What happens if the flight is overbooked and nobody wants to get off the plane? Do the basic economy passengers get picked before the premium economy passengers?
You glossed over the "200 year old violin" issue. This is a big deal. For certain artifacts, including, but not restricted to violins, you cannot let the artifact leave your personal control. That violin might be worth anywhere from $100,000 to many millions of dollars, and in order for you to maintain your insurance on it, you must be in physical control of it at all times when not at home. That means taking it to the restroom with you. That means taking it to dinner with you, and maintaining bodily contact with the case throughout your entire meal. A violin is certainly small enough that any passenger can't be faulted for thinking they should be able to carry it on a plane. When the airline wants to put it in the belly of the plane, now you are subjecting that instrument to temperature and humidity changes that it wasn't designed to experience; plus rough treatment by baggage personnel. If it is indeed a 200 year old instrument, the airline needs to find a way to meet the customer. The passenger just bought a plane ticket; he or she shouldn't be made to miss their flight because some flight attendant doesn't want to let the passenger put a violin case under the seat in front of them.
You forgot bad travel agencies especially when coming from another country that travel agent only gave 5 minutes to get to another location for my in country flight on the domestic side on other side of the giant airport! That tells me NEVER to use you bad travel agents when you do something like that!
I was leaving Salt Lake City for home, with a stop in Denver. It was clear at the gate that people were trying to get standby on the flight, and many were upset and demanding. When the line shortened, I went to the desk and told the agent, "I'm going to X, but I'm not in a big hurry. If you want to give my seat to another passenger and get me to X later tonight, I'll be fine. A few minutes later, she called me to the desk and gave me a boarding card for a direct flight. It left a little later, got me home earlier, and had been much more expensive when I booked.
What a little cooperation will do😊 Myself I would have screamed and rolled on the floor and blamed systemic racism...hey I'm white but it's worth a shot...😂😂
I have also done this and it has gotten me better flights and upgrades to first class/free dinner and if I need to stay overnight a free airport hotel room.
@@tomkat9557 The staff at the airports are as much a victim of the chaos as the passengers. So if you can help them out, it does not cost them anything to look after you. Generally speaking, the staff on the large international airlines have a lot more freedom and authority than on the budget airlines.
Problem is how do you know it was the airline and not the airport? Your bag gets handed off to multiple different teams, many of which are not employed by the airline. There are cameras for everywhere the airline staff can touch your bag, but not for where the airport can.
...and trains are having issues these days with delays & no shows. Needs more infrastructure. I prefer not to fly also. Not because of the actual flying.
People who have more carry on luggage than is allowed SHOULD be denied boarding! It is absolutely ridiculous how much stuff some people haul onto the plane, making it difficult for those of us within the limits to find space.
Yes! We just got back from a vacation and there was this entitled a$$hole who was walking down the aisle with 2 carry-ons and banging them against seats and even a couple of elbows. I heard the commotion and turned back to see it happening. When he passed our row, one of the bags was swinging towards me, I saw it in time and pushed it into his side, using both hands. He didn't like that and glared at me. I told him if he didn't control his luggage, someone would do it for him. The flight attendant was standing 3-4 rows forward and saw it, she said nothing.
You are VERY right. BUT! I am a business traveller and on some recent flights I had semi business class tickets (the new KLM Premium Comfort Class). With which I was allowed TWO carry on items!!!
Yes, but she said even if your carryon is the proper size, they can make you check it so either they let someone else with extra carryon or they don't have enough room because they assumed only so many people would use carryon
I had to fly because if death in the family. It was awful. And I've flown alot in the past. Probably before the channel woman was born. But she makes money off of it.
Truth. I got married in Vegas 30 years ago. Not even a passport. Crossed the border several years later for quick long weekend holiday with our kids. Again no passports. Zip zip thanks for visiting!
I remember when a flight cost more in 1997 than it does today. No fan of airlines, but we consumers, chasing low cost tickets have contributed to the airlines' shenanigans.
We went to Spain in 1990 and I bought a beautiful classical guitar in a Madrid shop, even had the luthier who made it do some tweaks to the bridge for optimal sound. I also bought a nice padded case to carry it in and Iberia was nice enough to put it in the closet for me. That guitar has aged well and is now worth 3-4 times what I paid for it. My, how times have changed.
@@carlosa.sanchez896 I was on a flight earlier today (US domestic) and a lady had purchased a seat just for her violin. It was really large and I'm sure not something she'd want to check in.
True story: In the late 70s, I got delayed at the ticket counter at O'Hare, rushed to catch my flight and got to the gate just as they were beginning to roll back the jet-way. After I expressed some dismay and said I really needed to catch the flight, the gate agent said "Don't worry sir, we'll get you on." She then got on the phone, had the jet-way rolled back and they let me on. But that was back when airlines wanted to please their customers. Imagine what would happen today. They'd probably arrest you for looking at them cross-eyed.
@@philmann3476 I would prefer rail if governments hadn't so comprehensively destroyed it. High speed rail, if it existed as in other countries I have visited, is definitely a choice I would make for medium distance travel. There is a market for it. China has 40,000 km of high speed rail. It's more environmentally friendly too. In China it takes a lot of the burden off the world's 2nd largest aviation market, just after the USA.
@@coweatsman Completely agree. Even today, trains have a lot to offer -- minimal "security," don't have to leave your knives, mouthwash or whatever at home, more room, better seats, etc. And in some cases, it's even faster than flying. Domestic air-travel is rapidly becoming a sad joke.
It's about time they enforce the checked bag rules. The gate agents letting people bring on way too many or oversized bags is why they run out of room and some people in the wrong boarding group are forced to check bags and meat every sized and weight requirement. I want to see the people with 3-5 carry on things be told to check them. Even when I am in the last boarding group I should have no problem fitting my 1 small carry on in the overhead bin.
Agree. Even though I have never been a gate agent, I was in customer service for 40 years and it can be daunting to stop and tell most of the customers, then have to argue. Every. Single. Time. Plus they are on a time limit. But again, agree.
You are VERY right. BUT! I am a business traveller and on some recent flights I had semi business class tickets (the new KLM Premium Comfort Class). With which I was allowed TWO carry on items!!!
@@ArthurvanH0udt I too am a business traveller, and I use Premium Economy or "J" class to ensure that I am allowed to bring two carry on bags. Worth the extra cost for much better service.
The design of some aircraft does not provide enough bin space for even 1 properly sized bag per passenger, since the airlines are ordering interiors with seating that is pitched more tightly than the original design was planned for. On such aircraft, you may have the dubious pleasure of being forced to check your carry-on AND have your knees touch the seat in front of you.
I never travel with a roll-on (some call them carry on), just my backpack and it happens that there’s no place for it in the overhead compartment and I have to have in my lap, traveling for 7-8 hours.
@@SoundbrigadeIt is against the law to travel with something on your lap.Should there be an accident, your backpack becomes a missile?It should go underneath the seat in front of you where it is safer incase of turbulence or accident.
Sometimes I fly with 2 laptop computers, or a laptop and an iPad. All of that fits nicely into a backpack, along with an extra t-shirt, a blow-up neck pillow, full-sized headphones, and some writing tools. And that always fits just fine under a seat in front of me. If I'm asked to change seats and the other seat has no storage, I will politely say that I'm happy to help out and move, as long as my backpack can stay in the plane...because of course the devices in it contains lithium batteries, so it can't go in the belly of the plane.
I encountered facial recognition at the Manchester Airport last month, and was very surprised and displeased that there was no warning and no choice given. For those of you who think it's a great convenience, and like it - fine - more power to you, but everyone should have the choice. I don't want to be bodily scanned either, and always choose not to be. But recently I've sensed that I'm perceived as a contrarian and and a bother because I won't comply, and so the waits are long. Most recently, I waited 18 minutes to be checked, while my bag and personal effects had gone through the scanner and were sitting there, unprotected. The staff did not appear to be overworked, yet it took that long for someone to finally check me. It definitely felt as though there was a punitive element to it.
I’am with you 💯 percent the facial recognition is stupid who cares what other people think about you. Our rights and privacy comes first if other people don’t mind I say let them be stupid till is to late for them to realize what they have given up.
I fly a couple times per month, domestically. Facial recognition cameras have been in place at many airports I fly through for a year or 2. I’ve opted out every single time. I’ve gotten a couple comments from TSA, and one guy tried to force it at Dallas-Love. I calmly asked for the supervisor, who came over and quickly retrained the employee. Just opt out before scanning ID or Boarding Pass.
There's a saying, Ruth. "The process IS the punishment." If you don't want to be scanned (and I don't blame you), then you have to go through the "punishment"....er, I mean "process".
Push Back! There are millions of us! We all saw what becoming united against a cooperation can do! Bud Light lost Billions! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WHO DO NOT MAKE A STAND!?! I do get the money involved. We lost a months Pay when we both said NO to the jax-ination! We have to speak up!
I agree. People travelling with over sized "steamer trunk" carry on bags are usually responsible for talking up over half the space in an over head bin.
@@CumulusGranitis Agree also. I get a chuckle out of some people standing in line with an oversized wheeled suitcase that I know will NOT fit anywhere but the cargo hold. They act like the airline employees won't notice them. I've been on 70 round trips in my life and some people continue shenanigans. I've noticed those "invisible luggage" passengers are mostly young women.
@@LuvBorderCollies - Hey, that's NOTHING. In the 80s, people used to try to fit televisions in the overheads! And back in the 80s, TVs were not flat-panels!
American Airlines/ tsa at po-dunk airport agent argued my attached roller/ bag (which was only meds and a CPap) was 2 items and my cane was a third!! When I politely but firmly stated medical devices are exempt and I would complain to the FAA-He let me pass, but then came after me and tried to get me off the jet bridge!! Same guy allowed others to board with multiple items, oversized, that had to be gate checked and even allowed a man to board with large duffel, roller board, and a large pizza! I think he decided I shouldn’t be pre boarding and the power went to his head. I better not be on a do not fly list for this…😢
Generally speaking if a last minute gate change happens they will be more likely to wait as they understand that not all people are the flash. And have mobility issues.
For some reason Chicago O'Hare flashed across my memory. I hate that place and thoroughly hate United. Everyone seems to be an Ahole in Chicago, from employees to passengers. I definitely will drive if I can not avoid O'Hare.
@@lizzaangelis3308 - Yes, they will hold the plane. But a gate-change can make it harder to get overhead bin space, especially if you're a bit slower getting to the new gate number.
@@LuvBorderCollies - I flew O'Hare in the 80s and 90s. But I can't go through Chicago anymore, not even if it's just a short layover. If anything happened and I had to spend a night there, I'm pretty sure it would be illegal for me, because I always fly with my firearm. As far as I know, my concealed carry permit is not recognized by the state of Illinois. And it's too dangerous there to not be prepared, so I go to other places instead. Either Illinois or Chicago could fix this by locking up real criminals or allowing Citizens to carry. But they won't, so I spend my money in other places.
Most passengers have checked-in using their mobile app around 24hours before the flight - now the only passengers who need to check-in at the airport are certain international passengers.
@@cxa340 Trust me....That's not the case. At least not at the Airports I've been through. Or the ones some of my associates work at (Two in TSA). Though the trend is rising.
@@Forced2DoThis1 The TSA has no idea if a passenger is checked-in or not, they are not opening up the reservation system and looking at the status of the coupon. In the US most passengers, especially flying domestically, have already checked-in before they get to the airport. Although this changes by airline, and certainly by passenger age, it is still the case most passengers have already checked-in when they get to the airport
I feel that airlines need to do away with over selling flights. It’s so greedy and causes unnecessary anxiety for passengers when that announcement is made.
It would likely double the price as so many people cancel at the last minute. IMO, make it so that once you book your flight, all are non-refundable, and changing would cost 20% of the ticket.
Airline’s overbook flights because there are always no-shows and always cancelations, and if everyone checks-in then there are always volunteers. If you look at the numbers airlines almost never have to actually involuntarily deny boarding to a passenger because there is always someone willing to volunteer or take a different flight and you would never know it is happening. It is no stress to you if the flight is overbooked - if you do not want to volunteer then just board the flight.
