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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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[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Agreed. Can we talk about getting off though? Everyone seems to have their own idea about how to do it and here is my proposal that I am very certain is the most efficient: plane lands at gate, but doors haven’t opened yet. The AISLE seats get up, get their bags, wait patiently in aisle till doors open. The WHOLE LINE of aisle standers files off (they are all ready to just leave), then the next inner seats get up, get their stuff, and file off, etc. Every time someone is “polite” and lets people get up infront of them, they hold up the entire line of aisle standers, and anyone else who could be getting up from their seat and grabbing their things. The entire plane has to wait each time someone says “yes I could just walk forward and leave the plane right now, but please go ahead and take your time getting out of your seat and grabbing your things before I go”

[–] BaroqBard@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Big issue for musicians. Many of us have instruments that are just small enough to be carry-ons but just large enough to be a bit unwieldy compared to other carry-ons, so nabbing primo carry-on storage is a must.

[–] omxxi@feddit.de 4 points 8 months ago (15 children)

I saw in a flight that the airline mistakenly sold the same seat twice, two persons were fighting for the same seat, and when the stewardess came to review, she saw the error, the flight was oversold and the second man needed to leave the plane.

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[–] Blackout@kbin.run 4 points 8 months ago

I do it to give the people still sitting something to tut over.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

People's mentality after waiting at the airport for six hours for a six hour flight ...

THIS IS THE LAST HELICOPTER OUT OF VIETNAM!!!!

https://youtu.be/4qA1qziN484

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[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I dont I just chill. Those goobers will fuck something up and I'll stand there for like 30 min like a moron.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Depends on what airline you're taking, Southwest doesn't assign seats

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Not all airlines assign seats. I know Southwest doesn't, you just find an empty seat once you board. In that case it makes sense to stand in line.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Southwest assigns you a position in line. You can pay for a better one. Their passengers don't spend a lot of time waiting in ad-hoc lines before their group is called like other airlines.

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