Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Inconsiderate flyers



Some people are just plain inconsiderate when they fly. They fly with too many carry on items. Take that woman in the pics. Look at how many carry on items she has. She has 3 bags and a luggage plus the coat. Where is she going to stow all of those??? Jeez!

Even though the flight attendant repeatedly announces that overhead compartments should only be used for the big carry on item and smaller items should be stowed under the seat in front, many people who board early will still stow every carry on items they have, including their jackets, on the overhead bin. This creates a space shortage for those who board later and they sometimes end up stowing their bag on the overhead bin far behind their seat. And when it is time to deplane, their attempt to retrieve their bags far behind them creates a jam in the aisle making deplaning for those behind them very very slow.

First, the airline should enforce their carry on item rules strictly. So if a passenger has too many carry on, they should be forced to check in the bigger items. Second, the flight attendants should monitor the passengers and make sure that only the big carry on gets stowed in the over head bin until everybody has boarded. And third, if one ends up stowing their bag on the over head bin far behind their seats, they should wait till every body has deplaned before they attempt to retrieve their bags so as not to delay the other passengers.

That is just my take on it.

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