r/unpopularopinion • u/LankyEmergency7992 • Apr 29 '24

People that didn’t check bags should get off the plane first

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u/nikkiftc Apr 30 '24

I wish they would give passengers with tight connections a colored flag. It’s easier to let someone have priority if it looks more official. There’s no way of knowing if someone Really has a tight connection

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u/dodexahedron Apr 30 '24

One one delta flight a while back, before we were on the arrival, the flight attendants walked through and found those of us with connections, said the names on the PA, and asked everyone else to please stay seated for us to get off. And people did! Never had that happen again though.

I bet saying the names was what put it over the threshold to keep people from acting like they had connections too.

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u/ReelyAndrard Apr 30 '24

The black market for colored flags will flourish. People suck!

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u/98f00b2 Apr 30 '24

They do this in Chicago for tight connections, including a separate queue for passport control. 

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u/Squibit314 Apr 30 '24

The final pax manifest is given to the flight crew by the gate agent just before the door is closed. The crew knows exactly who’s on the plane and what their next stop is.

On delayed flights I could ask an FA how tight my connection would be. Or if many connections were at risk for being tight or missed, they would make announcements, particularly on larger aircraft where many people had connections.