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Get. Off. The. Plane. (europe.pub)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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(Source: TikTok video)

A picture of a crowd moving off an airplane with the caption “ all I'm saying is if it were 200 of me deboarding this plane we'd be off in 30 seconds”
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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (20 children)

It's the fucking trolley warriors....they take as much stuff as possible inside the cabin, to avoid checking baggage.
Of course the time they save at the baggage belt, they waste for themselves and everybody else when disembarking the plane.

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  • [–] 105 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Blame the airlines for that. Some are still allowing free carry on, but charging $75 for a checked bag. This is entirely a problem created from airline greed.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    And then they run out of overhead room, so they check your bag for free anyway.

    So they miss out on the revenue, slow things down, and add logistical complexity to a process that is already notorious for losing track of critical items.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The other consideration it has is on net luggage weight. Yeah, they're still checking bags for "free" but they're smaller and lighter - saving fuel by increasing efficiency. And that's also a good thing from a pollution point!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Vote with your wallet (wherever possible)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Vote with your wallet (wherever possible)

    The last large airline to NOT charge for checked bags in the USA, Southwest airlines, has switched to charging for bags.

    Oddly the ones that have the best outcome for the deplaning scenario from this bad situation of paid checked bags are the ones that also charge for carry ons like Spirit or Frontier in the USA. So there is an incentive to NOT bring a carry on because you'll be charged for it and instead just pay to check a bag (which has more capacity).

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    But it's not just saving time, I want my stuff to make it to my destination too, and too often it doesn't if you check it.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Or like that one time where I put my shampoo and conditioner in baggies so they wouldn't spill over my luggage, and TSA took them out to test the liquid, THEN PUT THE DE-LIDDED CONTAINERS BACK IN THE SUITCASE WITHOUT THE BAG.

    Wasted all my shampoo and conditioner, and I had to do laundry in the shower on vacation because there wasn't a washer available.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Did you ask the hotel? If you are nice they might wash it for free

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Nah, I wasn't staying at a hotel. I had gone to Mexico with my childhood church for evangelism reasons, back when you could cross the border with just your birth certificate. We were staying in a building converted to a bunkhouse that was owned by the church. One room full of bunkbeds for the women, one room for the men, basic kitchenette, one bathroom for each gender, no laundry, couldn't leave without a chaperone.

    It was the worst vacation I've ever had.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    I've travelled for work all my life, I've flied idk, hundreds of times, my luggage got lost exactly one time, when I got a connection in Switzerland, they left it on the tarmac. Luckily it was my toolbox, not my personal bag.

    Another time my luggage lost me, meaning they loaded it on an earlier flight and then cancelled mine, so my luggage got to destination and I didn't. That was on a flight from Miami to New York.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Every time I’ve checked my bags I’ve been called a moron because my bags are going to get lost.

    And sadly those people are not wrong, I’ve had my luggage lost twice, and they don’t pay you back for that.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I’ve had my luggage lost twice, and they don’t pay you back for that.

    Excuse me?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Most likely, they pay something like $5/lb of lost luggage, which is not nearly enough

    I was lucky to eventually get the lost bags instead of a useless payment when my bags were lost

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Travel insurance? Regulation? Out of any insurance worth paying for, I think travel insurance is like top of the line. Anything goes wrong while travelling (stolen stuff, lost/delayed baggage/damaged rental car/cancelled flights/etc.) gives me a decent payback. I pay like 120 USD/yr.

    Regarding regulations: At least in the EU/EEA we have some decent regulations requiring airlines to reimburse you if they lose or delay your baggage.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Next time I will fly anywhere, I'll make sure to get that travel insurance, thanks for a hint

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The great thing is, it's not just for flights! My travel insurance gives me coverage as long as I'm travelling outside my home. It literally covers damage to my bike if I'm visiting my parents for the weekend, or road assistance if my car breaks down on my way to a hike.

    That's essentially why I have it: Pretty much everything I bring with me on any trip that's not to-from work is covered.

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