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Why stand in line to board an airplane? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The seats are assigned. People have been standing in line for 15 minutes now. Why on earth would anyone want to stand there, when they could just sit and wait until the line clears?

I understand wanting to get off a plane ASAP, but boarding? You just end up sitting on the plane, waiting for everyone else to get on.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 7 months ago (19 children)

Overhead bin space for carry-on bags.

As someone who travels with carry-on only (as much as possible), if I'm in economy I make sure to board as soon as I can to ensure there's space in the overhead bins for my bag.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I get that it's a hassle to find overhead space late, but I've never been in a situation where there wasn't anywhere at all to put my bag. At the very least, the flight crew can usually put it aside somewhere.

Granted, I haven't flown US domestic in years, so the nightmare might be worse than I imagine.

[–] ramirezmike 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I flew around 26 times domestically last year and most of the flights ran out of space. It's really common for the airline to ask for volunteers to check their carry-ons. If you aren't in the first 2/3rds of people on the plane, you'll likely be forced to check your carry-ons.

This problem has gotten worse over the years because airlines have increased the prices for checking your luggage so many people opt to bring carry-ons instead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

That's awful.

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