I have never abused the carryon rules, ever, but have been victimised twice by gratuitous "rules" thought up at security. Once it was because I had a tiny cross-body *inside* my large but perfectly legal purse. I was told I could have one or the other, not both. Meanwhile another passenger had a laptop in the outside pocket of an oversize wheeled suitcase, but the computer made it a computer case and that was allowed at about ten times the size of my purse. I also carry just two items onto the plane: my "personal item" which is a large purse, well within the size limit, and my "carryon", a backpack which is also well inside the limit. Recently flight attendants have been trying to enforce a "rule" that backpacks have to go under the seat in front in order to make room for all the abusers' oversized wheelies, making it two items I'm supposed to fit under the seat just because I'm not abusing the rules. Insanity!
It was after that fiasco that Canada finally introduced better passenger compensation rules. Someone messed up in allowing passengers to board when seats were needed for a flight crew to deadhead. United would likely have had people willing to change to another flight if everyone was still waiting to board. Once people are in their seats, it's going to take a better offer than a rebooked flight and flight credits to get most off the plane. However, if United had been offering cash as part of the incentive, they may have had more volunteers than they needed.
@@hrobinson9701 The more seats they need the better the offers will be. Since a lot of people know this, your timing in waiting for the next offer or grabbing it now, is crucial. Its almost a sport as I can see people tensing up, ready to snatch the new offer. LOL
@@LuvBorderCollies Yeah, I remember one time they were coming back looking for volunteers to wait for a later plane, and the guy in the row in front of me said he was sure that he had the wrong ticket, because his was supposed to be a first-class ticket with a meal. 😏 This was before I started flying first class everywhere. So with a wink and a nod, he looked at the flight attendant and said that he'd be happy to go on that later flight if he could just get his first class seat and a meal. She smiled at him and said she'd see what she could do. They never came back to accept his offer, and we took off shortly after that. I laughed and he just said that you have to put the offer out there. If they can meet it, they won't waste time hunting for takers, they'll just come back to you.
I just flew back to California from London last Sunday, United used the same facial recognition program. When I went through customs the officer didn’t even need my passport. He asked if I had anything to declare, I said no, he said thanks and my name and to have a nice day. It was a new experience for me.
When crossing into another country they use the same system at the border, as they have been for years. Flying from one country to another you are still crossing borders of countries🤦. Get with it people this system is in place to protect our borders from terrorists with fake passports
yeah well im glad it was a good experience for you and many passengers but sooner or later the authorities are going to wind up using or abusing it, or there's a "computer error" because of it's data base biases...right about the time everyone has gotten used to having their privacy invaded
@@bearlycountry2406 Border crossings have been using this system for years. It's not any different flying from one country to another. This system is what helps keep terrorists out of the USA
These don’t feel like travel tips as much as they feel like cases of egregious overreach by airlines and government. Most of these “tips” shouldn’t have to exist.
Abuse is correct. I had a damn tissue in my pocket which I forgot and was given a rub down by a massive smiling bully. They pointed to my V. Had me spread my legs while standing and she went up and down. The young want socialism, they don't know what's coming. You can opt out of the facial technology. READ the sign. Stop encouraging it
Yes! On my recent flight I saw a gate agent make someone check their bag because it’s too big (it wasn’t). She only had her one bag and tiny purse. Yet, they allowed someone, two people after the initial passenger, on the flight with a large carryon, personal item, and three large paper bags from shopping on the flight and didn’t question their luggage.
And don't believe the myth that B787s have huge overhead bins so there will always be space for your carry on bag. Earlier this year I was very glad I'd checked a bag & only had a tiny back pack. The tiny back pack went under the seat in front very easily with plenty of room for my feet. Needless to say the overhead bins were 99% full by the time I boarded. Because I'd thought ahead I was totally relaxed when I boarded knowing that I wouldn't be struggling to find space for a carry on bag.
I was slower than usual to make a connection once, because of a recent surgery. I stopped at a gate in transit, to ask them to inform my gate that I was on the way as quickly as possible, because of my surgery. I was about to step into the boarding area of my gate when the agent looked me in the eye, walked through the door and closed it in my face. She refused to wait the 30 seconds for me to reach the scanner and scan my pass! I miserably watched them hold the plane as they loaded my checked bag onto it. When the agent returned, as I stood there in obvious pain, she went to scold me that I could have made it if I hadn't stopped to have them call her about....my surgery (she trailed off and looked only slightly embarrassed when she realized what she was saying). I bet she had given my seat away despite the call. Sadly, this rudeness and lack of customer service I saw on the regular at this particular airport.
Recently flew on a Southwest flight. So many people had oversized bags and more than the allotted amount! They have free bag checking for Pete’s sake. I checked all of mine.
We flew SWA recently also. Not having any carryons (because everything was in our free checked bag) got us two seats together as the FA wasn't going to allow anyone with a carryon in those seats. The carryon bins were full in that part of the plane.
There are things you cannot check. And to check a bag, you have to pack it differently to reduce the chances for breakage of the contents. "Checking all my bags" is certainly one way to do it, but it's not as easy as you say.
I’m tired of the air travel hassles. Unfortunately Greyhound went bust and trains are not an option. Drive or fly. I’m getting good at packing even smaller than the allowed carry on so I’m less likely to be forced to gate check but there’s still so much garbage that the airlines and government have piled on.
That's why the whole thing about consenting to the searches is an absolute joke. If you've got something like a funeral on the other side of the country, then you probably don't have any choices other than fly or skip the service. Not to mention that I live clear the other side of the country from Orlando, so if I want to go to Disney World or Universal Orlando, I pretty much have to fly, any other method would take a week just going to and from their. Just enough time to pay to park in the lot and turn around.
I don’t have a problem with facial recognition. I have a problem with people with seats on back of the plane placing their stuff on the overhead compartments close to the entrance. That should be monitored by flight attendants, or you have to wait until everyone is out to retrieve your carry on.
Privacy matters to people who have sense and are smart. Facial recognition technology is no good it seems good on the surface but it’s being abuse worldwide wake up.
Travelled from UK to Dulles to UK and sailed through facial recognition, nice and speedy. Not really sure what the privacy concerns are but we haven't had any government officials digging us up so far as we visit our daughter every year.
Gone are the days when they'd serve you champagne, lobster and shrimp on the plane free of charge and you could check in 3 large suitcases plus carry-on luggage. The seats were so wide they could accomodate 2 overly obese people without any inconvenience. These days, even a skinny individual whose bones appear to separate from the body can hardly fit in the present day seats. I'm talking about the 1950s and 60's.
Yes, when a transatlantic flight from London to New York had stopovers at Shannon and Gander with some 18 hours flight time and costing an arm and a leg, prowing through storms at 6000 feet with a price tag of a used car.
To all guitarist musicians: Hardcases go to baggage claim. Soft gigbags have a better chance of getting on, but overhead space lengths are not long enough unless it's a short and non bulky electric. Soft gig bags that get thrown into baggage can create frustration and sadness when it arrives at your destination with a broken guitar neck. It's not getting easier to be a traveling guitarist. I've done it for 50 years. Shipping separately is also an option. But some flight attendants will find room for it if you're nice and smile.
Hey, check this out: It's a carbon fiber travel guitar. Full-sized acoustic, and the neck unbolts from the body for travel. It all goes into a case that is carry-on size compliant. You don't even have to remove the strings to break it down or re-assemble it! Google "Journey Instruments". Sorry, the link was way too long to include here and I don't know how to do link/text in a YT comment.
Thank you for you content! I am about to fly home to Canada for the first time in 5 years. It is also the first time I am travelling with someone else. I am a little nervous with all the recent changes. Your channel has definitely helped allay those fears.
Returning home from Columbia, SA, I used facial recognition at the Global Entry kiosk in MIA. The process took about 5-min !! I looked back at all the other passengers that had to wait their turn to be questioned by Customs and was thankful I spent the $$ % time to be accepted into the program. GAME CHANGER !!
I have flown 1100 times and 35 years. I have only had checked baggage seven times, five times they’ve lost my baggage and two times. I didn’t get my stuff until three-quarter of my vacation was over.
That's annoying BUT IMAGINE THIS.....the airhead guy at the check-in counter puts the wrong tag on 2 bags. In other words my bag got some lady's tag, and I got her bag with my tag. I got to DC and it was snowing so everything was a mess and behind schedule. My "new bag" missed a flight so I had to wait over 24 hrs to get it. Boy, was I surprised when I opened it and it was full of womens clothing. My real bag was somewhere in Florida with an equally surprised lady. It took 5 days to get everything squared away and by then my original clothes needed replacing. I was going to training at the FBI Academy and for some reason I forgot my handgun. Turned out I didn't need it but it would've been very stressful for me and some other people if it was floating around Florida. LESSON LEARNED.....NEVER NEVER ASSUME anything and double check your luggage tag after its put on your bag. After that miserable trip I watch my check-in like a hawk and physically hold the tag while double checking its information. I always explain WHY I'm doing that so the service counter doesn't have to wonder what I'm up to. I think what happened was the lady was ahead of me. The counter guy set her bag beside him and printed out her tag and placed it on the counter. Then I step up and was chatting with the guy. He put my bag by the other one and printed out my tag. Then he doesn't pay attention to which bag he's putting tags on. And that's how s... happens.
Where are the times when you could board with basically anything, watch the pilots through the open cabin door, and enjoy your flight with nice and considerate passengers?
There is enough space in a airplane for EVERY passenger to have one carry on. So i SHOULD not pay for others that can not put their personal item under the seat so instead of going after the once refusing the cabin bag to be checked in go and tell the one putting the personal item in the above compartments to take their personal item down , - and should be easy to do for cabin crew.
Nothing is easy when dealing with the public. Plus, that would mean doubling the crew, which would mean higher prices. Most of the crew is prepping for the flight.
@@jpcaretta8847that’s 603storm point. Just because Facebook and google do it already doesn’t mean we have to give them more the facial recognition needs to go out of airports and into the trash cans.
Facial recognition will just make it easier for the .gov to put you on the no $ list. Like what Canada did to those truckers who were protesting Trudeau. When your bank stops your employer from making deposits into your account, and also prevents you from taking money OUT of your account, and puts a stop on all of your credit/debit cards, well, you won't be able to fill up your big rig. It can cost $1,000 or more to fill a typical big rig's fuel tanks. The communists in the US Congress already expressed desire to do the same thing to legal firearm owners, as well as to anybody who doesn't want to wear masks or engaged in "misinformation". Just disagreeing with somebody could get you an accusation of being misinforming.
@@PortableProfessional I travel a lot, and overall - I’m pretty amazed that most things make it where they’re supposed to go. I can’t imagine the logistics involved, plus delayed flights, last minute gate changes, etc. That being said…I was still pretty irritated about them losing a bright yellow roller bag plane side on my way TO somewhere. Getting it back was no picnic - I had to use my air tag to show them where it was. 4 days, 2 supervisors and 1 Target shopping trip later - my bag and I were reunited…at home 😂
Someone took it, when you gate check they just leave on the jet bridge and anyone can take. I used to travel for work and lots of gate check went missing
I had a snag flying out of MSN two weekends ago. For some reason, the guy running the entrance to TSA couldn't get my passport to agree with the picture they were taking. After three attempts, he got a supervisor (which took about five minute) and he basically tried once, rebooted the machine, tried again, and this time it worked. Haven't had that issue before!
