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New sliding jetliner seat designed to speed up boarding
Airplane aisles can get as congested as an L.A. freeway when passengers are boarding. Planes have become more crowded and carry-ons larger. One person stopping to shove a bag into the overhead compartment can create a long line and delay boarding. (travel.usatoday.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
How about stopping carry-on baggage compltely and using the overhead bins only for coats?
Some say they have tried it but I have never seen it; I think back to fron boarding(after special needs) would be the best, or as you say, just do away with it altogether. At one time, that is all they were for, was truly personal items.
Actually Carry on is not so bad IF the airlines would enforce the 1 bag and small size rule. The CRAP huge bags I see people put up there and the 3 or 4 bags they have is the biggest issue.
I'm still a fan of SWA's open-seating-in-bunches boarding style. Seems to be faster, and you get a better choice of seats unless you have the bad luck to be the last on board. $10 buys a lot of luck :).
Back to front would be the best way.
Travellers are carrying their luggage on board as not to have to pay the $25 fee or having to wait to retrieve their baggages at the caroussel. This $25 charge is a complete rip-off anyways, airfare are already so expensive. The congestion comes from having people trying to push their ''oversized'' bags into a 1X1 bin (exagerating here a bit) plus carrying all their personnel belongings as if they were travelling to the end of the world and never coming back !!!
Back to front is in my opinion the easiest and fastest way.
Travellers are carrying their luggage on board as not to have to pay the $25 fee or having to wait to retrieve their baggages at the caroussel. This $25 charge is a complete rip-off anyways, airfare are already so expensive. The congestion comes from having people trying to push their ''oversized'' bags into a 1X1 bin (exagerating here a bit) plus carrying all their personnel belongings as if they were travelling to the end of the world and never coming back !!!
Back to front is in my opinion the easiest and fastest way.
It was said the aisle in flight is still the same size. Where did the extra 3" width in the middle seat come from? Did they take 1.5" from each of the window and aisle seats ?