AC Testing Under-Seat Baggage Tags
Dec 7, 2018, 8:31 am
#76
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BTW, I'm not trying to avoid cost with checking my bags - like most here, I can do that for free.
Dec 7, 2018, 8:34 am
#78
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: YYC, Canada
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Nope. Change the defined limits of carry on. You get one bag in the bin, and one under your seat. If you want more, you pay.
Dec 7, 2018, 8:35 am
#79
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Sky check is not always available. The folks you see bringing surplus / excess luggage down to the hold during non-sky check boarding processes are essentially adding checked luggage airside; whatever they bring down will ultimately appear at the passenger's destination baggage carrousel, not at the immediate next jet bridge. This simply doesn't work for cabin crews.
We're discussing what is in my experience a very rare problem on AC. Perhaps because of when I board and where I sit? I've noticed the problem consistently on UA narrow body planes - the last 4 or 5 rows are pretty much always full with FA gear - mind you some if it is clearly safety items. In the end everyone adjusts and the plane leaves with all the passengers and their/our junk, so this is a non issue.
Dec 7, 2018, 7:33 pm
#80
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Sky check is not always available. The folks you see bringing surplus / excess luggage down to the hold during non-sky check boarding processes are essentially adding checked luggage airside; whatever they bring down will ultimately appear at the passenger's destination baggage carrousel, not at the immediate next jet bridge. This simply doesn't work for cabin crews.
May 22, 2019, 6:23 am
#81
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I know this thread’s been dormant for a while and the tags have been discussed elsewhere in the forum more recently, I think this is the right place for the following gripe:
I was standing in the zone 2 queue this morning with nothing but a backpack. GA came by and tagged it. I told her it’s the only bag I have, and she’s like, “that’s fine, it still needs to go under the seat in front of you.”
If the folks at AC are going through this thread, I have a simple message that’s already been mentioned umpteen times upthread: UNACCEPTABLE.
I have no issue with forcing one bag below the seat when you have two; this is common courtesy and if most people cared about their fellow passengers, we wouldn’t need these tags. But forcing someone who’s already checked a bag and just carrying-on a light backpack to sit through a TCON with a bag in their foot space is plain wrong.
I was standing in the zone 2 queue this morning with nothing but a backpack. GA came by and tagged it. I told her it’s the only bag I have, and she’s like, “that’s fine, it still needs to go under the seat in front of you.”
If the folks at AC are going through this thread, I have a simple message that’s already been mentioned umpteen times upthread: UNACCEPTABLE.
I have no issue with forcing one bag below the seat when you have two; this is common courtesy and if most people cared about their fellow passengers, we wouldn’t need these tags. But forcing someone who’s already checked a bag and just carrying-on a light backpack to sit through a TCON with a bag in their foot space is plain wrong.
May 22, 2019, 6:30 am
#82
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: YWG
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I know this thread’s been dormant for a while and the tags have been discussed elsewhere in the forum more recently, I think this is the right place for the following gripe:
I was standing in the zone 2 queue this morning with nothing but a backpack. GA came by and tagged it. I told her it’s the only bag I have, and she’s like, “that’s fine, it still needs to go under the seat in front of you.”
If the folks at AC are going through this thread, I have a simple message that’s already been mentioned umpteen times upthread: UNACCEPTABLE.
I have no issue with forcing one bag below the seat when you have two; this is common courtesy and if most people cared about their fellow passengers, we wouldn’t need these tags. But forcing someone who’s already checked a bag and just carrying-on a light backpack to sit through a TCON with a bag in their foot space is plain wrong.
I was standing in the zone 2 queue this morning with nothing but a backpack. GA came by and tagged it. I told her it’s the only bag I have, and she’s like, “that’s fine, it still needs to go under the seat in front of you.”
If the folks at AC are going through this thread, I have a simple message that’s already been mentioned umpteen times upthread: UNACCEPTABLE.
