Originally Posted by
dgdevil
I didn't know United offered an extra class of service, the Entitled Class.
Yeah, but it's a secret class and the CoC prevents us from speaking further of it.
Originally Posted by
vortix
I would add that it is courtesy to place your laptop bag under the seat in front of you (if you already placed another carryon bag up above).
For the last few years since CO started reserving them for 1P+ I have--100% of the time--been seated in an exit row or bulkhead seat, (assuming I wasn't in F) so this is not possible.
Regardless, I still believe that the airlines consider overhead space to be a first come first served benefit of early boarding. Some airlines even advertise it as such:
http://www.jetblue.com/flying-on-jetblue/even-more/
It would be also be a courtesy to give up your seat to someone with a less desirable seat, too--perhaps an 80 year old lady in the back; any takers? Assuming you got the seat via your status (rather than buying it), the bin issue is just a less obvious example of the same thing.