A few years ago I flew from Dublin to Malaga and back to Dublin, on Ryanair. I am a musician and opted to purchase a seat for my banjo at the going rate for the lowest cost seat. In addition I paid top price for the superior tickets (still not expensive by US standards) for my partner and I which afforded us two seats with no middle passenger, free check in luggage, advanced seat assignment, etc. The two of us had checked our bags, even though they were small enough to go in the overhead. Consequently the bin above our seats was empty. I placed my banjo in the bin, SOP for US airlines, and a flight attendant ordered me to remove it. I told him I had paid for a seat and showed him the ticket. It was for a window seat in the back. I said we wouldn't need the seat as the bin was empty. He replied that the banjo must take it's assigned seat. So I complied, strapped my banjo in the assigned seat in the back. Shot the banjo and safety card and returned to my premium seat up front. The attendant told me I had to sit next to my banjo even though I had paid for and was assigned a premium seat and there was plenty of room in the bin. I refused and I could tell I was edging really close to the no fly list. I was forced to sit in the back, received no compensation from Ryan for having to give up my premium seat. In addition, this was the return leg two weeks after the first and it was the same cabin crew. I had no issues on the outbound flight with exactly the same situation. A few weeks ago I was on a flight from Santa Fe to Denver on a Sky West United Express CRJ 700. The bin is just large enough to close if the banjo is a a 45 degree angle. (I carry an inflatable pillow) . When they saw I was having easily surmountable difficulties, they offered to to put it in the closet, which I readily accepted. In addition in the past 4 or 5 years I have had no issues with bringing a banjo on board on dozens of domestic and international flights. I do try to dress business casual, don;t sport any jail tattoos, only bring an additional underseat backpack, always courteous and never argue with a flight attendant and am either Gold or Platinum. It all helps. Bob Denton Tucson AZ
I have a urostomy bag as I don’t have a bladder. I’ve never had an issue with security although the past few years they have all resorted to swabbing me for explosives. Not sure what the two things have in common but it is no big deal. There is always some amount of urine in the bag and I am waiting for the day when some security agents says I can’t go through because I have more than 100 ml of liquid. I guess I could always offer to empty it into the cart with all the other confiscated contraband!
I just flew back to the mainland from Honolulu last week & they had the facial recognition while going through security. I opted out & it was no problem. They just did a scan of my boarding pass.I think they are going too far using facial recognition.
People think that by opting out, they’re somehow guaranteed their privacy. You scanned your boarding pass so you also have given the airline/airport the information. When you show them your passport, they’ll have your name and information. What’s the difference other than it’ll be faster and easier. I don’t have to dig through my purse to find my passport and boarding pass. Where do you think the biometrics came from when they use the facial recognition feature. It’s from your passport or driver’s license.
@@Allen-fi4ke Well Allen, he's not wrong. And "if you don't like it then stay home" is something one might expect to hear in other, less-free countries...not in the USA. But here we are.
Carry on was being abused , the clamp down on larger than specified case dimensions is warranted. It fills up the overhead lockers you are taking other passengers space allocation for their carry on.
Just this last January '24 I was kept from boarding because my boarding pass had not been paid for by the rescheduling airline. I had 3 transfers. My first flight had been rescheduled. On rescheduling the first airline did not properly authorize the final flight. I ended up waiting another 6 hours in Newark waiting for the next flight. Took forever to get the mess straightened out
The plating carrier is responsible for reissuing the ticket and giving control of the OA coupons to the other carriers. Usually what has happened is the plating carrier went into your reservation and rebooked your itinerary, but they didn’t actually resynch the coupons to the new flights so your reservation and coupons were not in synch, and only the plating carrier could resynch them so the other airline in your reservation are left helpless having to call the original airline to get them to clean up and grant control
The consequences of 9/11 have just ruined flying. I remember when it was pleasant, fun and exciting. Airlines and the TSA have made flying a nightmare. I would choose any other way of travel if possible. It's a shame Bin Laden was able to create this situation. It used to be great to be greeted by your loved ones at the gate as you exited the plane. That will never happen again. Theyve gone overboard with the restrictions as any government entity will and it pis*es me off. i was on a flight 3 years ago to Mexico and when the Captain came on over the loudspeaker , instead of welcoming and thanking the passengers he said he was in a bad mood and would put the hammer down on anyone who caused him to come back into the cabin. Sounded like a total jerk. That's a great way to make passengers feel welcome. Flying makes me sick and I don't mean airsick.
Homeland Defense Department has just taken the fun out of everything. And I think they haven't done much at all to prevent terrorism. They just have a good marketing department.
Ollie sighting! It does my heart good to see your sweet dog and how much you love him. Great video and advice. For carry-on, always use a medium sized backpack, which seems to be well within airline guidelines. But, after seeing your video, I did make sure to check.
The face recognition happened to me when I came back to Phoenix from London. Lady asked where I was going, I said home to bed, I only had some chocolate to claim, told me to stand still and said welcome home Linda. I had my passport in my hand and she never asked for it. I was like whoa!
Just came back from London. We made sure our checked bag was under the weight limit and followed the carry-on rules. Had no problems, but people were still carrying aboard more, which caused problems for everyone on the flight back.
Airlines need to charge for carry-ons to stop the abuse. I've seen whole families where everyone -- kids included -- have their own carry-on suitcase, plus they each have a big shopping bag filled with stuff, and large coats they are carrying in their arms. These people expect to store all that in overhead bins. It's insane.
United breaks guitars so it's clear to me that a 200 year old violin would be the life of the baggage handlers' party. I wear a fishing vest under a loose fitting jacket with everything I can't live without, whenever I travel. It has lots of pockets for ID, money, bank cards, cellphone charger, OTC, first aid, chapstick, inflatable pillow, spare underwear, and toiletries. My carry-on is a collapsible zippered tote with a few articles of clothing, snacks, and water. I can put my cellphone in a waterproof pouch. You never know where you'll end up when you take an airplane ride.
Ollie is so chill and soaking those loves. Great info in this one. I just returned from Africa and can testify to how all airlines are cracking down on carry on luggage. 4:45
Bear in mind that some of the people you see who appear to have too many carry-ons are flying business class or first class, where more carry-on luggage is allowed. Not everyone with 2 carry-ons is a rule-breaker.
I’ve taken half a dozen flights this year and it seems that the gate agents just ask people to check their bags at the gate out of habit. There was plenty of space for carryons
I have had some terrible experiences because gate staff have allowed obviously drunk passengers to board. Worst was QR Doha - Melbourne 14hrs flight in Business with a yelling drunk mouthing off for about 9 hours.
Yup. I had a bad flight from Germany. Drunks smashing into my seat front & back. Just awful on a 13 hr flight. No manners. And nobody did anything to stop it.
One time I took a magazine, rolled it up really tight and nailed a obnoxious snoring drunk in his kneecap which was in the aisle. I bet it really hurt as the rolled magazine was like wood and I hit him as hard as I could at the awkward angle. He was on the other side of the aisle and one row back. This was in 1st class. When he got aboard he was loudly telling the poor young lady next to him, about him and his buddies all night drinking binge, bragging how much booze they guzzled and how he might've gotten 2 hours sleep. The guy was close to 60 and yet he was blabbering and bragging like he was high school. Really impressing everyone with his alleged drinking ability. He mentioned something about he might fall asleep and he snores. Yep, that exactly what happened. Wow could that idiot SNORE..probably triggered seismographs in India. I forget how long that flight was but I was getting major irritated. I paid good money for 1st class and now I've lardbutt drunk ruining my flight. Finally I had enough and didn't tell my wife what I was going to do as she would've interfered. Made sure no flight attendants were in sight and mission accomplished. He did wake up but he was so sloth-like he had no idea what happened. Know what? None of the other passengers narc'd me out. He did stay awake after that little jab. 🤣🤣
I usually fly 4 times a year, most of the time gates don't close till like 10 minutes before the scheduled time even the international flights. Every airline I have flew start boarding about 30 minutes before the flight.
I quit using travel agents years ago when I gave them my legal name as "Billy" and "William" appeared on my ticket. Many times I had to go to the airlines' headquarters downtown from the airport (some airlines have no representation in some airports). When I book a flight online now I send a copy of my passport and/or Real ID with the name "Billy" on it and I've never had that problem. Such a pain in the backside. (No. In over 67 years of life I've never considered changing my name to William.)
The problem with ‘Dress Codes’ on flights is it’s often very vague as to what is appropriate. If an airline is going to enforce this they should have a standard so everyone knows. Most of the times it’s up to the boarding agents or flight crew to decide and that can be subjective. I heard of women being denied because they were wearing leggings… and that was deemed inappropriate. Most airlines just say you should dress for ‘Safety and Comfort’ and that is it…
The women who were denied boarding because they were wearing leggings were not only out of dress code, but they knew full well they were because when they checked-in for the flight they read the section that specifically stated no leggings and agreed to the rule that you cannot wearing leggings as it violates the employee dress code. Oh yeah, and they were employees/pass riders traveling standby as a perk and when we check-in we are given a detailed list of what is not allowed according to the dress code we have to abide by. The women were very much wrong, you never bothered to read the story, and it does not concern you.
@@cxa340 I actually did read that 2017 story, and was aware that the girls were flying under employee benefits. But, there have been others that were denied boarding for many fashion reasons, including not wearing a bra, skirt was too short, wearing a crop top, wearing biking shorts, AND wearing leggings… there were others denied because the leggings were considered inappropriate and they were NOT flying on employee tickets.
It's perfectly reasonable for airlines to refuse boarding with a carry-on that's clearly too big or heavy, I mean by more than a centimeter or two or 500-1000g, if they clearly state the allowed limits during purchase and then again during check-in, and for them to charge you extra for it. What is not reasonable is for them to charge you for carry-on luggage that's clearly within their stated limits, because the plane is too full and they have to gate check it, because a strap technically exceeds the size limit by a cm, or because it's 250g overweight. I don't know if this happens, but if it does then it's wrong. Similarly, I think it's wrong for the airline to tell you what its size and weight limits are, only to find out at the airport that the airport has more stringent limits and that you won't be allowed to take them on board and will have to check it in at your expense. Airlines should clearly tell you not only their limits but the limits you will encounter at each airport you fly out of with them or their partners whose flights you booked with them. This happened to us at CDG last year. We purchased our tickets from Delta but the flight was on its partner Air France, and Delta didn't tell us that both Air France and CDG had a lower weight limit than Delta, and we almost missed out flight because of it. (This is when you have to get creative and temporarily put stuff from your carry on luggage in your pockets and wear several layers of clothing to get the weight down.) I get how airlines want to crack down on people abusing the carry on policy, but things like this are just wrong and an obvious attempt to boost already sky high profits.
I fly Southwest, with a big suitcase I check for free. It’s really old and tough. I bring my small backpack with me in the plane. I get there three hours ahead and just hang out and read my book..
Regarding facial recognition. Currently we have the choice of trading our personal privacy and security for convenience. We may very well regret later when it's too late that we prioritized our comfort for something we can't get back.
You will look marvelous in your gray jump-suit, while housed in cubical 253,569-A33 in sector 53. Well, that is while you are able to be productive for the STATE. After that, there is a special vacation portal that departs at the processing facility next to the steam generation plant. However, the collective good has decided your gruel vessel is a little larger than is allocated for your work specialty and requirements. "Excuse-Me," the automated machine state, "did someone just sneeze??" "Unit 321.557, please follow these 3 men in BDUs, if you please.." With curiosity, you state, "Where am I going??" BDU#1 allows: "Just follow us Unit-557, we are Just Doing Our Jobs.... All will be just fine, this way...."
@@mikejrexecNot sure I understand the problem........ Travelled UK to Dulles to UK going through facial recognition and no government officials have come after me or my wife. We have been visiting our daughter every year for eighteen years and have always been treated with respect at Dulles.
@@fabianmckenna8197 maybe I don't understand either. Does the system use an existing, verified photo of the traveler, or does the traveler submit an entirely new photo to be entered into the new system?
My husband has essential tremors and it’s really hard to complete facial recognition. He was sent to secondary check at Heathrow and they wouldn’t let me accompany him. Luckily the walls were clear glass and I could track where he was so we could easily join back up..
In addition, if you are denied boarding you might be black balled by the airline or all airlines depending how much hassle you caused. The name thing is NOT about security it’s about control, tracking and $$$.
Can someone explain to me how it is possible for the airlines to overbook a flight? every time I book my flight It shows you the available seats to purchase. And the seats that I've already been taken have been x out. I don't understand this
Airlines program it so that they have overbooking. This way they don't have a loss of someone cancels their ticket, they make money by overselling seats hoping that not all passengers will show up based on historical data. They make money this way.
You're talking about overbooking like it's normal and moral. Where else can you sell something to two people, having them pack a suitcase and take a taxi for an hour and when they show up at your door tell them "oops i've sold it to both of you, now who's gonna take the fuck off money?". Overbooking is totally unacceptable!
There are always passengers willing to change their flight, or don’t show up, or willing to take compensation that overbooking really does not affect you. The reason a flight is overbooked is because the maths says someone will not show up.
