Originally Posted by
uoficowboy
Well, the two item rule is to conserve overhead space (I would assume, at least, though maybe also to speed up boarding), and a suit doesn't take up overhead space.
I've carried on coats folded over my arm before many times - and that has never counted as a carry on. And that often ends up on top of my roller in the overhead bin. But adding a hanger to the mix (and removing it from the overheads) suddenly makes this a problem... Just seems strange to me.
I believe that the two item rule is an agreement between AA and TSA (although I'm not 100% on this). I do know that bag sizing is such an agreement. TSA does not dictate the sizes, but they require that each airline have a size, and enforce it. I have a feeling it may be the same for the number.
In any event, of course something on a hangar is a carry-on. Not everyone will be able to hang theirs, so some could end up on bins. As such, it would take up bin space.
Not surprisingly, people whine when AA staff don't to their job (rightfully so) as well as when they do do their job, if it doesn't suit (pun sort of intended). Another meaning for "Inconvenient Truth" I guess
Cheers.