I have no issue with forcing one bag below the seat when you have two; this is common courtesy and if most people cared about their fellow passengers, we wouldn’t need these tags. But forcing someone who’s already checked a bag and just carrying-on a light backpack to sit through a TCON with a bag in their foot space is plain wrong.
But there is nothing stopping you from ripping the tag off in the jetty.
May 22, 2019, 6:35 am
#83
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I would never intentionally do something that would cause me to incur the wrath of a GA, but you’re absolutely right, the perilous trek through the jet bridge is particularly treacherous for these shiny white tags.
May 22, 2019, 7:00 am
#84
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 302
If the GAs are going to get sneaky with captive audiences in the line, I suggest a possible countermeasure: take a tiny tiny bag along with you that can absorb any "under the seat tag" hits and then it won't interfere with leg space.
May 22, 2019, 7:35 am
#85
Join Date: May 2014
Location: YYJ/YYT
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Posts: 652
I know this thread’s been dormant for a while and the tags have been discussed elsewhere in the forum more recently, I think this is the right place for the following gripe:
I was standing in the zone 2 queue this morning with nothing but a backpack. GA came by and tagged it. I told her it’s the only bag I have, and she’s like, “that’s fine, it still needs to go under the seat in front of you.”
If the folks at AC are going through this thread, I have a simple message that’s already been mentioned umpteen times upthread: UNACCEPTABLE.
I have no issue with forcing one bag below the seat when you have two; this is common courtesy and if most people cared about their fellow passengers, we wouldn’t need these tags. But forcing someone who’s already checked a bag and just carrying-on a light backpack to sit through a TCON with a bag in their foot space is plain wrong.
I was standing in the zone 2 queue this morning with nothing but a backpack. GA came by and tagged it. I told her it’s the only bag I have, and she’s like, “that’s fine, it still needs to go under the seat in front of you.”
If the folks at AC are going through this thread, I have a simple message that’s already been mentioned umpteen times upthread: UNACCEPTABLE.
I have no issue with forcing one bag below the seat when you have two; this is common courtesy and if most people cared about their fellow passengers, we wouldn’t need these tags. But forcing someone who’s already checked a bag and just carrying-on a light backpack to sit through a TCON with a bag in their foot space is plain wrong.
May 22, 2019, 7:36 am
#86
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: YEGmonton
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I'm one of the taller crowd and one who prefers to keep my personal item at my feet. If you are the same consider pulling your item back in flight. I have a laptop bag that I sit upright behind my calves and find it really adds comfort and increases foot well space in any cabin. It also works great for catching J almonds before they hit no man's land.
May 22, 2019, 7:46 am
#87
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I'm one of the taller crowd and one who prefers to keep my personal item at my feet. If you are the same consider pulling your item back in flight. I have a laptop bag that I sit upright behind my calves and find it really adds comfort and increases foot well space in any cabin. It also works great for catching J almonds before they hit no man's land.
May 22, 2019, 7:51 am
#88
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If I have a carry-on and a personal item the later goes under the seat. If I have one carry-on OR personal item it goes into the overhead. Attempts to make me put a single item under the seat will be firmly resisted. Tags will be lost, ability to comprehend English reduced and sufficient silent insolence shown that the GA and FA will seek more accommodating prey.
May 22, 2019, 8:14 am
#89
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I think the best outcome here is for AC to simply revisit the policy and apply some common sense to it. IMHO the sort of pushback you suggest would most likely antagonize the GA and jeopardize the trip well before s/he decides to prey on a more accommodating passenger.
May 22, 2019, 8:42 am
#90
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 302
I don't disagree. This is how it should be, absolutely. But in the face of a multitude of potential irritants, for me, a backup plan to avoid surprises that can help keep the blood pressure down given all the ways an airline can make life more difficult than it needs to be if they so choose. Goodness knows there are enough things at the gates to raise blood pressure as it is!