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But on the same note, sitting in the OOL gate area, it's interesting how comprehensive the JQ announcements are in relation to boarding and carry-on luggage....
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This should get some interesting comments, for the record on my last trip I saw a cyclist with a kitchen sink!
OVERHEAD luggage compartments are being dangerously overloaded as travellers avoid paying check-in fees to score the best deals on budget carriers. With checked baggage attracting increasingly higher charges, more passengers are opting to travel with just carry-on, creating a safety and logistics nightmare for crew.
“Everyone is trying to avoid paying to check in a bag by bringing everything with them onto the plane - including the kitchen sink,” Flight Attendants Association of Australia secretary Jo-Ann Davidson said. “It’s a serious problem.”
It's a news.com.au article
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But on the same note, sitting in the OOL gate area, it's interesting how comprehensive the JQ announcements are in relation to boarding and carry-on luggage....
Maybe the FA's need to be a little more strict with people. I recently saw some arrogant lady argue hard enough (i.e. not very) to get 4 carry on items aboard.
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I'm personally not opposed to limiting carry on to personal items for in flight use only, and forcing everything else down into the hold.
Don't get me wrong, I love to travel HLO, but realistically I don't need 3 changes of clothes and the kitchen sink whilst on board, and my travel experience is not usually negatively affected by travelling with checked luggage.
Perhaps an expansion of the "premium hand luggage" service already offered for Dash 8 services, but across all plane types would be in order. The "hand luggage" is dropped down a slide at the door of the aircraft, and is brought out at the gate.
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Not a very good thought at all.Originally Posted by harvyk
Make sure you put all laptop/netbook/tablet/camera/cables and everything else in your luggage the next time you fly...
Also leave your checked luggage at the carousel, and assume it's gone missing and you won't get it back for 1-7 days
Then let me know how traveling without carry-on goes for you
All they need to do is regulate what is reasonable. And refuse to allow the large items to be carried on board. Like all things in life we never seem to find the middle ground but swing wildly from one extreme to another.
Time for TT/JQ to start charging for carry-on on a per-kg basis
Been there, done that and for the most part it worked very well... (Well, minus the laptop, but I used it in flight)Not a very good thought at all.
Make sure you put all laptop/netbook/tablet/camera/cables and everything else in your luggage the next time you fly...
Also leave your checked luggage at the carousel, and assume it's gone missing and you won't get it back for 1-7 days
Then let me know how traveling without carry-on goes for you
It's just there is something to be said for walking from the plane to the kerb without having to stop at the carousel, which is why I do HLO most of the time when it's just me.
I thought there was a limit of 2 items for full service carriers and 1 item for LCCs. Enforce it, weigh it and ban rollerboards.
I know some people will not be happy but we can't keep everyone happy.
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