@@cxa340 Yeeeah.... But see, companies do NOT do this the other way around. Like, winter is comping, there are 40 people working on the factory line. On average, 3 workers will be out sick every day. Are they gonna hire 3 more people so there's always enough people? Hell no. And they don't care about the increased workload or decreased production. As for the airlines, you hear about people left behind all the time. Not that common here in Norway, as it's VERY expensive to leave someone behind. Because monetary compensation. Especially if the airline can't rebook you to get to your destination sooner than a couple of hours late. Last flight of the day to Spain? Oh. You paid EUR 25 for your ticket? And you want standard compensation, rather than a meal we're offering in the kiosk over there? OK, here's EUR 400! And you're booked tomorrow morning.
@@LA6NPA Again, the stats actually get reported to the government and the involuntary denied boarding rate is very small, you have a bigger chance of winning the lottery. When people get “left behind” it is not due to invol denied boarding but usually because they arrive late to the gate and need a reason to blame the airline
@@cxa340 Don't think you know what "again" means, but anyway. Let's say an airline routinely (every flight) overbook by, say, 5 passengers. Let's also say this is a "standard" 737, nothing special, 3 hour flight. (I'm trying to make this as generic as possible here). What do you think the chances are of having more than 5 people not show up to a full flight, all flights every day? It's pretty low. Meaning the likelihood of at least one passenger being left behind on any given day is pretty high. Would you say it's more than 1 in 175,711,536? (first number for [chance of winning state lottery] that came up when I googled). Now, I'm sure all the airlines have an algorithm that calculates a number of passengers on any given flight that are highly likely to not show up at the gate, making passengers left behind less likely than a set number by a high margin. But still. According to simpleflying.com, the worst offender in the US (bumping/invlountary denied boarding), is Endeavor Air, with 13.05 bumps per 10,000 passengers. That's 1 in 766.3 passengers! That's a LOT! Lowest number is American with 2.24 per 10,000, but that's still 1 in 4464.3 passengers. (And, remember, they have more seats per plane too!) And these numbers do NOT account for passengers who decide to take advantage of whatever compensation to be voluntarily rebooked on another flight.
@@LA6NPA So flights are overbooked depending on the route, time, passenger mix etc - not every flight has the same overbook factor - a 6am flight has more no-shows than the 8am flight has, so you do not overbook them at the same rate. A flight to HNL has less no shows than a flight to LGA - so again you do not overbook them at the same rate. It is no concern of yours if we offer compensation to volunteers or open up the flight change module to allow someone to move their flight for free - why do you care? The rate for invols is still very low
Deregulation is not to blame. Putting the .gov in charge of raising our children is. Now we have a large part of the population that only knows how to follow orders, and fewer and fewer who are capable of critical thinking.
Was traveling from Ottawa /west and when boarding the Agent asked for "Government ID". I produced my Canadian Forces Military ID. Agent stated "I'm sorry. That is not Government issued. May I have your Drivers License , please." I stated," This is issued by the Dept of National Defense. It most certainly is Government issued." She again refused. I stepped aside and asked for her Supervisor. Supervisor arrived in moments and after again producing my Mil ID, she said, "Thank You, Sir. Have a pleasant flight."
I think there is a benefit to facial-recognition technology when it prevents fraud. If someone steals my passport and makes themselves up to look as much like me as possible, then facial-recognition can do better than a human being at detecting the deception. As for privacy, I'm already resigned to the fact that any airport has cameras all over the place, and someone is able to watch me at all times.
I have a neighbor who (seriously) says it's all for our own good. Her, and people like her, are the reason we are going to hell in a hand basket. 😢 The stupidity/compliance of the general population, is astounding!!!
At some larger US airports, every vehicle entering the airport has photos taken of the driver and scans and records the license plate, make and model of the vehicle.
What is the rule for medical equipment as carry-on, does it count against one's limit or is always allowed? The antics of the airlines make me to never want to fly unless I absolutely have to.
I've had to gate check my carry-on because of lack of room. On another note, I just got TSA precheck. I went to the interview on a Friday, and on Monday, I was approved. I saw that woman's TikTok about that. What a horrible experience
It's about time the airlines cracked down on carry on luggage. I have never had a problem with my carry on because I always check what the airline sizes are.
With name is some times difficult. For the German umlaut (ä,ö,ü) is the rule that you have to change to ae,oe,ue when they are not available. So for example Lütholf in the passport becomes Luetholf in Ticket.
Passports are actually highly standardized from everything from the color of the book, to what can be placed in the MRZ and its alignment - this is why any country can read any other country’s passport. According to regulation you cannot use special characters in a passport and meet standards so you should never see a passport with an ä or ü in the MRZ as these are not allowed, same with the hyphen which is also not allowed and dual surnames are concatenated.
I have had appropriate carry on checked by flight attendants after boarding due to no storage room. No need to argue, just make sure any must have items are in a computer case or other bag that can be stowed under the seat ahead. Of course, this doesn't work if there is no room, and one is seated on the front row. - Enjoy your videos Megan!
I've made a number of flights in Asia where facial recognition was in use. It was much easier and faster, but in Hong Kong, they checked IDs and boarding passes manually (twice) before allowing passengers to go through the facial recognition gate.
It's about time they start cracking down. On a flight from Northern Ohio to Florida I witnessed the overhead luggage compartment separating as the flight attendant and passenger tried forcing another bag inside the upper compartment. Yes they eventually closed it. I thought what a hazard this is if something should happen. All of that luggage would come flying out hitting innocent Travelers.
After spending the night sleeping on the floor in Chicago, I was #8 for a 6:45 AM flight. I was so anxious about getting on a flight (18 hours after I was supposed to leave) I took a Xanax Good thing, A man at the end of the line had a tantrum about being told he needed to gate check his bag. He yelled at the gate agent. The jet bridge operator got involved in the uproar too, Lots of yelling. Had I not taken the sedative, I would probably have been yelling "if you don't want to fly, I'll take your seat!!" which probably wouldn't have helped me. They let him board. But when I made the cut and proceeded down the jet bridge, the same guy was having an argument with the flight attendant. He was extremely belligerent and was blocking the door. He was lucky I didnt whack him on the head with my shoulder bag. I still can't believe they let him board.
In Chicago it seems everyone is an Ahole. No offense to you but I hate Chicago. I've been there 6 times, all for work (police). Every connection I've made thru there was misery and hassle. The very worst flight I took was American Chicago O"Hare to Dallas. Everyone was a flaming jerk. Every employee and the passengers. In 70 round trips I've never seen anything quite like it.
We have encountered the facial recognition at boarding at at least two airports now, and it definitely does speed things up. The only problem they seemed to have was when people were a little too tall or too short and they had to adjust the monitor.
Another trap is when you travel internationally with hand luggage only: if you check in online, download your boarding pass, clear security and turn up for boarding at the gate, I have had the boarding pass scanner alert go-off and I am pulled aside for them to 'validate' my passport details (even though they are already in the booking!!). They need to 'cross-check' the details by eye-ball.
@@drkatel If they do, they do not register the fact in the flight management database because you get pulled aside at the gate. I might try to get them to do it when I get to the lounge to avoid having to queue at check in.
The reason to check your passport at the gate is that different countries have different requirements that can end up with the passenger or airline being fined if not adhered to - for instance if you have not signed the inside of your passport you and the airline can receive a fine when traveling to Germany. The reason the gate reader beeped is that even though your passport info has already been collected, the gate agent still has to physically verify your passport contains what you said it does and is in your hands, this can be even more extensive when you require a visa for your travel and your visa is in another passport.
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What happens if the flight is overbooked and nobody wants to get off the plane? Do the basic economy passengers get picked before the premium economy passengers?
Facial recognition. No place to hide part 2 Billy Crone.
2 Encouraging NOT to fly anymore. All by design WEF Claus Schwab.
Good vid !
You glossed over the "200 year old violin" issue. This is a big deal. For certain artifacts, including, but not restricted to violins, you cannot let the artifact leave your personal control. That violin might be worth anywhere from $100,000 to many millions of dollars, and in order for you to maintain your insurance on it, you must be in physical control of it at all times when not at home. That means taking it to the restroom with you. That means taking it to dinner with you, and maintaining bodily contact with the case throughout your entire meal. A violin is certainly small enough that any passenger can't be faulted for thinking they should be able to carry it on a plane. When the airline wants to put it in the belly of the plane, now you are subjecting that instrument to temperature and humidity changes that it wasn't designed to experience; plus rough treatment by baggage personnel. If it is indeed a 200 year old instrument, the airline needs to find a way to meet the customer. The passenger just bought a plane ticket; he or she shouldn't be made to miss their flight because some flight attendant doesn't want to let the passenger put a violin case under the seat in front of them.
You forgot bad travel agencies especially when coming from another country that travel agent only gave 5 minutes to get to another location for my in country flight on the domestic side on other side of the giant airport! That tells me NEVER to use you bad travel agents when you do something like that!
I was leaving Salt Lake City for home, with a stop in Denver. It was clear at the gate that people were trying to get standby on the flight, and many were upset and demanding. When the line shortened, I went to the desk and told the agent, "I'm going to X, but I'm not in a big hurry. If you want to give my seat to another passenger and get me to X later tonight, I'll be fine. A few minutes later, she called me to the desk and gave me a boarding card for a direct flight. It left a little later, got me home earlier, and had been much more expensive when I booked.
That's Flippin awesome!🤍
What a little cooperation will do😊
Myself I would have screamed and rolled on the floor and blamed systemic racism...hey I'm white but it's worth a shot...😂😂
I have also done this and it has gotten me better flights and upgrades to first class/free dinner and if I need to stay overnight a free airport hotel room.
@@tomkat9557 The staff at the airports are as much a victim of the chaos as the passengers. So if you can help them out, it does not cost them anything to look after you.
Generally speaking, the staff on the large international airlines have a lot more freedom and authority than on the budget airlines.
same thing happened to me when stopping over in Denver.
How about airlines being held accountable for the abysmal baggage claim process.
Yeah, it seems to be getting worse and worse.
In 25 years of travel, I've had no problems with baggage claim!
They should be accountable for thefts and damage to the luggages.
They are.
They are, take pictures of all the luggage
@@SaraSilva-id8js I am and also make a list of everything in there.
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Problem is how do you know it was the airline and not the airport? Your bag gets handed off to multiple different teams, many of which are not employed by the airline. There are cameras for everywhere the airline staff can touch your bag, but not for where the airport can.
Hell, we need trains in this country. I hate flying and they are getting nastier day by day...
...and trains are having issues these days with delays & no shows. Needs more infrastructure. I prefer not to fly also. Not because of the actual flying.
@@oceanside88 We need all tickets non-refundable and changing flights would cost %25 of the ticket.
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I agree with you, good structure and trains like in Europe would be sooo good.
Yea indeed! More trains. I love travelling by train and is safe for our pets too.
@@mariebrooks5955getting environmental nuts out of the way would help build them.
Look at the California high speed rail disaster for one.
People who have more carry on luggage than is allowed SHOULD be denied boarding! It is absolutely ridiculous how much stuff some people haul onto the plane, making it difficult for those of us within the limits to find space.
Yes! We just got back from a vacation and there was this entitled a$$hole who was walking down the aisle with 2 carry-ons and banging them against seats and even a couple of elbows. I heard the commotion and turned back to see it happening. When he passed our row, one of the bags was swinging towards me, I saw it in time and pushed it into his side, using both hands. He didn't like that and glared at me. I told him if he didn't control his luggage, someone would do it for him. The flight attendant was standing 3-4 rows forward and saw it, she said nothing.
ABSOLUTELY! Besides being selfish and douchey. Everyone has to keep to the rules. End of.
You are VERY right. BUT! I am a business traveller and on some recent flights I had semi business class tickets (the new KLM Premium Comfort Class). With which I was allowed TWO carry on items!!!
Yes, but she said even if your carryon is the proper size, they can make you check it so either they let someone else with extra carryon or they don't have enough room because they assumed only so many people would use carryon
It is the airlines fault if this happens. They should check and weigh each passengers bags.
I stopped flying 10 years ago. This stuff makes me grateful I'm old while sad for the youngers. They don't know what they've already given up.
I am 65, I remember when you could buy a ticket from someone and get on plane without an ID
I am a retired airline pilot who doesn't care to fly any longer either! They can keep it.
that's what they want, travel is only for the elites.
I had to fly because if death in the family. It was awful. And I've flown alot in the past. Probably before the channel woman was born. But she makes money off of it.
