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Why stand in line to board an airplane? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by OhmsLawn@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The seats are assigned. People have been standing in line for 15 minutes now. Why on earth would anyone want to stand there, when they could just sit and wait until the line clears?

I understand wanting to get off a plane ASAP, but boarding? You just end up sitting on the plane, waiting for everyone else to get on.

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes. The overhead is for the carry-on bags. If there is space after everyone has gotten on the plane, then go for it, throw the coat up there. But if you use overhead space for a coat when they announce that space is limited and you see them forcing people to check bags, then that's a jerk move for sure.

I pack my coat in my bag. If it doesn't fit, I wear it on the plane. If that doesn't work, then it's time to start thinking about checking a bag from the start.

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

oh, they'll check my coat now? every time i ask they say it's for bags.

wearing the coat for an 8 hour flight works if you're staying in the same climate but I travel longitudily a lot.

i like how you skirted around your own bullshit rule by putting your coat in a bag.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I.. put my coat inside my bag. Whether a carry-on or checked. Even if I go to a cold climate I will have my bags before I walk outside the terminal. I can stop, open my bag, and grab my coat. I don't know how that's skirting around it.

If you don't want to wear it, cool - then put it in your carry-on or hold it for the flight. At the very least wait until everyone has boarded and there is room. Taking up space in the overhead while people are still boarding is selfish, it's saying "My bag and my coat deserve more space than the next person's single bag".

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Coats take space in the overhead whether they're in a bag or not.

If you don't need your coat to board the plane then you're lucky.

None of the airlines have a rule about coats in the overhead so you're fighting on a hill that doesn't even exist.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 7 months ago

I never said anyone had a rule about it. I said if you have 2 things, a bag and a coat, and you take up two spots when other people don't get 1, then it's a jerk move.