Originally Posted by
lhgreengrd1
As I said earlier, the overhead bins in the coach cabin are a scarce resource, and they should be allocated on some sort of fair market basis, or some efficient boarding basis - but now we presently have a hodge-podge of both methods on the same flight, that defies the logic of either methodology being used exclusively. Hence the "reasonableness" of the existing allocation of boarding priority is brought into question.
I understand what you're saying but I guess I'm prioritising passenger and crew safety. I would rather be able to get everyone off an aircraft in seconds without having to climb over people's baggage in case of something like a fire. In my mind that seems reasonable.