+1 there have been a few times when the flight was delayed, so the FA asked those with connections to identify themselves, and asked the rest of us to let those people off first. I'm ok with doing that to be helpful. |
Nobody does that anymore. Everyone stands up and blocks the aisle. |
This thread is about lifting the bags, which airline policy does not require. |
But if nobody will help you and all the space is gone they will gate check it. That’s a risk you take knowingly bringing a bag on you can’t manage. |
Thats never happened to me, and I’ve never seen it happen, but yes it’s a risk. If your real complaint is about time and inconvenience, you would hope that someone would assist a struggling passenger since removing and gate checking a bag takes significantly more time. |
You’ve never seen a bag gate checked? It happens all the tme. Flights still leave on time. |
I’ve never seen someone left to struggle in the aisle with a bag, which would block everyone behind them, for so long that all the overhead space was taken up (again, how, if the line is held up) and then have to gate check it. Which would of course require another delay while they removed batteries, Rx, and whatever else can’t be checked. |
Then they are lucky but they have no right to demand passengers or flight attendants do this for them. It’s a risk they assume. |
Sure. And all of the inconvenienced passengers who don’t help assume the risk of a delayed flight. Which is probably why, outside DCUM, this is not a real issue. |
But a flight won’t be delayed the bag will be checked and if the customer freaks, they get bounced. |
The flight would absolutely be delayed in the scenario you’re describing of a person standing in the aisle asking for help because no one could get past them. I get that you’re salivating over the scenario of a short or disabled person having their property taken away while they beg for help in the aisle but it literally doesn’t (and won’t) happen. |
We have different flying experiences then if you think demanding passengers are allowed to delay flights. |
Oh you’re just trolling now. Boarding times account for the normal time it takes to get a plane loaded up. If you have a connection that close either. If you get the plane loaded up faster I don’t think that usually correlates to leaving before your scheduled departure time. 1) You booked it too close and should have known the risks 2) There was another delay that has caused the connection to be tighter than usual If 2 then blame the airline/travel gods for bad luck don’t hate on normal people just trying to get to their destination as well |
I have heard FAs say- I don't lift bags.
It always catches me by surprise when it is a elderly woman or really short woman or even an unaccompanied 12 year old who can't lift their bag up. Also, I have a terrible back but I am still helping other people when the FAs refuse to help |
I am one of the people calling the overreactors here jerks but I don't think FAs (or anyone) should be REQUIRED to help and I believe FAs are sometimes not allowed to because it exposes the airline to workers comp risks |