Truth. I got married in Vegas 30 years ago. Not even a passport. Crossed the border several years later for quick long weekend holiday with our kids. Again no passports. Zip zip thanks for visiting!
Anybody remember prior to 2001 when flying on commercial airplanes was just a minor hassle or maybe a mild adventure for some?
i remember in 80s almost every flight leaving late due too many planes scheduled for takeoff at same time
I remember when folks would smoke on planes.
@@gs7585 Yikes ... Glad that is no longer allowed.
Yep, and running through the metal detectors to watch my stuff coming through on the x-ray screen (I think I was 5 or 6, and it was a small airport).
I remember when a flight cost more in 1997 than it does today. No fan of airlines, but we consumers, chasing low cost tickets have contributed to the airlines' shenanigans.
That violin thing was CRAZY! Stopping her from earning a living!
The passengers who were not willing to help this person, sad, sad
We went to Spain in 1990 and I bought a beautiful classical guitar in a Madrid shop, even had the luthier who made it do some tweaks to the bridge for optimal sound. I also bought a nice padded case to carry it in and Iberia was nice enough to put it in the closet for me. That guitar has aged well and is now worth 3-4 times what I paid for it. My, how times have changed.
@@carlosa.sanchez896 I was on a flight earlier today (US domestic) and a lady had purchased a seat just for her violin. It was really large and I'm sure not something she'd want to check in.
@@carlosa.sanchez896 You are a very lucky and brave man.
True, but she should have cleared it with the airline ahead of time. Professional musicians and athletes do this all the time.
Flying royally sux today. In the 70s when I first flew it was a pleasant experience. Today it's just crap.
That’s all tanks to people thinking the’re special.
When I first flew in the 80s it was pleasant, also.
True story: In the late 70s, I got delayed at the ticket counter at O'Hare, rushed to catch my flight and got to the gate just as they were beginning to roll back the jet-way. After I expressed some dismay and said I really needed to catch the flight, the gate agent said "Don't worry sir, we'll get you on." She then got on the phone, had the jet-way rolled back and they let me on. But that was back when airlines wanted to please their customers. Imagine what would happen today. They'd probably arrest you for looking at them cross-eyed.
@@philmann3476 I would prefer rail if governments hadn't so comprehensively destroyed it. High speed rail, if it existed as in other countries I have visited, is definitely a choice I would make for medium distance travel. There is a market for it. China has 40,000 km of high speed rail. It's more environmentally friendly too. In China it takes a lot of the burden off the world's 2nd largest aviation market, just after the USA.
@@coweatsman Completely agree. Even today, trains have a lot to offer -- minimal "security," don't have to leave your knives, mouthwash or whatever at home, more room, better seats, etc. And in some cases, it's even faster than flying. Domestic air-travel is rapidly becoming a sad joke.
It's about time they enforce the checked bag rules. The gate agents letting people bring on way too many or oversized bags is why they run out of room and some people in the wrong boarding group are forced to check bags and meat every sized and weight requirement. I want to see the people with 3-5 carry on things be told to check them. Even when I am in the last boarding group I should have no problem fitting my 1 small carry on in the overhead bin.
Agree. Even though I have never been a gate agent, I was in customer service for 40 years and it can be daunting to stop and tell most of the customers, then have to argue. Every. Single. Time. Plus they are on a time limit. But again, agree.
You are VERY right. BUT! I am a business traveller and on some recent flights I had semi business class tickets (the new KLM Premium Comfort Class). With which I was allowed TWO carry on items!!!
@@ArthurvanH0udt Business / first class also have way more over head bin space per seat, I am just talking about Econ class.
@@ArthurvanH0udt I too am a business traveller, and I use Premium Economy or "J" class to ensure that I am allowed to bring two carry on bags. Worth the extra cost for much better service.
The design of some aircraft does not provide enough bin space for even 1 properly sized bag per passenger, since the airlines are ordering interiors with seating that is pitched more tightly than the original design was planned for. On such aircraft, you may have the dubious pleasure of being forced to check your carry-on AND have your knees touch the seat in front of you.
I hate when i see people putting their bags AND backpacks in the overheads then i have none !!
Agreed airline staff should make a continued announcement for passengers “not to put”back packs etc. in the over head.
I never travel with a roll-on (some call them carry on), just my backpack and it happens that there’s no place for it in the overhead compartment and I have to have in my lap, traveling for 7-8 hours.
should fit under the seat in front of you😊
@@SoundbrigadeIt is against the law to travel with something on your lap.Should there be an accident, your backpack becomes a missile?It should go underneath the seat in front of you where it is safer incase of turbulence or accident.
Sometimes I fly with 2 laptop computers, or a laptop and an iPad. All of that fits nicely into a backpack, along with an extra t-shirt, a blow-up neck pillow, full-sized headphones, and some writing tools. And that always fits just fine under a seat in front of me. If I'm asked to change seats and the other seat has no storage, I will politely say that I'm happy to help out and move, as long as my backpack can stay in the plane...because of course the devices in it contains lithium batteries, so it can't go in the belly of the plane.
I encountered facial recognition at the Manchester Airport last month, and was very surprised and displeased that there was no warning and no choice given. For those of you who think it's a great convenience, and like it - fine - more power to you, but everyone should have the choice. I don't want to be bodily scanned either, and always choose not to be. But recently I've sensed that I'm perceived as a contrarian and and a bother because I won't comply, and so the waits are long. Most recently, I waited 18 minutes to be checked, while my bag and personal effects had gone through the scanner and were sitting there, unprotected. The staff did not appear to be overworked, yet it took that long for someone to finally check me. It definitely felt as though there was a punitive element to it.
I’am with you 💯 percent the facial recognition is stupid who cares what other people think about you. Our rights and privacy comes first if other people don’t mind I say let them be stupid till is to late for them to realize what they have given up.
That’s what they want, to force everyone into comeplyance (yes, I know it’s misspelled).
I fly a couple times per month, domestically. Facial recognition cameras have been in place at many airports I fly through for a year or 2. I’ve opted out every single time. I’ve gotten a couple comments from TSA, and one guy tried to force it at Dallas-Love. I calmly asked for the supervisor, who came over and quickly retrained the employee. Just opt out before scanning ID or Boarding Pass.
There's a saying, Ruth. "The process IS the punishment." If you don't want to be scanned (and I don't blame you), then you have to go through the "punishment"....er, I mean "process".
Push Back! There are millions of us! We all saw what becoming united against a cooperation can do! Bud Light lost Billions!
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WHO DO NOT MAKE A STAND!?!
I do get the money involved. We lost a months Pay when we both said NO to the jax-ination!
We have to speak up!
I am glad for the crack down on carry on luggage. I have seen so many passengers bringing two carry-ons and taking up more space in the overhead bins.
I agree. People travelling with over sized "steamer trunk" carry on bags are usually responsible for talking up over half the space in an over head bin.
@@CumulusGranitis Agree also. I get a chuckle out of some people standing in line with an oversized wheeled suitcase that I know will NOT fit anywhere but the cargo hold. They act like the airline employees won't notice them. I've been on 70 round trips in my life and some people continue shenanigans. I've noticed those "invisible luggage" passengers are mostly young women.
@@LuvBorderCollies - Hey, that's NOTHING. In the 80s, people used to try to fit televisions in the overheads! And back in the 80s, TVs were not flat-panels!
Maybe what you saw was someone carrying life saving equipment which is excluded from the carry-on limit. CPAP machines are a common example.
American Airlines/ tsa at po-dunk airport agent argued my attached roller/ bag (which was only meds and a CPap) was 2 items and my cane was a third!! When I politely but firmly stated medical devices are exempt and I would complain to the FAA-He let me pass, but then came after me and tried to get me off the jet bridge!! Same guy allowed others to board with multiple items, oversized, that had to be gate checked and even allowed a man to board with large duffel, roller board, and a large pizza! I think he decided I shouldn’t be pre boarding and the power went to his head. I better not be on a do not fly list for this…😢
Your cane was a third item!? That agent was being ridiculous. I’m so sorry you had to deal with that person.
Nothing more stressful than last second change of gates and you and 120 of your fellow travelers making the mad dash to another gate before it closes.
That is scary. I try to at least locate my gate before the scheduled boarding time but last minute gate changes/boarding times gives me anxiety.
Generally speaking if a last minute gate change happens they will be more likely to wait as they understand that not all people are the flash. And have mobility issues.
For some reason Chicago O'Hare flashed across my memory. I hate that place and thoroughly hate United. Everyone seems to be an Ahole in Chicago, from employees to passengers. I definitely will drive if I can not avoid O'Hare.
@@lizzaangelis3308 - Yes, they will hold the plane. But a gate-change can make it harder to get overhead bin space, especially if you're a bit slower getting to the new gate number.
@@LuvBorderCollies - I flew O'Hare in the 80s and 90s. But I can't go through Chicago anymore, not even if it's just a short layover. If anything happened and I had to spend a night there, I'm pretty sure it would be illegal for me, because I always fly with my firearm. As far as I know, my concealed carry permit is not recognized by the state of Illinois. And it's too dangerous there to not be prepared, so I go to other places instead. Either Illinois or Chicago could fix this by locking up real criminals or allowing Citizens to carry. But they won't, so I spend my money in other places.
The moved check in times are a frightening aspect for sure.
Most passengers have checked-in using their mobile app around 24hours before the flight - now the only passengers who need to check-in at the airport are certain international passengers.
@@cxa340 Trust me....That's not the case. At least not at the Airports I've been through. Or the ones some of my associates work at (Two in TSA). Though the trend is rising.
@@Forced2DoThis1
The TSA has no idea if a passenger is checked-in or not, they are not opening up the reservation system and looking at the status of the coupon. In the US most passengers, especially flying domestically, have already checked-in before they get to the airport. Although this changes by airline, and certainly by passenger age, it is still the case most passengers have already checked-in when they get to the airport
@@cxa340 Thanks for that
Agree... I have received NO notification from Air Canada of these changes for my existing tickets.
I feel that airlines need to do away with over selling flights. It’s so greedy and causes unnecessary anxiety for passengers when that announcement is made.
It would likely double the price as so many people cancel at the last minute. IMO, make it so that once you book your flight, all are non-refundable, and changing would cost 20% of the ticket.
Regarding double bookin: The passengers who booked and reserved seats FIRST should get to keep their seats!
@@Mr.DJonesthat I’m totally cool with!
@@nancyomalley6286yes!!
Airline’s overbook flights because there are always no-shows and always cancelations, and if everyone checks-in then there are always volunteers. If you look at the numbers airlines almost never have to actually involuntarily deny boarding to a passenger because there is always someone willing to volunteer or take a different flight and you would never know it is happening. It is no stress to you if the flight is overbooked - if you do not want to volunteer then just board the flight.
I have never abused the carryon rules, ever, but have been victimised twice by gratuitous "rules" thought up at security.
Once it was because I had a tiny cross-body *inside* my large but perfectly legal purse. I was told I could have one or the other, not both. Meanwhile another passenger had a laptop in the outside pocket of an oversize wheeled suitcase, but the computer made it a computer case and that was allowed at about ten times the size of my purse.
I also carry just two items onto the plane: my "personal item" which is a large purse, well within the size limit, and my "carryon", a backpack which is also well inside the limit. Recently flight attendants have been trying to enforce a "rule" that backpacks have to go under the seat in front in order to make room for all the abusers' oversized wheelies, making it two items I'm supposed to fit under the seat just because I'm not abusing the rules. Insanity!
The carry on problem goes away when they offer a free/reliable checked bag!
Space can still run out though even on the planes with big overhead bins such as the B787. If you're in the last boarding group there can be problems.
By making customers pay for checked bags and/or carry-on bags, airlines can advertise "lower" fares.
@townjeff Charge for everything and the problem goes away.
@@shahjehan It's unrealistic to assume that someone on a 1 week international trip doesn't need to pack any luggage.
@djm5687 Pay for luggage. I do and now you will too.
I still remember that video from a few years ago when United forcibly removed a doctor from one of their flights when they overbooked.
And that is one that made the news! I expect there are many stories out there! Safe travels, Kenneth!
@@PortableProfessional safe travels to you too.
