Originally Posted by
emma69
I often put both items in the overhead, but my handbag goes on top of my rollaboard, thus taking up no more real estate in the overhead than just the rollaboard. I would not want anyone else putting their bag on mine (their bag might be heavy, have liquids that leak etc.) so what harm is it doing to have both up top?
I guess it depends on the size of the objects in question.
Does your second item ever prevent another passenger from placing their jacket into the overhead without having to smash it in?
Given the crowds on planes, it might be easier to enforce a rule for all passengers rather than having the FAs examining every second article a passenger wishes to place in the bin to ensure equal treatment.
I would think that it's not a problem to place a second item overhead once all passengers are boarded and it's clear that there is room for the second item.
By the way, in your own post you suggest that someone else might put a bag on top of yours. Therefore, you are admitting that your second item may block someone from putting their one item in the bin. So you kind of blew your own argument.