Originally Posted by
Orange County Commuter
Next time you are in first or walk though there look under the seats. Most of the "elite" don't put anything under their seat. And almost all of them had two items (sometimes three or more LOL!) I have actually had some of them say to me "you don't have to put that under the seat" when I slid my personal item under the seat in front of me. Really? Where is the special "First class DYKWIA" exemption?...
First... no one should board with three items. But, that is a GA failing.
As to FC bins... I will confess to often placing both a rollaboard and a laptop case up top. But I maintain a situational awareness of the possible need to move the laptop bag, and the willingness to do so, if the space is needed to avoid being unfair to others.
And, guess what, in my experience there is seldom a problem. In fact, it is not unusual to see an FA use remaining open space in the FC bins for bags brought up from coach.
At 6'2" and with a problematic leg that benefits from stretching out, I am not going to arbitrarily adhere to a "one up and one down" orthodoxy if there is "up" space that would otherwise go unused.
Edited to add: FC OH bin space would be even less problematic if more people were aware of, and practiced the convention of placing, rollaboards wheels-out and in the bins on the 3-seat side of planes (such as the MDs). And, if they were aware that FC FAs really do hang your coat for you. Attribute this newbie naivete to the success of FCM.