Gate lice’ beware: American Airlines is catching early boarders

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

When responding to someone who called me “hon,” I will say sweetie if I please.

[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?

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?

…when did I say otherwise?

I’ll let you know when I’m asked to be in charge of boarding and deplaning plans for various airlines. In the meantime, I will continue to say everyone can be a little patient during a process already filled with waiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Connecting. Flights. Don't. Wait.

Get your carryons in and out of the bin in fewer than 10 seconds, or check your bags.

LOL, make me.

Plan better. If you chose the flight with the 20 minute layover versus the 2-hour layover, that’s not my problem. On flights where there is a potential issue, the *flight crew* make an announcement, and there’s no problem getting the layover people off first. I’ve seen that happen dozens of times.

DP, but c'mon with the bolded.

Many people ignore the announcement, crowd the aisle, and eff over their fellow passengers trying to make connections.

[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…

You say this like you have some actual power to make decisions here. Paying to carry on isn’t happening any time soon. You’ll have to deal with waiting behind people you think are taking too long to get their bag. Good news is if you walk fast you can easily make up that time going around them on the jet bridge or in the terminal. That 12 seconds isn’t going to wreck your day. But a lost bag will.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Connecting. Flights. Don't. Wait.

Get your carryons in and out of the bin in fewer than 10 seconds, or check your bags.

LOL, make me.

Plan better. If you chose the flight with the 20 minute layover versus the 2-hour layover, that’s not my problem. On flights where there is a potential issue, the *flight crew* make an announcement, and there’s no problem getting the layover people off first. I’ve seen that happen dozens of times.

DP, but c'mon with the bolded.

Many people ignore the announcement, crowd the aisle, and eff over their fellow passengers trying to make connections.

OK, so plan better. You wanted to roll the dice on the 20- or 30-minute layover, not me. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

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?

…when did I say otherwise?

I’ll let you know when I’m asked to be in charge of boarding and deplaning plans for various airlines. In the meantime, I will continue to say everyone can be a little patient during a process already filled with waiting.

JFC.

You launch a condescending and irrelevant lecture about waiting, then concede the point because the idea being floated is hypothetical?

Thanks, Mom.

Heads up that one feature of the internet is talking about the benefits/drawbacks of current realities vs. ideas that may/may not be implemented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Connecting. Flights. Don't. Wait.

Get your carryons in and out of the bin in fewer than 10 seconds, or check your bags.

LOL, make me.

Plan better. If you chose the flight with the 20 minute layover versus the 2-hour layover, that’s not my problem. On flights where there is a potential issue, the *flight crew* make an announcement, and there’s no problem getting the layover people off first. I’ve seen that happen dozens of times.

DP, but c'mon with the bolded.

Many people ignore the announcement, crowd the aisle, and eff over their fellow passengers trying to make connections.

OK, so plan better. You wanted to roll the dice on the 20- or 30-minute layover, not me. Good luck.

Me? I typically shoot for the two hour layover.

Doesn't make your point any more valid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

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?

…when did I say otherwise?

I’ll let you know when I’m asked to be in charge of boarding and deplaning plans for various airlines. In the meantime, I will continue to say everyone can be a little patient during a process already filled with waiting.

JFC.

You launch a condescending and irrelevant lecture about waiting, then concede the point because the idea being floated is hypothetical?

Thanks, Mom.

Heads up that one feature of the internet is talking about the benefits/drawbacks of current realities vs. ideas that may/may not be implemented.

I was directly responding to someone saying “everyone is waiting” in regards to getting one’s checked bag down. Yes. Yes, we all realize that. I have never seen someone take more than a few moments. And if someone is struggling, I help. And I’ve seen lots of other people help. We all know who the huffy types are, but guess what? We don’t care. The majority of us don’t mind the few moments it takes for someone to get down their checked bag. And if you do mind, that really is a you problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: LOL, make me.

A 10 second rule can only be recommended. Nobody can force you to be more efficient. Being an obstacle is your choice.

Anonymous wrote: Plan better.

Don't need better plans. I make arrangements with the expectation that people can't negotiate a carry on in under 10 seconds. I always carry on, always abide by 10 second rule.

Anonymous wrote: If you chose the flight with the 20 minute layover versus the 2-hour layover, that’s not my problem.

Flights don't always land on time. Some hours late.

I can't believe this needs to be explained.

Anonymous wrote: On flights where there is a potential issue, the *flight crew* make an announcement, and there’s no problem getting the layover people off first. I’ve seen that happen dozens of times.

I abide by a 10 second rule to keep myself out of the aisle, in all circumstances.

You need more time. And you don't understand late flights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: LOL, make me.

A 10 second rule can only be recommended. Nobody can force you to be more efficient. Being an obstacle is your choice.

Anonymous wrote: Plan better.

Don't need better plans. I make arrangements with the expectation that people can't negotiate a carry on in under 10 seconds. I always carry on, always abide by 10 second rule.

Anonymous wrote: If you chose the flight with the 20 minute layover versus the 2-hour layover, that’s not my problem.

Flights don't always land on time. Some hours late.

I can't believe this needs to be explained.

Anonymous wrote: On flights where there is a potential issue, the *flight crew* make an announcement, and there’s no problem getting the layover people off first. I’ve seen that happen dozens of times.

I abide by a 10 second rule to keep myself out of the aisle, in all circumstances.

You need more time. And you don't understand late flights.

I absolutely adore how worked up you are. Yawwwwwnnnnn. Stretch. Felt cute, might take 22 seconds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

When responding to someone who called me “hon,” I will say sweetie if I please.

Make no mistake, "hon" is gross also. Please stop it, both of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

When responding to someone who called me “hon,” I will say sweetie if I please.

Make no mistake, "hon" is gross also. Please stop it, both of you.

Thread policing and tone policing are also gross. Reflect on that. If you don’t like the conversation, you are free to move on with your day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

When responding to someone who called me “hon,” I will say sweetie if I please.

Make no mistake, "hon" is gross also. Please stop it, both of you.

Thread policing and tone policing are also gross. Reflect on that. If you don’t like the conversation, you are free to move on with your day.

Nope! You're a pig, and you need to hear it. Reflect on that. If you don’t like the conversation, you are free to move on with your day.

[Anonymous]

This thread is the Frontier Airlines of travel discussion.

[Anonymous]

Calling another human being lice is pretty gross on many levels. Do better.