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I’ve always wondered if it would be cheaper to just have everyone check their bags and eliminate the overhead bin. I wouldn’t be surprised if airline boarding w
by lumost 1y ago
I’ve always wondered if it would be cheaper to just have everyone check their bags and eliminate the overhead bin. I wouldn’t be surprised if airline boarding was sped up by 2-3x this way.
- xur17 1y agoA lot of airlines have started doing this by "gate checking" bags.
- fwip 1y agoI've heard that the boarding process itself is rarely the limiting factor in flights. They're usually waiting on other plane-related things (refueling? Pre-flight checks? I can't recall the details). If it were, they probably wouldn't be doing their 8-group boarding process that takes 20 minutes just to let people start boarding, because gate-time is expensive for them.
- lstodd 1y agoOTOH it would overwhelm baggage reclaim and everyone will get stuck there instead.
- gpderetta 1y agothat's a problem for the airport. Faster turnaround for the airline though!
- lstodd 1y agonope. airport gets overwhelmed, aircraft get stuck because of processing, airline costs rise, ticket prices rise. it's a single pipeline. every single one bottleneck has to be removed. let's start with TSA.
- 8organicbits 1y agoFlying with an infant, I'm very happy I can bring a diaper bag and other essentials on board.
- rescbr 1y agoAs a person who regularly flies international with just a carry-on bag, I very much prefer to get out of the airport with my bag in 20 minutes after I leave the plane vs waiting who knows how long for it to arrive and hope that somebody didn't break it/into it. Newer planes/retrofitted ones with larger overhead bins with space for everybody are the solution.