US Express Dash-8s: passengers moved for weight/balance based on location, not status
May 25, 2015, 1:35 pm
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US Express Dash-8s: passengers moved for weight/balance based on location, not status
When passengers need to be moved around on Dash-8s and other small planes, are they moved around based only on location, and regardless of status?
I had a seat in row 1 on a Dash 8 this weekend but when I was boarding, the gate agent (in Charlotte) gave me a new boarding pass, for a seat far back in the plane.
I saw other passengers still sitting at the front of the plane, so they weren't moved around like I was.
I got really air-sick and even though the additional time it took to get off the plane didn't cause any issues then, sometimes I have a tight connection and want to be off first, so I'd rather be at the front.
I am Platinum (former US Gold); does that make any difference in being shifted around for weight/balance issues?
Thanks.
I had a seat in row 1 on a Dash 8 this weekend but when I was boarding, the gate agent (in Charlotte) gave me a new boarding pass, for a seat far back in the plane.
I saw other passengers still sitting at the front of the plane, so they weren't moved around like I was.
I got really air-sick and even though the additional time it took to get off the plane didn't cause any issues then, sometimes I have a tight connection and want to be off first, so I'd rather be at the front.
I am Platinum (former US Gold); does that make any difference in being shifted around for weight/balance issues?
Thanks.
May 25, 2015, 2:06 pm
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When passengers need to be moved around on Dash-8s and other small planes, are they moved around based only on location, and regardless of status?
I had a seat in row 1 on a Dash 8 this weekend but when I was boarding, the gate agent (in Charlotte) gave me a new boarding pass, for a seat far back in the plane.
I saw other passengers still sitting at the front of the plane, so they weren't moved around like I was.
I got really air-sick and even though the additional time it took to get off the plane didn't cause any issues then, sometimes I have a tight connection and want to be off first, so I'd rather be at the front.
I am Platinum (former US Gold); does that make any difference in being shifted around for weight/balance issues?
Thanks.
I had a seat in row 1 on a Dash 8 this weekend but when I was boarding, the gate agent (in Charlotte) gave me a new boarding pass, for a seat far back in the plane.
I saw other passengers still sitting at the front of the plane, so they weren't moved around like I was.
I got really air-sick and even though the additional time it took to get off the plane didn't cause any issues then, sometimes I have a tight connection and want to be off first, so I'd rather be at the front.
I am Platinum (former US Gold); does that make any difference in being shifted around for weight/balance issues?
Thanks.
May 25, 2015, 4:15 pm
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Thanks, very helpful.
I agree about the Dash-8; it was only a 20-minute flight but I felt ill the rest of the day. Next time I will drive or take a train.
I agree about the Dash-8; it was only a 20-minute flight but I felt ill the rest of the day. Next time I will drive or take a train.
May 25, 2015, 5:17 pm
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W&B means moving people from specific locations to another. Even status passengers weigh something !
True, the GA could rearrange the entire aircraft, but that's not gonna happen and still push anywhere close to schedule.
True, the GA could rearrange the entire aircraft, but that's not gonna happen and still push anywhere close to schedule.
May 25, 2015, 6:58 pm
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Greatest impact is moving row 1 obviously.
Last Dash I was on had a whopping 5 passengers on it. We all got sent to the back, it was a choppy day so made for a roller coaster ride but mercifully short.
Last Dash I was on had a whopping 5 passengers on it. We all got sent to the back, it was a choppy day so made for a roller coaster ride but mercifully short.
Last edited by LowlyDLsilver; May 25, 2015 at 7:18 pm
May 25, 2015, 7:55 pm
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When passengers need to be moved around on Dash-8s and other small planes, are they moved around based only on location, and regardless of status?
I had a seat in row 1 on a Dash 8 this weekend but when I was boarding, the gate agent (in Charlotte) gave me a new boarding pass, for a seat far back in the plane.
I saw other passengers still sitting at the front of the plane, so they weren't moved around like I was.
I got really air-sick and even though the additional time it took to get off the plane didn't cause any issues then, sometimes I have a tight connection and want to be off first, so I'd rather be at the front.
I am Platinum (former US Gold); does that make any difference in being shifted around for weight/balance issues?
Thanks.
I had a seat in row 1 on a Dash 8 this weekend but when I was boarding, the gate agent (in Charlotte) gave me a new boarding pass, for a seat far back in the plane.
I saw other passengers still sitting at the front of the plane, so they weren't moved around like I was.
I got really air-sick and even though the additional time it took to get off the plane didn't cause any issues then, sometimes I have a tight connection and want to be off first, so I'd rather be at the front.
I am Platinum (former US Gold); does that make any difference in being shifted around for weight/balance issues?
Thanks.
As I have no status on AA or US, I guess I had to pay the
$150 upgrade fee to upgrade to first class on the Dash-8-300:
Link:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-ai...nly-105-a.html
May 25, 2015, 8:46 pm
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US Express Dash-8s: passengers moved for weight/balance based on location, not status
On Dash-8 typically I find rows 1-4 impacted by w&b requests. Row 5 or 6 keeps you mid aircraft and less likely to be asked to move.