killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
Seems like I've been flying AA quite a bit lately - moreso than SWA (much to my chagrin) but I keep having itineraries and destinations which make SWA difficult.
I generally check my bag (hate messing with it), so I've been sucking up the $15 bag fee, but I'm noticing a lot of passengers are not. Like, a LOT of them.
And what I'm finding is that the boarding process is taking a lot longer. If you're boarding later than Group 3 or 4, you're pretty much screwed for overhead space. Then you have agitated FAs and pax trying to find a place to put bags, you have d-bags who keep putting their coats in the bins, and it just seems like a mess.
So I'm curious. Since implementing the fees, has AA suffered in their on-time performances? Has it actually COST them more money with delays? Is the correllation I seem to perceive accurate?
I generally check my bag (hate messing with it), so I've been sucking up the $15 bag fee, but I'm noticing a lot of passengers are not. Like, a LOT of them.
And what I'm finding is that the boarding process is taking a lot longer. If you're boarding later than Group 3 or 4, you're pretty much screwed for overhead space. Then you have agitated FAs and pax trying to find a place to put bags, you have d-bags who keep putting their coats in the bins, and it just seems like a mess.
So I'm curious. Since implementing the fees, has AA suffered in their on-time performances? Has it actually COST them more money with delays? Is the correllation I seem to perceive accurate?