Originally Posted by
pbarnette
I suspect this is about two things: 1) speeding boarding and 2) reducing luggage weight/monetizing as much luggage weight as possible. As to the second part, I can understand it, but am not crazy about it. As to #1, I will offer that my typical European flight seems to load in about half the time that my typical US flight takes. It really is a breath of fresh air.
Indeed. It's downright shameful how long it takes to board flights in the USA because so many people abuse the carry-on rules to bring on the kitchen sink, and because the airlines have been loathe to engage in any reaosnable enforcement.