Originally Posted by
WRCSolberg
Likewise. I remember reading someone's solution to this problem here a while back after someone did the same to his bag. He calmly took their bag out, replaced it with his, and then took their bag to the front of the plane to have it gate checked.
(Not that I condone this, in the broad sense, I suppose it could be considered theft....)
calling it theft is quite a stretch. But it's not nice to move someone's stuff without their permission. What about rearranging stuff in the overhead bin to accommodate your stuff, turning bag around to make more efficient use of the space? What about a hat taking up three feet out of the length of an overhead and you removing it and giving it to the owner? Reasonable accommodation on both sides is necessary.
Originally Posted by
WRCSolberg
Well, in general, I agree with you, but there can be a number of complexities to the situation. If the bins above his seat were full, he had every right to put his bag wherever he wanted. And yes, my vision is sufficient that I can generally tell if the space above my seat is occupied several rows away.
At any rate, he/she was wrong to move his bag. And I find it somewhat suspicious that this person's first post is a rather incindiary topic.
True a situation of not finding any overhead space can develop through any number pf pathways and sometimes no one is ti be blamed. Again, if your assessment is correct, if youhave done nothing wrong. But why was space so full near your seat that you have to park your stuff 20 rows ahead? Someone probably brought way too much stuff on board.