Passengers not in J putting their luggage in J's overhead bins
Sep 21, 2017, 1:36 pm
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When I seat in wide body J seat where there is a bin above every seat, I usually close the bin right after I put my stuff in there. It does two things:
1. Help FA's a bit
2. Prevent the situation mentioned above.
1. Help FA's a bit
2. Prevent the situation mentioned above.
Sep 21, 2017, 3:48 pm
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On AA and UA the cabin crew make the announcement while boarding to only use the overhead bin by your seat...and when you think about it, it makes sense, everyone is entitled to have space overhead their respective seat.
The person who somehow thinks they own all the overhead bin space with umpteen bags is not tolerated on UA & AA...
The person who somehow thinks they own all the overhead bin space with umpteen bags is not tolerated on UA & AA...
Sep 21, 2017, 3:54 pm
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OTOH - The pricing structure on airlines is Bass-ackwards in my opinion. The passenger should be given a free bag to check and you pay for the overhead space. You see people boarding with a roll on bag, a bag pack atop it, a computer bag and a purse at times.
I don't mind it if I am in J, I feel a lot of empathy for the poor guy/girl who is last on because his boarding group is 9, the flight is full and they have a bag. What are they supposed to do?
I don't mind it if I am in J, I feel a lot of empathy for the poor guy/girl who is last on because his boarding group is 9, the flight is full and they have a bag. What are they supposed to do?
Sep 21, 2017, 4:04 pm
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Mind you, OTOH that's not fair for people who paid for their checked luggage.
What about going the LH way and allow for only one cabin item in Y?
Sep 21, 2017, 4:25 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 5:24 pm
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You also need to take into account which of the following two options is preferable as a J passenger:
- An economy passanger bag going into J bin
- Taking a 10 minute delay on the flight departing because the Y bins are full and there is one or two last minute bags that need to be gate checked.
Personally I would be happier with my flight departing and arriving on time.
Sep 21, 2017, 6:06 pm
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More than reasonable.
You also need to take into account which of the following two options is preferable as a J passenger:
- An economy passanger bag going into J bin
- Taking a 10 minute delay on the flight departing because the Y bins are full and there is one or two last minute bags that need to be gate checked.
Personally I would be happier with my flight departing and arriving on time.
You also need to take into account which of the following two options is preferable as a J passenger:
- An economy passanger bag going into J bin
- Taking a 10 minute delay on the flight departing because the Y bins are full and there is one or two last minute bags that need to be gate checked.
Personally I would be happier with my flight departing and arriving on time.
Sep 21, 2017, 6:29 pm
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Not a one off. FA on my last DCA flight did it. She had closed the bins althouna few were empty. A Y pax who had not been to his seat started opening them. She politely but firmly told him "I need to save them for my business class pax". I complimented her. ^
Sep 21, 2017, 6:34 pm
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This happened yesterday on my ORD-YUL flight. But it happened only after all of the J class passengers had been seated. There was (surprisingly) still room in the overhead bin, so it didn't really bother me that someone put their bag in J class. They were clearly out of room in coach.
As long as everyone in J is seated, I really don't see the harm. At some point it's just J passengers being selfish.
As long as everyone in J is seated, I really don't see the harm. At some point it's just J passengers being selfish.
Couldn't agree more. OTP trumps the "not in MY bin" attitude some seem to have.
Sep 21, 2017, 7:10 pm
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However, if Y pax then proceed into the J cabin hourly to access their bag, that is an issue.
If there is space, store it. But don't access it continually (to be honest this is annoying anywhere).
If there is space, store it. But don't access it continually (to be honest this is annoying anywhere).
Sep 21, 2017, 8:32 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 2:22 am
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I took a BA flight a couple days ago, and as soon as the J passengers finished boarding, the cabin crew started saying "feel free to place your bags in the first available overhead bin space you see". It seemed like a good compromise between keeping J bin space for J pax and making sure departure wasn't delayed by people struggling to find space for their bags.
Sep 22, 2017, 7:49 am
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