Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan One thing I'd like to have Southwest do, perhaps as a happy medium between free-for-all seating and seat assignemnts, is load the plane back-to-front. The way the system is set up now, the A group goes in, sits right down all at the frnt, loading all their junk into the overhead bins. Group B comes in, does the same. Group C gets what's left, which means squeezing into middle seats mostly, making everyone stand up, into the aisle, more cramming of junk into the already full bins. To me it would be much more efficient to take the C passengers, make them sit towards the back of the plane, B passengers forward of that, A passengers up front. Also, I'd really, really, really start enforcing a limit on the size of carry-ons. People haul so much junk on with them, it's really nuts.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Oh, and I'd arm flight attendants with huge sledgehammers. After a passenger has been asked once to turn off their phone or laptop and keeps gabbing or typing, the flight attendant gets to take the device away and smash it on the floor while the rest of the passengers cheer. ; )
Originally Posted By dlkozy I would just as soon that ALL luggage is banned from the cabin. Since they do not have enough space for everyone to put a suitcase in the overhead bins-it is only fair that no one should be allowed to do so.
Originally Posted By avromark What's wrong with using hockey bags as your hand carried, and purse? Why do some airlines let women bring purses plus hand carried, that's sexism. <a href="http://leagueathletics.com/Files/Images/Club/1730/Nashoba" target="_blank">http://leagueathletics.com/Fil es/Images/Club/1730/Nashoba</a>%20Hockey%20bag.JPG However Goalie bags may be slight overkill. Especially once you add in stick carrier, helmet and pad bags.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ My last flight, every single person got their carry-on into an overhead. And there wasn't a single empty seat on the plane. 2oony, they do have size limits in place, lol.
Originally Posted By avromark Next you know they'll have people size limits i'm sorry you're 107lbs, that's over our standard adult size limit, please upgrade to extra large adult. Wait you're 5'2"'s you're too tall for our adult ticket, please purchase an amazonian ticket.
Originally Posted By avromark They even have weight limits! Which when travelling internationally may vary.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ avromark, they do have size limits for people on most airlines. If you take up more than one seat, you are required to purchase a second ticket. That's been in place for years now. The weight limit on each checked bag is 50 lbs. Some airlines allow 2, others 3.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Well, I immediately said, "What's going on? I have a confirmed seat for that flight." I laid the ticket on the counter. The attendant looked at it, looked up and said... "Oh. You should have told us immediately. I'm sorry, the flight is now full, and (she looked out the window), they've moved the jetway."> Jeez Doug...what happened after that, did they get you on a next flight out or what?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>2oony, they do have size limits in place, lol.<< Sure, but people push it. By the time people take off their jackets and cram them in the bins, plus the big rolling carry-ons, garment bags, computers, their McDonald's bag, stuff under the seat, it fills up fast. Every couple of months I take a late evening flight back from LAX, and it's always full. There's only been once in 2 years that they haven't had to check something because space runs out.
Originally Posted By seanyoda << I hate not having a specific seat assignment. I hate having to line up in groups and hope to get a seat with who I am traveling with >> On every airline I've traveled, *everyone* lines up in advance, and everyone still tries to scramble aboard the aircraft, no matter which row, seat, or zone they are in. The only time I've ever seen a smooth boarding with assigned seats was with a flight that was running late and had to "turn around" quickly else it would have not nade it out before cerfew. In that case, the gate crew lined *everyone* up by row, back to front, and within rows, window, middle, aisle. With Southwest, if I have an A or B card, I don't care if everyone lines up. Just because everyone else lines up doesn't mean that I need to. Still, in some airports, Southwest has divided up the seating areas into A, B, and C areas. Furthermore, if I book my flight at the last minute, I have just as good a shot at a decent seat as those folks who were lucky enough to be able to plan their trips in advance. Last month, I had to make a last minute trip across country, and got stuck in a middle seat in the last row of the aircraft. As for traveling with friends, I've found that, unless we book as a group (and that's not always practical), it's nearly impossible to sit together. However, if we're all on a Southwest flight, the folks with the A cards will hold seats for those who have B or C cards. (We used to love sitting in the lounge areas, but alas, they don't have those any more.)
