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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we please just start boarding from the rear on up line people up according to their seat number, with the back of the plane at the front of the line? I guarantee this will speed things up tremendously. The flight attendants can monitor to make sure people don’t put their carry-ons in any space other than what is allotted to their seat. [/quote]

But there is no overhead space allotted to any particular seat. This is the problem. It's a free for all when it comes to overhead space, unless you are in a premium cabin. [/quote]

[b]Right but the PP is saying let's go ahead and alot carry on space to the seat.[/b]

The problem is that just like there are people who will try to get on a plan early there are also people who will try to take up more space in the overhead than they are supposed to -- the people who want to put not just their carryon but also their "personal item" up there (because they want the leg room) and a big winter coat and also a bag of items they concealed under their coat to get on the plane.

These people are annoying not least because they are stupid -- if they just exercised even a little bit of self-discipline they could fly without all this extra crap that they they want to two all over the plane and they would not feel the need to get on the plane early (why would you want to sit on the plane for LONGER -- I'd prefer to be the last person on the plane if possible).

Restraining the "gate lice" is actually part of an effort to enforce rules about overhead use. In which case the PP's idea is actually smart -- alot overhead space per set and enforce overhead rules (both size of carry ons and also preventing people from stowing multiple items up there) plus boarding back to front will take less time which means more on time departures and less time sitting on the plane waiting for boarding to end for everyone.[/quote]

But as planes are currently configured there isn’t enough space to allocate overhead compartments for every single person, if every single person wanted to stow a standard roll aboard suitcase in the compartment above them. [/quote]

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