Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
This morning on an Eagle/Express (i.e., regional carrier) flight, one of my traveling companion's bags was taken from her "because it won't fit on the plane", a CRJ900. We were seated together (in first class) and the bag would easily fit under the seat in front of us, so I stepped forward to get it back.
"Sir, the bag's already been taken off the plane. You can't get off the plane to get it back", even though it was still there on the jetbridge, 10 feet from the entrance.
Later, the same flight attendant announced, as usual, "If you don't wish to travel to XYZ, now's the time to deplane."
So...when can you deplane and when can't you? It's not allowed to just reach off the plane to pick up something on the jetbridge?
Thanks.
So you're complaining that the FA avoided a dragged out fight over your disagreement that the bag needed to be checked?
Seems like the FA was perfectly reasonable. There was deplaning allowed for one specific reason- people onboard the wrong flight. That's a reason that AA (and most people of common sense) will excuse potential delay of a flight. Your DYKWIA-ish behavior having obviously not acted very quickly if the bag had already been taken off the aircraft in a desire to avoid the indignity of baggage claim, after a FA had already determined the bag needed to be checked and you wanted to second guess her, is not a reason to risk delaying a flight.
Of course if you wanted to deplane and not get on board, you could have done that. "I just wanted to reach out the door of an aircraft." Seriously?
the only unreasonable thing here to me is your comparison of two entirely dissimilar things.