again once the plane lands.

And then, yes, we wait a few moments as the passengers in front of us get their bags and move up the aisle; we wait to deplane.

So there’s no need for you to act huffy if someone chooses to check a bag, and needs a moment to retrieve it. If you haven’t learned that travels requires patience by now, what’s wrong with you?

Hon, this is about people who aren't checking bags.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

NP. So what? We wait in traffic to get to the airport; if we check bags, we wait in the airline front desk line; we wait in the security line; we wait in line at the bookstore or the newsstand or the coffee shop; we wait in the boarding line; we wait while people store their bags and take their seats; once seated, we wait for the rest of the plane to board. We wait for taxi and takeoff; we wait in line for the bathroom; we wait to give our beverage order, then we wait to receive the beverage. We wait to throw our trash away when they come by. We wait for the signal that we may use electronic devices, or unbuckle our seatbelt to move about the cabin. We wait until we are allowed to put down our tray tables. We wait for the plane to come to a complete stop before unbuckling and getting our bags. We wait to be able to use our electronic devices again once the plane lands.

And then, yes, we wait a few moments as the passengers in front of us get their bags and move up the aisle; we wait to deplane.

So there’s no need for you to act huffy if someone chooses to check a bag, and needs a moment to retrieve it. If you haven’t learned that travels requires patience by now, what’s wrong with you?

Hon, this is about people who aren't checking bags.

Actually, sweetie, you were directly talking to someone who DOES check bags, and you were telling that person “Everyone behind you is waiting…” like they don’t know that.

So actually, sweetie, since you were talking TO people who check bags, guess what? One responded. And reminded you, very gently and slowly so you can understand, that *waiting is a part of traveling.* So get over it.

[Anonymous]

WTF on this site is the deal with the “sweetie” sh*t? It’s freaking gross and makes you sound like a pig. And you do it twice in one post! Please stop, it does not have the condescending effect you intend. It’s bad on you.

Dp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:they could remedy this if the bins were "locked" in areas before their particular boarding group.

planes do not have this ability now, but it would solve the problem.

yes, the problem really lies with all the a-holes putting their stuff in other peoples' (not officially designated) space.

I don't know what the solution is but locking bins based on group doesn't work. I am often in Boarding group 5 but also often in the back of the plane because I am on last minute travel and would rather have an aisle seat in the back with the chance of an empty seat next to me then take the middle seat up front. I don't pay to check my bag but at many airports will check in at the kiosk and accept the airlines offer to check my carryon for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people like me who travel frequently do not want to check bags. Once the airlines have lost one of your bags, you will never trust them again.

So you can pay to carry on.

Just try to take less than 5 minutes to get out of your seat, remember where you left your bag, struggle to haul it down, figure out how to extend the handle, and get moving.

Everyone behind you is waiting…

NP. So what? We wait in traffic to get to the airport; if we check bags, we wait in the airline front desk line; we wait in the security line; we wait in line at the bookstore or the newsstand or the coffee shop; we wait in the boarding line; we wait while people store their bags and take their seats; once seated, we wait for the rest of the plane to board. We wait for taxi and takeoff; we wait in line for the bathroom; we wait to give our beverage order, then we wait to receive the beverage. We wait to throw our trash away when they come by. We wait for the signal that we may use electronic devices, or unbuckle our seatbelt to move about the cabin. We wait until we are allowed to put down our tray tables. We wait for the plane to come to a complete stop before unbuckling and getting our bags. We wait to be able to use our electronic devices again once the plane lands.

And then, yes, we wait a few moments as the passengers in front of us get their bags and move up the aisle; we wait to deplane.

So there’s no need for you to act huffy if someone chooses to check a bag, and needs a moment to retrieve it. If you haven’t learned that travels requires patience by now, what’s wrong with you?

PP here.

Yes, of course.

But our goal is to REDUCE the time we wait, right? ‘Cause we all have more fun/productive things to do than wait.

So why would we not reduce the time we all spend waiting by implementing a better system?