new boarding policy effective 1/1/14
Jan 2, 2014, 10:24 am
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I try to never judge someone with a disability sticker in their car even if they look 'able' as many conditions do not present a visible disability - but I MUST admit, with FLL, MIA and PBI as my primary destination for work, it is very common to see 15+ WCs and then upon arrival, only a few are needed for getting off the plane.
Jan 2, 2014, 11:22 am
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Is Delta now specifically calling out for FO to board before the rest of zone 1? If so, that is a meaningful enhancement of FO. My biggest frustrations with FO when I had it in 2013 were the security and boarding process.
Jan 2, 2014, 11:23 am
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I've read of families wiping down seats, seatbacks, armrests, etc. and placing thin seat covers to prevent touching any peanut dust/residue. I would imagine doing that during a pre-boarding process would be much easier rather than having a few dozen people stacked up back down the aisle, eh?
Jan 2, 2014, 11:39 am
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Jan 2, 2014, 11:42 am
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Somehow, I don't think a lot of people are going to sign up for the card with a promise of Zone 3 boarding. 
Do you mean that they wont let F Gate Lice get in the way of pre-boards? I see that fairly often with DYKWIAs so oblivious that the GA has to ask them to step aside. 
Jan 2, 2014, 12:33 pm
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Jan 2, 2014, 1:17 pm
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I've read of families wiping down seats, seatbacks, armrests, etc. and placing thin seat covers to prevent touching any peanut dust/residue. I would imagine doing that during a pre-boarding process would be much easier rather than having a few dozen people stacked up back down the aisle, eh?
Jan 2, 2014, 1:22 pm
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So Zone 1 is still really Group 4 to board? As long as that confusion continues to exist, that 1 in no way resembles, suggest or implies that it might be first, all will be good 
Jan 2, 2014, 1:52 pm
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I've read of families wiping down seats, seatbacks, armrests, etc. and placing thin seat covers to prevent touching any peanut dust/residue. I would imagine doing that during a pre-boarding process would be much easier rather than having a few dozen people stacked up back down the aisle, eh?
You know all the pictures in this thread? How do you know you aren't the next person in that seat?
Jan 2, 2014, 1:59 pm
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Does it really matter whether it's an aisle, middle, or window kettle that gets shut out of bin space? At the end of the boarding process some are no doubt going to be. Other options exist such as checking larger carryons or buying up to EC where available. By keeping people's coats, handbags, and backpacks out of the bins there would be more space for real luggage.
Jan 2, 2014, 2:19 pm
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Does it really matter whether it's an aisle, middle, or window kettle that gets shut out of bin space? At the end of the boarding process some are no doubt going to be. Other options exist such as checking larger carryons or buying up to EC where available. By keeping people's coats, handbags, and backpacks out of the bins there would be more space for real luggage.
Jan 2, 2014, 2:31 pm
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I think its only reasonable that each passenger has the opportunity to place one item above and in no case should any passenger expect to place two items above absent empty space at the end of boarding. Obviously, bulkheads are a different story - though it would be intreresting if there were a policy that if you have a bulkhead, you are only permitted one carryon....
Jan 2, 2014, 2:39 pm
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In addition, for those bringing an underseat "personal item" along with them, these should have to carry the red "approved for cabin baggage" tag before boarding. These items should only be permitted under the seat in front and not in the overhead which should be reserved for larger items that cannot fit under the seat (other than for bulkhead/door exit seats). FAs would easily be able to see the red tag and pull these items from the overheads.
Maybe they should give out "approved for overhead storage" for large bags, and anything without that tag gets removed. (It's not as if anybody would have a large collection of those tags a few weeks later, is it?)
Jan 2, 2014, 2:39 pm
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On a flight late last year this was announced by the FA (paraphrase)..."if you brought two carryons on board, please place the larger in the bin and the smaller one under the seat in front of you." Seemed like a rationale direction.
I think its only reasonable that each passenger has the opportunity to place one item above and in no case should any passenger expect to place two items above absent empty space at the end of boarding. Obviously, bulkheads are a different story - though it would be intreresting if there were a policy that if you have a bulkhead, you are only permitted one carryon....
I think its only reasonable that each passenger has the opportunity to place one item above and in no case should any passenger expect to place two items above absent empty space at the end of boarding. Obviously, bulkheads are a different story - though it would be intreresting if there were a policy that if you have a bulkhead, you are only permitted one carryon....
As with chaotic boarding procedures, it comes down to GAs enforcing the carry on policy. When I see them being proactive, I try to say thank you for enforcing the policy.