It’s another $100 to check a bag. If airlines really wanted to solve this problem, they could do it. |
The worst are the people who try to gate-check their luggage. They hang back until the bins are full, or they deliberately bring a bag that’s slightly too big for the overhead bin - oops! - in hopes that the airline will check it for free. Some airlines are wising up to this and starting to charge fees. |
new poster here. I've literally never seen that. Most people (in my experience) are very reluctant to gate check their luggage. They've dragged it all the way through security, cramming it into the small restroom stalls, etc. By gate checking it, they lose the one advantage (not having to wait and baggage claim after they land.) |
I’ve seen it a few times. It’s usually seasoned travelers thinking they can hack the system. |
Pet peeve: Airlines charging for checked luggage. Yeah, I used to check my bag and just bring a wrap and a tote onboard — leaving more bin space for other travelers. That was before the airlines started nickel and diming and charging for checked bags though. Now I’m older, and the bags that fit the size requirements are often hard sided. So I CAN lift it up there, but I appreciate it when someone offers to help so the whole process goes faster. I’m also relatively short, so it’s not always a simple process. Not directed at the PP I’m replying to, but I have noticed that many of the people who complain about stuff often have help with the same thing they’re complaining about. So “Hubs” handles their luggage while they complain about other people who need help. |
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Try doing a longhaul flight in restrictive clothing. IT WOULD BE MISERABLE. Last time we went to Taiwan and this is how it went. Leg 1: NYC to Singapore. Longest flight in the world clocking in at about 19 hours nonstop. What happens after we board? Uh, part broken, flight delay for 4 hours while we sit on tarmac. Because of flight delay, crew times out and we have to wait 1.25 more hours for new crew to arrive. Total transit time on the frost leg alone was almost 24 hours straight in the same plane and in the same small seat. Leg 2: Land in Singapore, but because of long delay, miss connection and need to wait 8 hours. Catch flight to Taipei. Flight time about 4.5 hiurs. Total transit time = 37 hours, and that isnt even counting the time it took to take the train to the airport to in NY. Yeah, kiss my ass if you think ill be traveling in a suit or nicer clothing for a 37 hour total transit. The only reason I kept my sanity was because of sweat pants and a hoodie. |
I truly hope the trip was worth it and you enjoyed it immensely. |
You have a good point. Before the 2000s, nonstop flights were rarely longer than 12hrs. |
| Many pajamas were worn at airports. In protest of this man's ridiculous psa |
| Why is this political? |
Any Christmas Jammies? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjoUjOHjPI |
Even though I can lift my bag, people often offer to lift it for me, with a smile on their face, since I am elderly. Glad I'm usually around those people and not you. |
Politics is downstream of culture, they tell us. |
Because of who said it. |
| It doesn’t matter how well airlines treat people or how much leg room they offer. People are slobs now. No matter where you go, or how nice the venue is, people still dress and look dumpy. People rarely dress up for anything, including going to work. |