Commuters: beware UA/CO carry on policy
02-19-2012 | 09:25 AM
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Why would the FAA care if a non working crewmember is mainline or not? All they care about is the bag count. Sounds fishy to me. Looks like this is market driven and not Fed driven, and Unical is worried about ticking their own crews off, hence the exemption for mainline only.
Also, it is not about ticking off the UniCal crews. Mainline UAL pilots do not have flight cases anymore since they went to ship sets for all their manuals and charts. Mainline CAL does not have that yet. Hence we need the exemption to carry our flight case above the 1 + 1 limit. This was put out because CAL DHs on UAL flights were getting contentious with UAL agents over the issue of flight crews having three bags.
I'll be glad to not carry the thing and free up space, but until then I've got three bags on board if it's not a day trip.
02-19-2012 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Short Bus Drive:1137876
Been dealing with this for a while. Im to the point where i wont take all of my bags on board even if the gate tries to let me. If they want this policy, they can have it. Every flight after a deadhead im scheduled to fly will be delayed due to this. No skin off my back. The more flights are delayed, the more likely they are going to start using common sense.....or maybe not
So if you are deadheading, you are exempt.
I saw that, but a good majority of the gate agents ive dealt with have made me check it while dead heading. Not worth the fight to me.
02-19-2012 | 11:14 AM
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The studies on boarding efficiency can't really take into account these elite boarding variables. Funny how we process engineer every bit of a flight departure then throw it all away so easily.
02-19-2012 | 12:06 PM
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The boarding process is completely overcomplicated bull****. Have you ever watched a Unical flight board? I'm almost embarrassed to be affiliated with an airline that has such a retarded boarding procedure.
02-19-2012 | 12:46 PM
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The boarding process is completely overcomplicated bull****. Have you ever watched a Unical flight board? I'm almost embarrassed to be affiliated with an airline that has such a retarded boarding procedure.
Not including preboards etc...
02-19-2012 | 12:52 PM
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We blocked out LITERALLY 20 min late in DEN the other day because my FO couldn't get a word in on ramp with all the AC's calling on top of each other to push. We finally just gave up and waited for you all to leave. Boarding is the LEAST of our issues at United. Embarrassed? The feeling is mutual
02-19-2012 | 02:14 PM
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