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-First Class can keep getting off first, you still get the benefits if you apply this to Coach -Groups can wait for later "Flush" es - there is flexibility sin

-First Class can keep getting off first, you still get the benefits if you apply this to Coach -Groups can wait for later "Flush" es - there is flexibility since I think you can fit a little more than one person in the aisle per row.

jghn 3y ago
These days coach has multiple tiers and they're not necessarily in a uniform location. Whereas first class is always in the front
manuelabeledo 3y ago
> First Class can keep getting off first, you still get the benefits if you apply this to Coach Domestic flights on single aisle aircrafts, have several classes (first, extra, etc.), with different price ranges. Even emergency exit seats come with some attached benefits, like priority boarding. Good luck telling customers that they paid extra for an emergency window seat, but have to wait until more than half of the plane have de-boarded to exit.
- piva00 3y ago
  > Good luck telling customers that they paid extra for an emergency window seat, but have to wait until more than half of the plane have de-boarded to exit. That's exactly what already happens (at least in Europe), you don't get priority to de-board if you bought seats with extra leg room on the emergency exits, you have to wait.
  - manuelabeledo 3y ago
    The point here is that someone on a window seat would have to wait until most of the passengers have left, even if they have paid extra.
- Zetice 3y ago
  Why is "people won't listen" a real argument here? They'll do what they're told or they'll get banned from flying on that airline, and possibly pay up to $25k, as it's a violation of 49 U.S.C. § 46504 to interfere with a member of the airline crew.
  - camdat 3y ago
    Next time you're on a flight, listen for the number of people who remove their seatbelts before the seatbelt light goes off, after a crew member specifically says not to do this I haven't seen any of them fined 25k. Proportionality matters, and getting off the plane as fast as (in your mind) possible isn't going to be realistically enforced.
    - Zetice 3y ago
      Removing one’s seatbelt and leaving one’s aisle are completely different behaviors.
    - radicality 3y ago
      It really is absurd that people can’t even listen to such a simple rule. What is so hard about it. They really should be giving out these fines for misbehaviour. This also reminds me of an article I once read in an in-flight magazine about this. It was saying how an airplane’s brakes work really really well, not only at 350km/h when landing, but also at 50km/h when taxiing to gate. It described an incident where during taxiing to gate after landing, somehow some animal managed to jump right in front of the plane forcing the pilot to apply max break, causing a passenger who was handling the overhead bin to die from the injuries. Actually, just found a picture I took of the article, so here’s the original text. I always think of it when people stand up before the seatbelt sign is off. > … But ignoring these rules can have serious conseances. For instance: Do you really remain seated until the plane comes to a complete standstill? German travel journalist Heige Timmerberg likes to tell the story of the dog that ran across the runway in Casablanca, forcing the pilot to slam on the brakes. Brakes that work well at 350 km/h, work well at 50, too - and one of the passengers who had just emptied the overhead bin "flew from row 26 to the lavatory behind the cockpit, and was dead." > "We don't joke about security," says Fabienne Regilt, member of the lufthansa team.
TheRealPomax 3y ago
As a 6' person, if I can't explicitly reserve an exit or aisle seat, I am not flying with your company, because I prefer to not get thrombosis. And I'm sure as hell not going to rely on the willingness of my cofliers to be reasonable about letting me queue so that I end up with the seat I need, while my partner gets the seat next to me.

jghn 3y ago

These days coach has multiple tiers and they're not necessarily in a uniform location. Whereas first class is always in the front

manuelabeledo 3y ago

> First Class can keep getting off first, you still get the benefits if you apply this to Coach Domestic flights on single aisle aircrafts, have several classes (first, extra, etc.), with different price ranges. Even emergency exit seats come with some attached benefits, like priority boarding. Good luck telling customers that they paid extra for an emergency window seat, but have to wait until more than half of the plane have de-boarded to exit.

piva00 3y ago
> Good luck telling customers that they paid extra for an emergency window seat, but have to wait until more than half of the plane have de-boarded to exit. That's exactly what already happens (at least in Europe), you don't get priority to de-board if you bought seats with extra leg room on the emergency exits, you have to wait.
- manuelabeledo 3y ago
  The point here is that someone on a window seat would have to wait until most of the passengers have left, even if they have paid extra.
Zetice 3y ago
Why is "people won't listen" a real argument here? They'll do what they're told or they'll get banned from flying on that airline, and possibly pay up to $25k, as it's a violation of 49 U.S.C. § 46504 to interfere with a member of the airline crew.
- camdat 3y ago
  Next time you're on a flight, listen for the number of people who remove their seatbelts before the seatbelt light goes off, after a crew member specifically says not to do this I haven't seen any of them fined 25k. Proportionality matters, and getting off the plane as fast as (in your mind) possible isn't going to be realistically enforced.
  - Zetice 3y ago
    Removing one’s seatbelt and leaving one’s aisle are completely different behaviors.
  - radicality 3y ago
    It really is absurd that people can’t even listen to such a simple rule. What is so hard about it. They really should be giving out these fines for misbehaviour. This also reminds me of an article I once read in an in-flight magazine about this. It was saying how an airplane’s brakes work really really well, not only at 350km/h when landing, but also at 50km/h when taxiing to gate. It described an incident where during taxiing to gate after landing, somehow some animal managed to jump right in front of the plane forcing the pilot to apply max break, causing a passenger who was handling the overhead bin to die from the injuries. Actually, just found a picture I took of the article, so here’s the original text. I always think of it when people stand up before the seatbelt sign is off. > … But ignoring these rules can have serious conseances. For instance: Do you really remain seated until the plane comes to a complete standstill? German travel journalist Heige Timmerberg likes to tell the story of the dog that ran across the runway in Casablanca, forcing the pilot to slam on the brakes. Brakes that work well at 350 km/h, work well at 50, too - and one of the passengers who had just emptied the overhead bin "flew from row 26 to the lavatory behind the cockpit, and was dead." > "We don't joke about security," says Fabienne Regilt, member of the lufthansa team.

TheRealPomax 3y ago

As a 6' person, if I can't explicitly reserve an exit or aisle seat, I am not flying with your company, because I prefer to not get thrombosis. And I'm sure as hell not going to rely on the willingness of my cofliers to be reasonable about letting me queue so that I end up with the seat I need, while my partner gets the seat next to me.