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>> Also what annoys me is how much friction airlines have added to the whole process. My biggest pet peeve is how they call groups successively, but dont actua
by TuringNYC 2y ago
>> Also what annoys me is how much friction airlines have added to the whole process.
My biggest pet peeve is how they call groups successively, but dont actually let the lines exhaust before calling the next group. Successive groups realize that the lines are all mixed up, and people stop honoring groups and just all jump into line. Chaos ensues.
- crooked-v 2y agoAlso, everyone has a carry-on since checked bags now universally cost extra, but there's never enough space for all the carry-ons, so everyone's quietly jockeying to not be the last twenty people in line.
- pkulak 2y agoI just pay the $15 and enjoy my drink until 8 seconds before they close the door. Absolutely worth it.
- yurishimo 2y agoI also do this, especially if you have assigned seats and are flying light, there is no reason to be the first person on the plane unless you like sitting and doing nothing for 45 minutes.
- seabass-labrax 2y agoTo which $15 do you refer? Surely there is no charge for being at the end of the queue?
- pkulak 2y agoSorry, checked bag fee.
- Copernicron 2y agoWhere are you that it's only $15? It's $60 around here.
- arccy 2y agois it ever just $15?
- scarface_74 2y agoIf you have to gate check, it’s still free
- BobaFloutist 2y agoYeah but you already packed lighter and more constrained and hauled your carryon all the way to the plane, so it feels obnoxious to then have to surrender the one advantage of carryon other than price (not having to wait for your luggage at the carousel) after you've already accepted all the disadvantages.
- consp 2y agoI've been having fun with people putting their bags in the compartments marked "emergency exit seats" and then being surprised their bag is put in the hold when mine is put in instead of theirs. (Since you cannot have luggage under your seat there some airline have a reserved bin for the ee seats)
- ghaff 2y agoI'm skeptical how much charges for check-in have to do with it. People traveling on business almost universally don't want the time overhead (and risk of delayed luggage) associated with checking bags even though they could expense it or often get free checked bags through status anyway.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoSo what though? I actually like getting gate checked. Now I don’t have to shove the bag in the overhead I just pick it up in claim.
- TuringNYC 2y ago> So what though? I actually like getting gate checked. Now I don’t have to shove the bag in the overhead I just pick it up in claim. Some airlines give you gate checked bags right upon exit at the bridge. This is OK. Others put it into the pile of luggage at Baggage Claim. This adds another 45min to your trip.
- scarface_74 2y agoNot anymore. As of last year, if you try to board earlier than your zone is called, the scanner won’t accept it and the FA will tell you to go to the back of the line. This is at least on Delta. I read other airlines are also being more strict
- kortilla 2y agoThe problem is that when they don’t exhaust the queue, there are people there 2+ zones lower than the latest called out one. So your best strategy when you realize this is happening is to get in line to try to time getting to the front roughly when your zone will be called. Delta gate agents very frequently do this and it’s super annoying because it defeats the point of their bajillion zones.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoThe best strategy is to go to the bathroom when they call boarding and mosey on over whenever you like. Its easier to board as one of the last few vs the first. No one in the aisle and you can identify your potential seat from across the plane.
- scarface_74 2y agoI would much rather be situated in my window seat early. I don’t have to worry about people mistakenly or purposefully taking my seat and waiting for them to move or wait for people to stand up for me to get my seat. If I get a free upgrade to first class, I can already be sipping on my free prs board alcoholic beverage.
- TuringNYC 2y agoBoard first, board last, all good choices for people. However, a mass of people chaotically at a boarding gate is so shameful -- Computer Science has solved these problems already with priority queues, and the airline industry should catch up. Perhaps airlines should just mandate leetcode. I do remember being on business in East Asia and how orderly these things operated.
- relistan 2y agoHere in Ireland nobody cares what the gate agents say on the announcement. People start lining up way before the flight and just get on the plane. It sucks because if you need overhead room you are stuck standing for at least an hour. I’ve seen American boarding agents boarding Irish return flights getting frustrated that people aren’t listening, and they are faced with either creating a big incident or just acquiescing. It works so much better when there is a system and everyone follows it.