Group 1 passengers

[Wildabeest]

Same. Hate the game, not the player

But if it was literally no time difference, it would be an option. Airlines have gotten way better over the years at not losing bags so minus rare statistical anomalies, it’s mostly a time thing (and also a cost issue for pax that don’t have any status).


Two thursdays ago at LaGuardia, we sat in the penalty box for 2 hours as there was a line of storms from Detroit to DFW so very limited westbound routings were available, returned to the gate and deplaned, sat in the terminal for another 2 hours waiting on a new crew, then the new crew timed out on there way over from Newark.

Spent another couple of hours delayed the next day (our assigned crew had been 5h delayed landing Thursday night also so they hadn’t met the required rest period) got home 23 hours late. Usually 1-2 of those a year depending on the airport.

Air travel is still unbelievably available, safe, and efficient in the grand scheme of things, but events like those still sting.

I’ve been stranded overnight 3 times in the past year - all international flights. Rebooking becomes a real shitshow when there’s not but one flight a day going where you need to go and suddenly you’ve got a couple hundred people needing rebooked. As a 2+ million-miler, though, Delta generally takes pretty good care of me.

 

[Pucky Freak]

Take a seat within sight of the check in. Wait until “final boarding call”. Get in the plane. When the flight attendant comes by, say you can’t find a spot for your carry on and they’ll find a spot for it for you. When you get off the plane stand up when the people in front of you start moving.

There. You don’t waste any of your time. Try to ignore the sheep.