Originally Posted by
kb9522
What equipment on what airline has one overhead bin per row? Every flight I've been on, the bin straddles two rows, meaning you'll run out of space eventually.
The problem is people choose flights solely on cost. So to be competitive and still turn an acceptable profit, airlines have to cram more seats in. Obviously the number of overheads does not increase correspondingly, so the result is a shortage of overhead space.
Hmm.... Fair enough. I looked at pictures of overhead lockers on A320s (which I have flown most recently) and they show four bags per locker, and of course six seats per locker. So, they run out.
They could specify smaller bags so that six would fit per locker, but they would be considerably smaller bags. I guess that if one airline did that, then people would consider the small carry-on a competitive disadvantage. So, we get lack of overhead space, and some bags going in the hold.