It was after that fiasco that Canada finally introduced better passenger compensation rules. Someone messed up in allowing passengers to board when seats were needed for a flight crew to deadhead. United would likely have had people willing to change to another flight if everyone was still waiting to board. Once people are in their seats, it's going to take a better offer than a rebooked flight and flight credits to get most off the plane. However, if United had been offering cash as part of the incentive, they may have had more volunteers than they needed.
@@hrobinson9701 The more seats they need the better the offers will be. Since a lot of people know this, your timing in waiting for the next offer or grabbing it now, is crucial. Its almost a sport as I can see people tensing up, ready to snatch the new offer. LOL
@@LuvBorderCollies Yeah, I remember one time they were coming back looking for volunteers to wait for a later plane, and the guy in the row in front of me said he was sure that he had the wrong ticket, because his was supposed to be a first-class ticket with a meal. 😏 This was before I started flying first class everywhere. So with a wink and a nod, he looked at the flight attendant and said that he'd be happy to go on that later flight if he could just get his first class seat and a meal. She smiled at him and said she'd see what she could do. They never came back to accept his offer, and we took off shortly after that. I laughed and he just said that you have to put the offer out there. If they can meet it, they won't waste time hunting for takers, they'll just come back to you.
I just flew back to California from London last Sunday, United used the same facial recognition program. When I went through customs the officer didn’t even need my passport. He asked if I had anything to declare, I said no, he said thanks and my name and to have a nice day. It was a new experience for me.
I do not trust ANY government or corporate entity and will not knowingly give up my privacy for convenience.
@@peaches1206 Agreed!
When crossing into another country they use the same system at the border, as they have been for years. Flying from one country to another you are still crossing borders of countries🤦. Get with it people this system is in place to protect our borders from terrorists with fake passports
yeah well im glad it was a good experience for you and many passengers but sooner or later the authorities are going to wind up using or abusing it, or there's a "computer error" because of it's data base biases...right about the time everyone has gotten used to having their privacy invaded
@@bearlycountry2406 Border crossings have been using this system for years. It's not any different flying from one country to another. This system is what helps keep terrorists out of the USA
A passport should be sufficient enough.
Compared to…?
It has all your info, picture etc..
@@cxa340 FACIAL RECOGNITION. DUH.
These don’t feel like travel tips as much as they feel like cases of egregious overreach by airlines and government. Most of these “tips” shouldn’t have to exist.
Abuse is correct. I had a damn tissue in my pocket which I forgot and was given a rub down by a massive smiling bully. They pointed to my V. Had me spread my legs while standing and she went up and down. The young want socialism, they don't know what's coming. You can opt out of the facial technology. READ the sign. Stop encouraging it
Carry on was getting ridiculous with the abuse by passengers.
Yes! On my recent flight I saw a gate agent make someone check their bag because it’s too big (it wasn’t). She only had her one bag and tiny purse. Yet, they allowed someone, two people after the initial passenger, on the flight with a large carryon, personal item, and three large paper bags from shopping on the flight and didn’t question their luggage.
It is, but they should allow one bag to be checked.
And don't believe the myth that B787s have huge overhead bins so there will always be space for your carry on bag. Earlier this year I was very glad I'd checked a bag & only had a tiny back pack. The tiny back pack went under the seat in front very easily with plenty of room for my feet. Needless to say the overhead bins were 99% full by the time I boarded. Because I'd thought ahead I was totally relaxed when I boarded knowing that I wouldn't be struggling to find space for a carry on bag.
The problem is that customers don't want to pay a few dollars to check bags, so they abused the "free" carry-on allowance.
@@GMAMECBy not allowing "free" checked bags, airlines can advertise lower fares and save on fuel costs.
I was slower than usual to make a connection once, because of a recent surgery. I stopped at a gate in transit, to ask them to inform my gate that I was on the way as quickly as possible, because of my surgery. I was about to step into the boarding area of my gate when the agent looked me in the eye, walked through the door and closed it in my face. She refused to wait the 30 seconds for me to reach the scanner and scan my pass! I miserably watched them hold the plane as they loaded my checked bag onto it. When the agent returned, as I stood there in obvious pain, she went to scold me that I could have made it if I hadn't stopped to have them call her about....my surgery (she trailed off and looked only slightly embarrassed when she realized what she was saying). I bet she had given my seat away despite the call. Sadly, this rudeness and lack of customer service I saw on the regular at this particular airport.
My bet is you're talking about O'Hare or maybe JFK.
Wow. That was uncalled for by that agent. I’m sorry you had this poor treatment.
Overbooking by airlines needs to be made illegal.
Definitely! Its a form of fraud in my view.
Recently flew on a Southwest flight. So many people had oversized bags and more than the allotted amount! They have free bag checking for Pete’s sake. I checked all of mine.
Who is Pete?
We flew SWA recently also. Not having any carryons (because everything was in our free checked bag) got us two seats together as the FA wasn't going to allow anyone with a carryon in those seats. The carryon bins were full in that part of the plane.
I always check my bags with them. Not dragging it with me is great.
I always check everything except my small bag for medications. Anything else can be bought if lost.
There are things you cannot check. And to check a bag, you have to pack it differently to reduce the chances for breakage of the contents. "Checking all my bags" is certainly one way to do it, but it's not as easy as you say.
I’m tired of the air travel hassles. Unfortunately Greyhound went bust and trains are not an option. Drive or fly. I’m getting good at packing even smaller than the allowed carry on so I’m less likely to be forced to gate check but there’s still so much garbage that the airlines and government have piled on.
That's why the whole thing about consenting to the searches is an absolute joke. If you've got something like a funeral on the other side of the country, then you probably don't have any choices other than fly or skip the service. Not to mention that I live clear the other side of the country from Orlando, so if I want to go to Disney World or Universal Orlando, I pretty much have to fly, any other method would take a week just going to and from their. Just enough time to pay to park in the lot and turn around.
I don’t have a problem with facial recognition. I have a problem with people with seats on back of the plane placing their stuff on the overhead compartments close to the entrance. That should be monitored by flight attendants, or you have to wait until everyone is out to retrieve your carry on.
Thanks for watching , Victoria!
100% agree... get to my seat, find bin full and the bag owner is sitting in the last row - I know this cause I watched him...
We now have facial recognition at Washington Dulles. It definitely speeds up the process, but a lot of people don't like it for privacy reasons.
A lot of people complain about wait time, privacy, and everything.
I have been flying for many many years and have not complained about any of the changes until now. I'm not doing the facial recognition thing.
Privacy matters to people who have sense and are smart. Facial recognition technology is no good it seems good on the surface but it’s being abuse worldwide wake up.
@@victoria19853 What a demeaning and negative statement. Totally biased.
Travelled from UK to Dulles to UK and sailed through facial recognition, nice and speedy.
Not really sure what the privacy concerns are but we haven't had any government officials digging us up so far as we visit our daughter every year.
Gone are the days when they'd serve you champagne, lobster and shrimp on the plane free of charge and you could check in 3 large suitcases plus carry-on luggage. The seats were so wide they could accomodate 2 overly obese people without any inconvenience. These days, even a skinny individual whose bones appear to separate from the body can hardly fit in the present day seats. I'm talking about the 1950s and 60's.
Yes, when a transatlantic flight from London to New York had stopovers at Shannon and Gander with some 18 hours flight time and costing an arm and a leg, prowing through storms at 6000 feet with a price tag of a used car.
Sounds like a dream
@@user-ti3vp9mt3z it IS a dream today
When the dollar was taken off the Gold standard inflation commenced around 1970.
Look it up.
@@brianjones7660 Have you any idea how unaffordable air travel would be if we hadn't gone off the gold standard?
To all guitarist musicians:
Hardcases go to baggage claim.
Soft gigbags have a better chance of getting on, but overhead space lengths are not long enough unless it's a short and non bulky electric.
Soft gig bags that get thrown into baggage can create frustration and sadness when it arrives at your destination with a broken guitar neck.
It's not getting easier to be a traveling guitarist. I've done it for 50 years.
Shipping separately is also an option.
But some flight attendants will find room for it if you're nice and smile.
Hey, check this out: It's a carbon fiber travel guitar. Full-sized acoustic, and the neck unbolts from the body for travel. It all goes into a case that is carry-on size compliant. You don't even have to remove the strings to break it down or re-assemble it! Google "Journey Instruments". Sorry, the link was way too long to include here and I don't know how to do link/text in a YT comment.
Yeah, you are more than likely going to have a bad outcome trying to fly with a soft case.
Thank you for you content! I am about to fly home to Canada for the first time in 5 years. It is also the first time I am travelling with someone else. I am a little nervous with all the recent changes. Your channel has definitely helped allay those fears.
Every time I fly, I feel like Alice in wonderland - baffled and befuddled.
I’d be scared to go to Canada also. Turdeau’s communism might get splashed on you or your companion.
Returning home from Columbia, SA, I used facial recognition at the Global Entry kiosk in MIA. The process took about 5-min !! I looked back at all the other passengers that had to wait their turn to be questioned by Customs and was thankful I spent the $$ % time to be accepted into the program. GAME CHANGER !!
I have flown 1100 times and 35 years. I have only had checked baggage seven times, five times they’ve lost my baggage and two times. I didn’t get my stuff until three-quarter of my vacation was over.
Wow! I would definitely stick to carry on only! Safe travels!
That's annoying BUT IMAGINE THIS.....the airhead guy at the check-in counter puts the wrong tag on 2 bags. In other words my bag got some lady's tag, and I got her bag with my tag. I got to DC and it was snowing so everything was a mess and behind schedule. My "new bag" missed a flight so I had to wait over 24 hrs to get it.
Boy, was I surprised when I opened it and it was full of womens clothing.
My real bag was somewhere in Florida with an equally surprised lady. It took 5 days to get everything squared away and by then my original clothes needed replacing.
I was going to training at the FBI Academy and for some reason I forgot my handgun. Turned out I didn't need it but it would've been very stressful for me and some other people if it was floating around Florida.
LESSON LEARNED.....NEVER NEVER ASSUME anything and double check your luggage tag after its put on your bag. After that miserable trip I watch my check-in like a hawk and physically hold the tag while double checking its information.
I always explain WHY I'm doing that so the service counter doesn't have to wonder what I'm up to.
I think what happened was the lady was ahead of me. The counter guy set her bag beside him and printed out her tag and placed it on the counter. Then I step up and was chatting with the guy. He put my bag by the other one and printed out my tag. Then he doesn't pay attention to which bag he's putting tags on.
And that's how s... happens.
Where are the times when you could board with basically anything, watch the pilots through the open cabin door, and enjoy your flight with nice and considerate passengers?
23 years gone, buddy
@@Phlimbob Think of it this way, that incompetent layabout W got a second term and Haliburton got massive amounts of government money.
And a great meal 😭
1960s
Great info as always Megan.
Jacksonville, FL has face scanning.
Total dystopian nightmare.
4:41 Ollie is so adorable! More Ollie please!
There is enough space in a airplane for EVERY passenger to have one carry on. So i SHOULD not pay for others that can not put their personal item under the seat so instead of going after the once refusing the cabin bag to be checked in go and tell the one putting the personal item in the above compartments to take their personal item down , - and should be easy to do for cabin crew.
Nothing is easy when dealing with the public. Plus, that would mean doubling the crew, which would mean higher prices. Most of the crew is prepping for the flight.
If you don’t think that the US government won’t misuse facial recognition then you’re either naive or lying to yourself.
Google, facebook do it already !
@@jpcaretta8847that’s 603storm point. Just because Facebook and google do it already doesn’t mean we have to give them more the facial recognition needs to go out of airports and into the trash cans.
Facial recognition will just make it easier for the .gov to put you on the no $ list. Like what Canada did to those truckers who were protesting Trudeau. When your bank stops your employer from making deposits into your account, and also prevents you from taking money OUT of your account, and puts a stop on all of your credit/debit cards, well, you won't be able to fill up your big rig. It can cost $1,000 or more to fill a typical big rig's fuel tanks. The communists in the US Congress already expressed desire to do the same thing to legal firearm owners, as well as to anybody who doesn't want to wear masks or engaged in "misinformation". Just disagreeing with somebody could get you an accusation of being misinforming.
Sheesh! Are airlines actively trying to drive passengers away?
Sometimes I wonder 😂
Yes. And it worked. If I can't drive there, I won't go.
@@Ronni.MSo no overseas travels?
@@wncjan No travel by plane anywhere.
