Originally Posted by TusCOPlat

Had my first flight on a plane with the new bins and sadly, they are not as deep as the outgoing first-class bins. Aircraft N154SY, operated IAH to TUS, on May 27, as flight 5467. My carry-on bag, the one that's been my go-to bag for more than 2MM, did not fit either wheels-in or handle-in. I've never had an issue with this bag on previous ERJ 175, so I was surprised that it wouldn't fit. The issue, IMO, is the door flat-faced, not curved as shown in the photo above. This meant I had to turn my bag sideways, as did my husband who has a similar style bag, although not identical. The passenger in row 3, also had to turn his bag sideways in order for the door to close. I asked the flight attendant about the bins, and she said they (the crew) were surprised that they could not get their bags in wheels or handles first either. At one point I stood up when the boarding was mostly complete and noticed the flight attendant in the rear of the aircraft was rearranging bags in bins so the door would close. Seems hard to believe such a small item, in this case a door, could have such a negative impact on an otherwise good idea. The new bins do close-up the feel of the cabin, looking towards the rear, but the look is good. One other oddity; over rows 4 and 7, there is a build-out within the luggage bin that prevents you from putting a bag there. Based on an unscientific evaluation of the new bins, I believe there will be fewer storage spaces for roller bags in the first-class section due to the bins being less deep, which will require luggage to be stored sideways and the build-out over row 4/7. I'm hoping this was prototype arrangement and they will "fix" the door issue, which will (should?) allow more bags to be stored wheels-in or -out, as the refurbishment is rolled-out. If the bins on this aircraft are indeed the future standard, passengers sitting in first class with have to swim upstream more often to store and retrieve their bags more often.