Originally Posted by
chavala
Originally Posted by
NJFlyer42
... If the sign is always on we learn to ignore it ..
... Like "The little boy who cried wolf".
+2!
UA indeed abuses it but for profitable reasons:
- less pax in aisles so FA's can shuttle materials between gallies
- less bathroom use thus less cleaning
- customers in seats are more likely to order for-buy-up items
- less liability when turbulence happens thus less legal fees
- less wear on cabin due to less foot traffic
- less problems with customers unhappily squeezing past each other; can't wait for the 77X's 3-4-3 to narrow the aisles even more
- reduce f/a need to tend to overall requests while they're in the gallies near the bathrooms
Now that's a change we'll love (sarcasm). UA's pathological emphasis on profit will hurt their safety eventually.