Fiery Jack Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Cumcannon said:...The only solution is to advise passangers at check-in "Your baggage is now being loaded onto the aircraft, failure to show up at the gate prior to departure time may result in a fine and or you may be denied boarding" I think if this became standard the problem would go away. I agree entirely, and am greatly surprised that such a regulation isn't already in place. :: (The only exception would, of course, be passengers late due to an incoming connecting flight delay.) And $500 would be just about on the button, I reckon. jack PS. Anyone else noticed that the "late boarding" cunts are nearly always middle-aged women? Fucking compulsive shoppers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Lopburi: "That luggage might just contain a bomb. That is the reason it must be removed." Walletts: "Too easy to blow up a plane that way. " ?? Are you guys joking? So I could easily check in with my fake id (or pay somebody else to do it), drive home, and wait for the bomb in my luggage to blow up while watching the 6 o'clock news? Come on, bombs should've been detected WAY before entering that plane, might be a bomb is silly talk. If that's the way the security staff locates them then we're doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stars99hk Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Wasn't the Lockerbie/Pan Am bomb a case of unaccompanied luggage bringing down a jet ? The luggage transited on an Air malta flight to Frankfurt and then on to London where it went onto Pan Am. Wasn't it this bomb that brought about the changes in the rules so that unaccompanied bags were not able to fly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 lopburi3 said:That luggage might just contain a bomb. That is the reason it must be removed. And unless you know for sure there may be other reasons than shopping. I have been late due to connecting flight being diverted to the other end of airport when it takes 15 minutes to get to gate - bags made it fine but doors were closing when I arrived (and this was a scheduled connection with plenty of time under normal conditions). I got the cold shoulder due no fault of my own. On last flight from SEA to DEN had to wait two hours for a connection flight from Alaska full of fishermen and all their luggage (fish) to be transferred. Did not make my day (or the pilots) but managed to understand the reason. Lopburi- What airline was this and when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walletss Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 " Lopburi: "That luggage might just contain a bomb. That is the reason it must be removed." Walletts: "Too easy to blow up a plane that way. " ?? Are you guys joking? So I could easily check in with my fake id (or pay somebody else to do it), drive home, and wait for the bomb in my luggage to blow up while watching the 6 o'clock news? Come on, bombs should've been detected WAY before entering that plane, might be a bomb is silly talk. If that's the way the security staff locates them then we're doomed. " You think we are joking? In Sydney there was a baggage handler for Qantas who was recently arrested as a suspected terrorist by the authorities. How easy would it have been for him to work in tandem with another passenger and to blow up a plane. The fact that noshow passengers luggage is removed still does serve a purpose. The other thing is that I am not completely convinced that current baggage screening can detect every modern detonating device available on the current market. I am not even convinced that current screening practices can detect every explosive device even if it is of the more primitive varitety. Are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Zaad, Bottomline for me is that I dont mind 'wasting' a few hours at departure to make sure that all is right, so that I have all garantees that I will arrive at my destination in one piece..... On my first buisiness trip to Japan I returned with 2 samurai swords packed in brown paper, with me in the plane as handluggage. Forget about even thinking of doing that today..... BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Hi! I agree, a real big fine and the passenger should also pay the extra cost to the carrier. For let's say a 747 this could amount to big money. And also the passenger shoud also be black listed on all major airlines for a forseeable future. regards ALHOLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Quote: "On my last trip to Bangkok, I found my patience wearing thin as the entire plane had to wait 90 minutes for a late passenger who decided to complete her duty free shoppng before leaving Melbourne." SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM: If people know a person is spending 90 minutes doing duty free shopping, then you get the person and escort them to the plane! The problem maybe with the passenger who was shopping, but some responsibility must be laid on the person or persons who were aware of this happening (90 minutes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Just do what Ryanair and Easyjet do for ticketed passagers. If you don't check in at least 30 minutes before your departure time, the check in window closes and you are screwed. Just have passangers have to check in at the gate at least 30 minutes before departure time or risk not being able to board and having your bags taken off at that time. It won't solve having to hold a plane for those connecting but would act as a reminder for other passangers to check their watches periodically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Funniest thing I ever heard was a flight attendant announcing, "And here is the person we have all been waiting for the last 10 minutes, lets ive him a big applause and make him feel really welcome for making us all late. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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