AC Testing Under-Seat Baggage Tags
Jun 15, 2019, 12:14 pm
#151
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What's wrong with that? Catch them when they can still easily go back to the check-in counter and actually pay for their oversized bags.
Jun 15, 2019, 1:03 pm
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I forgot to add a data point to this last week. EX CDG every single person was getting these upon check-in. Everyone.
I didn't bother reminding the agent that she had just checked me in for 2 flights in Signature Class and that the bag wasn't likely to go under the seat in front of me.
Anyway, this was a new approach that I've only seen at CDG. Anyone see it anywhere else?
I didn't bother reminding the agent that she had just checked me in for 2 flights in Signature Class and that the bag wasn't likely to go under the seat in front of me.
Anyway, this was a new approach that I've only seen at CDG. Anyone see it anywhere else?
Jun 15, 2019, 1:07 pm
#153
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I walked from the concierge office to the international security checkpoint recently. Noticed the AC person by the entrance to the domestic security area. He was staring st my Briggs but I was headed elsewhere and past him. Certainly had the feeling he was going to say something.
Jun 15, 2019, 2:51 pm
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OLCI wasn't working for me for some reason. Normally I wouldn't need a check in agent.
Jun 15, 2019, 3:03 pm
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Jun 19, 2019, 6:07 pm
#157
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Jun 19, 2019, 6:11 pm
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Jun 28, 2019, 7:06 am
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I was boarding a flight in YVR, paid J, with one carry on only (a water field cargo bag, basically 15" laptop capable shoulder bag). The agent at boarding tried to give me a tag and tell me that my bag "HAD TO" go under the seat.
I don't f'ing think so.
One thing I find frustrating is the blind eye that is turned towards SEs and/or J flyers. Start enforcing both size and number limits consistently and then you won't need to try to tell someone that has a personal size item that it needs one of these magic tags.
I don't f'ing think so.
One thing I find frustrating is the blind eye that is turned towards SEs and/or J flyers. Start enforcing both size and number limits consistently and then you won't need to try to tell someone that has a personal size item that it needs one of these magic tags.
Jun 28, 2019, 7:22 am
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I flew from YYZ to YQM on Tuesday. There were no tags but the FA was VERY proactive in removing anything other than roller bags from the bins and telling people to put them under the seats, even large backpacks. I heard one unhappy passenger complain but most people complied, probably because the FA seemed like a likeable guy who did it in a friendly manner - a different FA might have had more resistance. Once everyone was seated, there was still some empty space in the bins so he offered to put smaller bags up there if anyone wanted but very few people did.
Jul 1, 2019, 11:37 am
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I was boarding a flight in YVR, paid J, with one carry on only (a water field cargo bag, basically 15" laptop capable shoulder bag). The agent at boarding tried to give me a tag and tell me that my bag "HAD TO" go under the seat.
I don't f'ing think so.
One thing I find frustrating is the blind eye that is turned towards SEs and/or J flyers. Start enforcing both size and number limits consistently and then you won't need to try to tell someone that has a personal size item that it needs one of these magic tags.
I don't f'ing think so.
One thing I find frustrating is the blind eye that is turned towards SEs and/or J flyers. Start enforcing both size and number limits consistently and then you won't need to try to tell someone that has a personal size item that it needs one of these magic tags.
Sep 9, 2019, 4:26 pm
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I thought there was another thread about tagging of carry-on but couldn’t find it despite several searches hence this list.
A while back lots of posts about new tags of all carry-on. No one has mentioned it for a while. I didn’t encounter the practice on my last flights but they were international long haul.
Wondering if it’s still happening.
A while back lots of posts about new tags of all carry-on. No one has mentioned it for a while. I didn’t encounter the practice on my last flights but they were international long haul.
Wondering if it’s still happening.
Sep 9, 2019, 6:57 pm
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I thought there was another thread about tagging of carry-on but couldn’t find it despite several searches hence this list.
A while back lots of posts about new tags of all carry-on. No one has mentioned it for a while. I didn’t encounter the practice on my last flights but they were international long haul.
Wondering if it’s still happening.
A while back lots of posts about new tags of all carry-on. No one has mentioned it for a while. I didn’t encounter the practice on my last flights but they were international long haul.
Wondering if it’s still happening.
To be honest I did not put my bag under the seat, it's not even 3" thick and fits upright in the overhead bin so seriously doesn't take up overhead soace.
Maybe they check tags if it's full and ask people to take them under seat.
