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Old Jun 12, 2013, 10:17 am
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CloudCoder
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
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My last favorite aspect of flying AE is that no matter where you stand to wait for your valet-checked bag, you're always standing in the Wrong Place.

There are always AE staffers around to eagerly shout that you're standing in the Wrong Place. Even if you guess which spot would logically be the Right Place to stand and wait, your guess is wrong and you are standing in the Wrong Place. If you're standing on the left side of the jetbridge, that's the Wrong Place, "Everyone must stand on the Right". If you're standing Right Here, that's the Wrong Place. "Everyone must stand Over Yonder", etc. No matter how hard you try, you cannot possibly guess the Right Place to stand while waiting for your valet bags.

If you try to memorize the Right Place, so that you can stand in the Right Place next week when you fly into that same airport, it's an exercise in futility. The Right Place change constantly. Even if you stand in Last Week's Right Place, today you will find that you once again standing in the Wrong Place (and getting yelled at).

Here's my suggestion: round up all the people who's main job is to yell that passengers are standing in the Wrong Place. Put them to work on getting the bags delivered sooner. Passengers will still be in the Wrong Place but at least it won't last as long (and it will be less wear and tear on the staffers' voices).
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