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From: Carol
Date: 6/2/2015 2:27:48 PM
Subject: bag valet .... on selected flights
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Delta
Air Lines Employees to Load Passenger Carry-On Bags
By ABC NEWS
2 hours ago
Good Morning America
2 hours ago
Good Morning America
The waiting that comes along with boarding a plane
is painful. But Delta Air Lines’ "bag valet" might just help speed up
the process.
The program is being rolled out now and could change
the way travelers board their flights this summer. A Delta employee would take
your carry-on bag and place it in the overhead bin above your assigned seat
before you step foot on the plane.
"It's absolutely a win for passengers,"
said Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare. "It's a win for flight attendants,
it's a win for the pilots to get home."
Delta doesn't plan to charge for the service but the
airline could make money anyway. If passengers board sooner, the aircraft can
depart sooner. One estimate from Northern Illinois University suggests every
extra minute at the gate costs an airline $30. If a flight is 15 minutes late,
that's $450 that could have been saved.
The service began Monday on two dozen flights, Delta
spokeswoman Morgan Durrant told The Associated Press. It will be available
through August only on flights that typically have a high number of
vacationers. Delta tested the process last summer in Atlanta and Los Angeles
and saw some reduction in boarding time, Durrant said.
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