Comments on: Random Thoughts On My Flight Home

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:51:06 +0000

Agreed. I’m pretty stubborn, in that I almost always check my bag. The airlines have never lost my bag, and I’m okay with the extra 15 or 20 minutes at the other end. The average traveler seems to kind of fetishize checking their bag. It’s odd.

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:20:46 +0000

But by not policing the size of the carry-on bags and charging for checked bags, they’ve created a whole new problem of delayed take off due to trying to figure out where to put all the carry-ons. I’ve been on several flights in the last year or so where they delay in taking off was due to there not being enough room for carry-ons, so the flight attendants had to take the carry-ons, tag them, get them checked (free of charge, because they were brought on as carry-ons) – and, of course, police the arguments about people who don’t want to be parted from their precious carry-ons.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:55:24 +0000

I’m not sure, but I suspect that in the airline’s ideal world, an airplane wouldn’t carry any checked baggage. They’re trying to disincentivize such behavior by charging for checked bags, and by not policing the size of carry-on bags.

I often have conflicting feelings when boarding a plane. I want to be chivalrous and help women with their bags. On the other hand, I feel like if you can’t life your own bag above your head, it probably should be checked.

I do help them, but I’m secretly judging them.