@@Ronni.M Difficult to cross the Atlantic or Pacific by car.
I had to gate check my roller bag once. I had a direct flight. They lost my luggage in the 30 feet between the gate and the plane.
Now that is concerning! I always felt pretty safe with gate check!
@@PortableProfessional I travel a lot, and overall - I’m pretty amazed that most things make it where they’re supposed to go. I can’t imagine the logistics involved, plus delayed flights, last minute gate changes, etc.
That being said…I was still pretty irritated about them losing a bright yellow roller bag plane side on my way TO somewhere. Getting it back was no picnic - I had to use my air tag to show them where it was. 4 days, 2 supervisors and 1 Target shopping trip later - my bag and I were reunited…at home 😂
Someone took it, when you gate check they just leave on the jet bridge and anyone can take. I used to travel for work and lots of gate check went missing
I had a snag flying out of MSN two weekends ago. For some reason, the guy running the entrance to TSA couldn't get my passport to agree with the picture they were taking. After three attempts, he got a supervisor (which took about five minute) and he basically tried once, rebooted the machine, tried again, and this time it worked. Haven't had that issue before!
A few years ago I flew from Dublin to Malaga and back to Dublin, on Ryanair. I am a musician and opted to purchase a seat for my banjo at the going rate for the lowest cost seat. In addition I paid top price for the superior tickets (still not expensive by US standards) for my partner and I which afforded us two seats with no middle passenger, free check in luggage, advanced seat assignment, etc. The two of us had checked our bags, even though they were small enough to go in the overhead. Consequently the bin above our seats was empty. I placed my banjo in the bin, SOP for US airlines, and a flight attendant ordered me to remove it. I told him I had paid for a seat and showed him the ticket. It was for a window seat in the back. I said we wouldn't need the seat as the bin was empty. He replied that the banjo must take it's assigned seat. So I complied, strapped my banjo in the assigned seat in the back. Shot the banjo and safety card and returned to my premium seat up front. The attendant told me I had to sit next to my banjo even though I had paid for and was assigned a premium seat and there was plenty of room in the bin. I refused and I could tell I was edging really close to the no fly list. I was forced to sit in the back, received no compensation from Ryan for having to give up my premium seat. In addition, this was the return leg two weeks after the first and it was the same cabin crew. I had no issues on the outbound flight with exactly the same situation. A few weeks ago I was on a flight from Santa Fe to Denver on a Sky West United Express CRJ 700. The bin is just large enough to close if the banjo is a a 45 degree angle. (I carry an inflatable pillow) . When they saw I was having easily surmountable difficulties, they offered to to put it in the closet, which I readily accepted. In addition in the past 4 or 5 years I have had no issues with bringing a banjo on board on dozens of domestic and international flights. I do try to dress business casual, don;t sport any jail tattoos, only bring an additional underseat backpack, always courteous and never argue with a flight attendant and am either Gold or Platinum. It all helps.
Bob Denton
Tucson AZ
I have a urostomy bag as I don’t have a bladder. I’ve never had an issue with security although the past few years they have all resorted to swabbing me for explosives. Not sure what the two things have in common but it is no big deal. There is always some amount of urine in the bag and I am waiting for the day when some security agents says I can’t go through because I have more than 100 ml of liquid. I guess I could always offer to empty it into the cart with all the other confiscated contraband!
My mom had an illiostomy, wonder if they ever told her she couldn’t have fluids in that bag.
I just flew back to the mainland from Honolulu last week & they had the facial recognition while going through security. I opted out & it was no problem. They just did a scan of my boarding pass.I think they are going too far using facial recognition.
People think that by opting out, they’re somehow guaranteed their privacy. You scanned your boarding pass so you also have given the airline/airport the information. When you show them your passport, they’ll have your name and information. What’s the difference other than it’ll be faster and easier. I don’t have to dig through my purse to find my passport and boarding pass. Where do you think the biometrics came from when they use the facial recognition feature. It’s from your passport or driver’s license.
I'm so sick of our freedom taken from us day to day
The noose is closing very fast.
if you don''t like it then stay home.
@@Allen-fi4ke What a puerile and inane comment.
@@Allen-fi4ke Well Allen, he's not wrong. And "if you don't like it then stay home" is something one might expect to hear in other, less-free countries...not in the USA. But here we are.
Thank you, Megan. I'm learning so much from you.
Carry on was being abused , the clamp down on larger than specified case dimensions is warranted. It fills up the overhead lockers you are taking other passengers space allocation for their carry on.
Just this last January '24 I was kept from boarding because my boarding pass had not been paid for by the rescheduling airline. I had 3 transfers. My first flight had been rescheduled. On rescheduling the first airline did not properly authorize the final flight. I ended up waiting another 6 hours in Newark waiting for the next flight. Took forever to get the mess straightened out
The plating carrier is responsible for reissuing the ticket and giving control of the OA coupons to the other carriers. Usually what has happened is the plating carrier went into your reservation and rebooked your itinerary, but they didn’t actually resynch the coupons to the new flights so your reservation and coupons were not in synch, and only the plating carrier could resynch them so the other airline in your reservation are left helpless having to call the original airline to get them to clean up and grant control
The consequences of 9/11 have just ruined flying. I remember when it was pleasant, fun and exciting. Airlines and the TSA have made flying a nightmare. I would choose any other way of travel if possible. It's a shame Bin Laden was able to create this situation. It used to be great to be greeted by your loved ones at the gate as you exited the plane. That will never happen again. Theyve gone overboard with the restrictions as any government entity will and it pis*es me off. i was on a flight 3 years ago to Mexico and when the Captain came on over the loudspeaker , instead of welcoming and thanking the passengers he said he was in a bad mood and would put the hammer down on anyone who caused him to come back into the cabin. Sounded like a total jerk. That's a great way to make passengers feel welcome. Flying makes me sick and I don't mean airsick.
Homeland Defense Department has just taken the fun out of everything. And I think they haven't done much at all to prevent terrorism. They just have a good marketing department.
Ollie sighting! It does my heart good to see your sweet dog and how much you love him.
Great video and advice. For carry-on, always use a medium sized backpack, which seems to be well within airline guidelines. But, after seeing your video, I did make sure to check.
The face recognition happened to me when I came back to Phoenix from London. Lady asked where I was going, I said home to bed, I only had some chocolate to claim, told me to stand still and said welcome home Linda. I had my passport in my hand and she never asked for it. I was like whoa!
Nice way to arrive home!
I had the same experience a week ago coming home from London, easy peasy.
Just came back from London. We made sure our checked bag was under the weight limit and followed the carry-on rules. Had no problems, but people were still carrying aboard more, which caused problems for everyone on the flight back.
Airlines need to charge for carry-ons to stop the abuse. I've seen whole families where everyone -- kids included -- have their own carry-on suitcase, plus they each have a big shopping bag filled with stuff, and large coats they are carrying in their arms. These people expect to store all that in overhead bins. It's insane.
United breaks guitars so it's clear to me that a 200 year old violin would be the life of the baggage handlers' party.
I wear a fishing vest under a loose fitting jacket with everything I can't live without, whenever I travel. It has lots of pockets for ID, money, bank cards, cellphone charger, OTC, first aid, chapstick, inflatable pillow, spare underwear, and toiletries. My carry-on is a collapsible zippered tote with a few articles of clothing, snacks, and water. I can put my cellphone in a waterproof pouch. You never know where you'll end up when you take an airplane ride.
Thanks Megan, always great info.
You're welcome! thanks for watching, it's great to have you on the channel.
Ollie is so chill and soaking those loves. Great info in this one. I just returned from Africa and can testify to how all airlines are cracking down on carry on luggage. 4:45
Using the word shocking in video titles is a clear indication of click bait. Please don't do it.
Yes I have run into the face recognition. I opt out. Your dog is so cute
Bear in mind that some of the people you see who appear to have too many carry-ons are flying business class or first class, where more carry-on luggage is allowed. Not everyone with 2 carry-ons is a rule-breaker.
True! Happy travels, Mary!
I’ve taken half a dozen flights this year and it seems that the gate agents just ask people to check their bags at the gate out of habit. There was plenty of space for carryons
If it's not one thing it's 100 others.
Air travel will never be boring🤣.
Love your videos, thanks Megan!
I have had some terrible experiences because gate staff have allowed obviously drunk passengers to board. Worst was QR Doha - Melbourne 14hrs flight in Business with a yelling drunk mouthing off for about 9 hours.
What an unpleasant flight that must have been!
Yup. I had a bad flight from Germany. Drunks smashing into my seat front & back. Just awful on a 13 hr flight. No manners. And nobody did anything to stop it.
One time I took a magazine, rolled it up really tight and nailed a obnoxious snoring drunk in his kneecap which was in the aisle. I bet it really hurt as the rolled magazine was like wood and I hit him as hard as I could at the awkward angle. He was on the other side of the aisle and one row back. This was in 1st class.
When he got aboard he was loudly telling the poor young lady next to him, about him and his buddies all night drinking binge, bragging how much booze they guzzled and how he might've gotten 2 hours sleep. The guy was close to 60 and yet he was blabbering and bragging like he was high school. Really impressing everyone with his alleged drinking ability.
He mentioned something about he might fall asleep and he snores. Yep, that exactly what happened. Wow could that idiot SNORE..probably triggered seismographs in India. I forget how long that flight was but I was getting major irritated.
I paid good money for 1st class and now I've lardbutt drunk ruining my flight. Finally I had enough and didn't tell my wife what I was going to do as she would've interfered. Made sure no flight attendants were in sight and mission accomplished. He did wake up but he was so sloth-like he had no idea what happened.
Know what? None of the other passengers narc'd me out. He did stay awake after that little jab. 🤣🤣
Yes, had my face scanned at Phoenix Sky Harbor and in Schipol Airport in Amsterdam, but not on the return home leg of the trip.
I usually fly 4 times a year, most of the time gates don't close till like 10 minutes before the scheduled time even the international flights. Every airline I have flew start boarding about 30 minutes before the flight.
Avoid it by not flying. Airlines have gotten out of hand and why passengers are on edge before even boarding. It's just gone too far!
Can't not fly. Part of job.
I quit using travel agents years ago when I gave them my legal name as "Billy" and "William" appeared on my ticket. Many times I had to go to the airlines' headquarters downtown from the airport (some airlines have no representation in some airports). When I book a flight online now I send a copy of my passport and/or Real ID with the name "Billy" on it and I've never had that problem. Such a pain in the backside. (No. In over 67 years of life I've never considered changing my name to William.)
I canceled my trip to Colorado Springs CO last month because of airline issues and airplane issues and will never fly again. Now I can live in peace.
The problem with ‘Dress Codes’ on flights is it’s often very vague as to what is appropriate. If an airline is going to enforce this they should have a standard so everyone knows. Most of the times it’s up to the boarding agents or flight crew to decide and that can be subjective. I heard of women being denied because they were wearing leggings… and that was deemed inappropriate. Most airlines just say you should dress for ‘Safety and Comfort’ and that is it…
The women who were denied boarding because they were wearing leggings were not only out of dress code, but they knew full well they were because when they checked-in for the flight they read the section that specifically stated no leggings and agreed to the rule that you cannot wearing leggings as it violates the employee dress code. Oh yeah, and they were employees/pass riders traveling standby as a perk and when we check-in we are given a detailed list of what is not allowed according to the dress code we have to abide by. The women were very much wrong, you never bothered to read the story, and it does not concern you.
@@cxa340 I actually did read that 2017 story, and was aware that the girls were flying under employee benefits. But, there have been others that were denied boarding for many fashion reasons, including not wearing a bra, skirt was too short, wearing a crop top, wearing biking shorts, AND wearing leggings… there were others denied because the leggings were considered inappropriate and they were NOT flying on employee tickets.
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Thanks! Glad you think so!
It's perfectly reasonable for airlines to refuse boarding with a carry-on that's clearly too big or heavy, I mean by more than a centimeter or two or 500-1000g, if they clearly state the allowed limits during purchase and then again during check-in, and for them to charge you extra for it.
What is not reasonable is for them to charge you for carry-on luggage that's clearly within their stated limits, because the plane is too full and they have to gate check it, because a strap technically exceeds the size limit by a cm, or because it's 250g overweight. I don't know if this happens, but if it does then it's wrong.
