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Aug 31, 2015, 8:43 am

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Originally Posted by JBord

The RFID chip actually made me laugh. Maybe I just don't understand how it would work. But today, a cleaning crew exits the plane right next to the desk at the gate. That's the GA's signal to know the plane is clean. I'm not sure how knowing this 30 seconds earlier is going to help much. And they still have to wait for the cleaning crew to exit before they can board. Seems like a huge waste of money to me.

Agreed, but from a PR standpoint, it sounds like they are actually doing something, especially something "tech-y". (Ooh, look at us, we're investing in RFID!) The common sense approach you stated doesn't win any press points.

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