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"they need to check if your bags are flying unaccompanied" For those traveling with checked luggage, this "hop off" tactic won't work, unless passengers want t
by sandipc 15y ago
"they need to check if your bags are flying unaccompanied"
For those traveling with checked luggage, this "hop off" tactic won't work, unless passengers want to lose their bags.
For those without checked luggage, the airlines have no way of determining whether your carry-on bags are still on the plane or not, short of emptying the plane and reboarding (which I have never seen before).
- rflrob 15y agoI've only ever had a handful of connections where I'm on the same plane. More often, I have to haul my stuff halfway across the terminal (and the Availability heuristic* tells me that it's almost never the next gate over) to get on a different plane. Thus, if they never scan my boarding pass, they can be pretty sure my luggage isn't on the plane. * Yes, I'm aware this is a cognitive bias. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic
- somebear 15y agoThe times I've had a multi-leg flight (internationally), it's always been the same plane. The airline still makes everyone get off, bring in new clean blankets and pillows, and ensure that no one left anything behind. Feels a bit annoying when you just go back to the same seat, but I understand why.