Similarly, I think it's wrong for the airline to tell you what its size and weight limits are, only to find out at the airport that the airport has more stringent limits and that you won't be allowed to take them on board and will have to check it in at your expense. Airlines should clearly tell you not only their limits but the limits you will encounter at each airport you fly out of with them or their partners whose flights you booked with them.
This happened to us at CDG last year. We purchased our tickets from Delta but the flight was on its partner Air France, and Delta didn't tell us that both Air France and CDG had a lower weight limit than Delta, and we almost missed out flight because of it. (This is when you have to get creative and temporarily put stuff from your carry on luggage in your pockets and wear several layers of clothing to get the weight down.)
I get how airlines want to crack down on people abusing the carry on policy, but things like this are just wrong and an obvious attempt to boost already sky high profits.
I fly Southwest, with a big suitcase I check for free. It’s really old and tough. I bring my small backpack with me in the plane. I get there three hours ahead and just hang out and read my book..
Regarding facial recognition. Currently we have the choice of trading our personal privacy and security for convenience. We may very well regret later when it's too late that we prioritized our comfort for something we can't get back.
Exactly. I've gone along with everything else over the years, but I'm drawing the line here.
You will look marvelous in your gray jump-suit, while housed in cubical 253,569-A33 in sector 53. Well, that is while you are able to be productive for the STATE. After that, there is a special vacation portal that departs at the processing facility next to the steam generation plant. However, the collective good has decided your gruel vessel is a little larger than is allocated for your work specialty and requirements. "Excuse-Me," the automated machine state, "did someone just sneeze??" "Unit 321.557, please follow these 3 men in BDUs, if you please.." With curiosity, you state, "Where am I going??" BDU#1 allows: "Just follow us Unit-557, we are Just Doing Our Jobs.... All will be just fine, this way...."
@@mikejrexecNot sure I understand the problem........
Travelled UK to Dulles to UK going through facial recognition and no government officials have come after me or my wife.
We have been visiting our daughter every year for eighteen years and have always been treated with respect at Dulles.
@@fabianmckenna8197 maybe I don't understand either. Does the system use an existing, verified photo of the traveler, or does the traveler submit an entirely new photo to be entered into the new system?
@@mikejrexec I imagine it uses your passport photo which carries all relevant information.
My husband has essential tremors and it’s really hard to complete facial recognition. He was sent to secondary check at Heathrow and they wouldn’t let me accompany him. Luckily the walls were clear glass and I could track where he was so we could easily join back up..
In addition, if you are denied boarding you might be black balled by the airline or all airlines depending how much hassle you caused. The name thing is NOT about security it’s about control, tracking and $$$.
Can someone explain to me how it is possible for the airlines to overbook a flight? every time I book my flight It shows you the available seats to purchase. And the seats that I've already been taken have been x out.
I don't understand this
Airlines program it so that they have overbooking. This way they don't have a loss of someone cancels their ticket, they make money by overselling seats hoping that not all passengers will show up based on historical data. They make money this way.
You're talking about overbooking like it's normal and moral. Where else can you sell something to two people, having them pack a suitcase and take a taxi for an hour and when they show up at your door tell them "oops i've sold it to both of you, now who's gonna take the fuck off money?". Overbooking is totally unacceptable!
There are always passengers willing to change their flight, or don’t show up, or willing to take compensation that overbooking really does not affect you. The reason a flight is overbooked is because the maths says someone will not show up.
@@cxa340 Yeeeah.... But see, companies do NOT do this the other way around. Like, winter is comping, there are 40 people working on the factory line. On average, 3 workers will be out sick every day. Are they gonna hire 3 more people so there's always enough people? Hell no. And they don't care about the increased workload or decreased production.
As for the airlines, you hear about people left behind all the time. Not that common here in Norway, as it's VERY expensive to leave someone behind. Because monetary compensation. Especially if the airline can't rebook you to get to your destination sooner than a couple of hours late. Last flight of the day to Spain? Oh. You paid EUR 25 for your ticket? And you want standard compensation, rather than a meal we're offering in the kiosk over there? OK, here's EUR 400! And you're booked tomorrow morning.
@@LA6NPA
Again, the stats actually get reported to the government and the involuntary denied boarding rate is very small, you have a bigger chance of winning the lottery. When people get “left behind” it is not due to invol denied boarding but usually because they arrive late to the gate and need a reason to blame the airline
@@cxa340 Don't think you know what "again" means, but anyway. Let's say an airline routinely (every flight) overbook by, say, 5 passengers. Let's also say this is a "standard" 737, nothing special, 3 hour flight. (I'm trying to make this as generic as possible here). What do you think the chances are of having more than 5 people not show up to a full flight, all flights every day? It's pretty low. Meaning the likelihood of at least one passenger being left behind on any given day is pretty high. Would you say it's more than 1 in 175,711,536? (first number for [chance of winning state lottery] that came up when I googled).
Now, I'm sure all the airlines have an algorithm that calculates a number of passengers on any given flight that are highly likely to not show up at the gate, making passengers left behind less likely than a set number by a high margin. But still.
According to simpleflying.com, the worst offender in the US (bumping/invlountary denied boarding), is Endeavor Air, with 13.05 bumps per 10,000 passengers. That's 1 in 766.3 passengers! That's a LOT!
Lowest number is American with 2.24 per 10,000, but that's still 1 in 4464.3 passengers. (And, remember, they have more seats per plane too!)
And these numbers do NOT account for passengers who decide to take advantage of whatever compensation to be voluntarily rebooked on another flight.
@@LA6NPA
So flights are overbooked depending on the route, time, passenger mix etc - not every flight has the same overbook factor - a 6am flight has more no-shows than the 8am flight has, so you do not overbook them at the same rate. A flight to HNL has less no shows than a flight to LGA - so again you do not overbook them at the same rate.
It is no concern of yours if we offer compensation to volunteers or open up the flight change module to allow someone to move their flight for free - why do you care?
The rate for invols is still very low
Thank you Megan! 👍
Any time! Always great to see you here!
Flying has become a misery. Thanks for deregulating the airlines.
Deregulation is not to blame. Putting the .gov in charge of raising our children is. Now we have a large part of the population that only knows how to follow orders, and fewer and fewer who are capable of critical thinking.
Megan, what esim do you recommend? Thank you.
Was traveling from Ottawa /west and when boarding the Agent asked for "Government ID". I produced my Canadian Forces Military ID. Agent stated "I'm sorry. That is not Government issued. May I have your Drivers License , please." I stated," This is issued by the Dept of National Defense. It most certainly is Government issued." She again refused. I stepped aside and asked for her Supervisor. Supervisor arrived in moments and after again producing my Mil ID, she said, "Thank You, Sir. Have a pleasant flight."
At 2:30, if they are closing the gate early because everybody is on board, you (as a subset of *everybody") are already on the airplane..
Not a fan of facial recognition tech forced upon me by government. Also not a fan of people who shame privacy advocates.
And is less accurate of darker skinned people!
I think there is a benefit to facial-recognition technology when it prevents fraud. If someone steals my passport and makes themselves up to look as much like me as possible, then facial-recognition can do better than a human being at detecting the deception.
As for privacy, I'm already resigned to the fact that any airport has cameras all over the place, and someone is able to watch me at all times.
I have a neighbor who (seriously) says it's all for our own good. Her, and people like her, are the reason we are going to hell in a hand basket. 😢 The stupidity/compliance of the general population, is astounding!!!
At some larger US airports, every vehicle entering the airport has photos taken of the driver and scans and records the license plate, make and model of the vehicle.
@@OTatime I had not heard of it, but at this point in time, it does not surprise me at all.
What is the rule for medical equipment as carry-on, does it count against one's limit or is always allowed? The antics of the airlines make me to never want to fly unless I absolutely have to.
I've had to gate check my carry-on because of lack of room. On another note, I just got TSA precheck. I went to the interview on a Friday, and on Monday, I was approved. I saw that woman's TikTok about that. What a horrible experience
Oh no, sorry it was not a nice experience. Congrats on getting approved!
It's about time the airlines cracked down on carry on luggage. I have never had a problem with my carry on because I always check what the airline sizes are.
“Cause issues”??? Oh that’s a slippery slope. The reasons YOU gave are great but I have seen unreasonable biased ones.
People who bring on too large, and too many carry on items are part of the reason that airline travel is miserable.
With name is some times difficult.
For the German umlaut (ä,ö,ü) is the rule that you have to change to ae,oe,ue when they are not available.
So for example Lütholf in the passport becomes Luetholf in Ticket.
That is interesting and something I did not know! I wonder if anyone has had issues with this when travelling, especially outside Europe.
Passports are actually highly standardized from everything from the color of the book, to what can be placed in the MRZ and its alignment - this is why any country can read any other country’s passport. According to regulation you cannot use special characters in a passport and meet standards so you should never see a passport with an ä or ü in the MRZ as these are not allowed, same with the hyphen which is also not allowed and dual surnames are concatenated.
I have had appropriate carry on checked by flight attendants after boarding due to no storage room. No need to argue, just make sure any must have items are in a computer case or other bag that can be stowed under the seat ahead. Of course, this doesn't work if there is no room, and one is seated on the front row. - Enjoy your videos Megan!
I've made a number of flights in Asia where facial recognition was in use. It was much easier and faster, but in Hong Kong, they checked IDs and boarding passes manually (twice) before allowing passengers to go through the facial recognition gate.
More big brother…it might be quicker but it’s creepy and going to get worse.
I'm finally drawing the line at facial recognition.
@@mikejrexec So don't fly.
@@Ghatbkk is that the only option?
@@mikejrexec In some of the airports, yes.
It's about time they start cracking down. On a flight from Northern Ohio to Florida I witnessed the overhead luggage compartment separating as the flight attendant and passenger tried forcing another bag inside the upper compartment. Yes they eventually closed it. I thought what a hazard this is if something should happen. All of that luggage would come flying out hitting innocent Travelers.
After spending the night sleeping on the floor in Chicago, I was #8 for a 6:45 AM flight. I was so anxious about getting on a flight (18 hours after I was supposed to leave) I took a Xanax
Good thing, A man at the end of the line had a tantrum about being told he needed to gate check his bag. He yelled at the gate agent. The jet bridge operator got involved in the uproar too, Lots of yelling.
Had I not taken the sedative, I would probably have been yelling "if you don't want to fly, I'll take your seat!!" which probably wouldn't have helped me. They let him board.
But when I made the cut and proceeded down the jet bridge, the same guy was having an argument with the flight attendant. He was extremely belligerent and was blocking the door. He was lucky I didnt whack him on the head with my shoulder bag.
I still can't believe they let him board.
Yeah, really stupid and irresponsible to pass the problem on to the airplane crew.
Why didn't the airline pay for your hotel room???
In Chicago it seems everyone is an Ahole. No offense to you but I hate Chicago. I've been there 6 times, all for work (police). Every connection I've made thru there was misery and hassle. The very worst flight I took was American Chicago O"Hare to Dallas. Everyone was a flaming jerk. Every employee and the passengers. In 70 round trips I've never seen anything quite like it.
We have encountered the facial recognition at boarding at at least two airports now, and it definitely does speed things up. The only problem they seemed to have was when people were a little too tall or too short and they had to adjust the monitor.
Another trap is when you travel internationally with hand luggage only: if you check in online, download your boarding pass, clear security and turn up for boarding at the gate, I have had the boarding pass scanner alert go-off and I am pulled aside for them to 'validate' my passport details (even though they are already in the booking!!). They need to 'cross-check' the details by eye-ball.
I have had that same scenario more than once. First time it had me a little nervous but you are correct, someone needed to actually see my passport.
I thought security eyeballs your passport?
@@drkatel If they do, they do not register the fact in the flight management database because you get pulled aside at the gate. I might try to get them to do it when I get to the lounge to avoid having to queue at check in.
@@drkatel
Nope - security does not care
The reason to check your passport at the gate is that different countries have different requirements that can end up with the passenger or airline being fined if not adhered to - for instance if you have not signed the inside of your passport you and the airline can receive a fine when traveling to Germany. The reason the gate reader beeped is that even though your passport info has already been collected, the gate agent still has to physically verify your passport contains what you said it does and is in your hands, this can be even more extensive when you require a visa for your travel and your visa is in another passport.