Originally Posted by
rickg523
It's more a matter of courtesy than efficiency. I'm Pre, but in the regular lines I've often had to stack abandoned bins myself to get at my bin that's still in the machine shrouding unable to roll down.
This is so true. It's amazing how often your tray is in sight but you can't get at it as some selfish people (usually DYKWIA types, rather than elderly vacationers) cannot be bothered to move their trays one place to the right.
And, even if their selfishness doesn't actually cause delay to others, what's wrong with a little courtesy.
The thing that strikes me about this thread is that the American posters (the ones who go on about TSA Pre) seem to be amazingly angry at the concept of moving their trays one place to the right. Perhaps that anger would be better directed to the grossly inefficient TSA system that they have allowed their Government to introduce. It's generally only in the USA where people seem too inconsiderate to move their trays - it's not a problem in most of the automated lines I come across in Europe.