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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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…

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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?[/quote]

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?
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…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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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