Boeing fulfills one of humanity’s basic needs – bigger overhead bins
Jul 10, 2014, 11:43 am
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Boeing fulfills one of humanity’s basic needs – bigger overhead bins
just saw this: http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2...ead-bins.html/
Seems like Alaska will be the first airline to have those on their new 737 deliveries.
I just wonder what took them so long. The trend to ever more carryon luggage has been going on for more than a decade.
Seems like Alaska will be the first airline to have those on their new 737 deliveries.
I just wonder what took them so long. The trend to ever more carryon luggage has been going on for more than a decade.
Jul 10, 2014, 2:26 pm
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Since a 737-MAX-9 supposedly carries 180-192 passengers, the claimed capacity of 194 rollaboards means more than one per passenger.
Of course, that presumes that passengers put the bags in properly, and that the bags (including wheels, handles, etc.) are not larger than the manufacturer's claimed size.
Of course, that presumes that passengers put the bags in properly, and that the bags (including wheels, handles, etc.) are not larger than the manufacturer's claimed size.
Jul 10, 2014, 2:41 pm
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Like adding roads and the effect that has on vehicle traffic, the bags will simply expand to fill every available space. US carriers need to start enforcing their rules rather than just giving more space for people to make it easier to break the rules.
Jul 10, 2014, 6:12 pm
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Of course, there are also baggage makers who lie about the size of their baggage.
(from http://blog.sfgate.com/travel/2014/0...rs/#24011101=4 )
Originally Posted by sfgate.com
Brand new bag out of the box. The tag says it's carry-on compliant and is 9 inches deep, expandable to 11 inches. Yet, with nothing in it and not expanded, it's already 11 inches. Whether intentionally or not, the manufacturer is selling bags that are the wrong size.
Jul 10, 2014, 8:18 pm
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Of course, there are also baggage makers who lie about the size of their baggage.
(from http://blog.sfgate.com/travel/2014/0...rs/#24011101=4 )
(from http://blog.sfgate.com/travel/2014/0...rs/#24011101=4 )
Jul 11, 2014, 12:36 am
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Jul 11, 2014, 7:54 am
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What drives me batty is Mr. Carry On who can't stow their luggage above where they are sitting, and upon landing disrupts everyone trying to leave the aircraft because their bag is 4 rows behind.
Jul 11, 2014, 8:26 am
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Often Mr Carry On's luggage meets the luggage requirements but the moron sitting next to him brought most of his house with him and used up the entirety of the overhead compartment.
Jul 11, 2014, 9:27 am
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And, what does Mr. Carry On do with his BB suit jacket - in the good old days when they used to have a place for FA to neatly hang the jacket and to stow the bag without getting crushed on top by other items (when checked luggage was free, etc. etc.) (Arrh, missed the DC-10 with the closet for my Armadillo garment bag in the 80's)
Somebody is going to turn theirs sideway & put their suit on top of the bag - and give that DYKWIA stare.
Then, what if some discount carriers decided that they don't want or need to downsize the options for all their flyers with their custom configuration. Plus, what to tell those flying regional/express jets or turbo's ... what to say, what to say when connecting
Somebody is going to turn theirs sideway & put their suit on top of the bag - and give that DYKWIA stare.
Then, what if some discount carriers decided that they don't want or need to downsize the options for all their flyers with their custom configuration. Plus, what to tell those flying regional/express jets or turbo's ... what to say, what to say when connecting
Jul 11, 2014, 9:55 am
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And, what does Mr. Carry On do with his BB suit jacket - in the good old days when they used to have a place for FA to neatly hang the jacket and to stow the bag without getting crushed on top by other items (when checked luggage was free, etc. etc.) (Arrh, missed the DC-10 with the closet for my Armadillo garment bag in the 80's)
Somebody is going to turn theirs sideway & put their suit on top of the bag - and give that DYKWIA stare.
Then, what if some discount carriers decided that they don't want or need to downsize the options for all their flyers with their custom configuration. Plus, what to tell those flying regional/express jets or turbo's ... what to say, what to say when connecting
Somebody is going to turn theirs sideway & put their suit on top of the bag - and give that DYKWIA stare.
Then, what if some discount carriers decided that they don't want or need to downsize the options for all their flyers with their custom configuration. Plus, what to tell those flying regional/express jets or turbo's ... what to say, what to say when connecting
To be honest though, based on the carry ons I've seen most of them won't be able to fit into the bins as modeled.
Jul 17, 2014, 1:33 am
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It will be interesting to see the airlines retrain Pax on how to turn the bags when placing overhead.
It will be interesting to see the airlines retrain Pax on how to turn the bags when placing overhead.
Jul 17, 2014, 4:11 pm
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There is already enough trouble with some smaller jets where the overhead bins are tiny, but underseat spaces are large (the reverse of the usual situation in bigger jets). But everyone by default tries to put big bags up top and small bags under the seat, even though the bags would fit better in those planes with the big bags under the seat and the small bags up top.
Jul 18, 2014, 1:18 am
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There is already enough trouble with some smaller jets where the overhead bins are tiny, but underseat spaces are large (the reverse of the usual situation in bigger jets). But everyone by default tries to put big bags up top and small bags under the seat, even though the bags would fit better in those planes with the big bags under the seat and the small bags up top.