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Old Aug 19, 2018, 5:38 pm
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Overflow J bags in closet: E170
Sitting in row 1, other passengers have put laptop bags etc. in overhead above us rather than under seats. I ask FA if she can put my laptop bag in the closet. “No, it’s not allowed.”

I have never heard this before either on AC or any other airline.

Anyone?
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Old Aug 19, 2018, 5:56 pm
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I have only heard of that on the Q400.
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Old Aug 19, 2018, 5:59 pm
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Originally Posted by YEG_SE4Life
I have only heard of that on the Q400.
I know this might sound odd, however there is a height restriction for baggage imposed by Transport Canada in the forward cupboard of Embraer Jets. Depending on the existing contents of the cupboard this may be one plausible explanation.
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Old Aug 19, 2018, 6:46 pm
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I will look again when we de-plane but it appeared to be basically empty.
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Old Aug 19, 2018, 8:18 pm
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I was in the bulkhead on Friday and they offered to put my bag there for takeoff and landing because everything else was taken above us...
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 8:26 am
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...not full.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 8:34 am
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Just take out the laptop bags and put them in the aisle.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
Just take out the laptop bags and put them in the aisle.
I just tried to move it aside and the guy almost punched me.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by 1Newflyer
I just tried to move it aside and the guy almost punched me.
Agreed one should not touch other people's stuff. But to ask an FA to rearrange.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Stranger
Agreed one should not touch other people's stuff. But to ask an FA to rearrange.
You must be kidding.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 11:18 am
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Originally Posted by 1Newflyer
You must be kidding.
Do you like it when other folks move your stuff around?
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 11:33 am
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Originally Posted by Stranger
Do you like it when other folks move your stuff around?
Not by you for sure, but other folks that come after the first folks who put their stuff in the overhead space move the stuff aside if required all the time to make room for their stuff.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 11:51 am
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How about just ask whose bags are these and ask if you could move them? I'm batting 100% with such peaceful interactions and I've never been rejected.

Anyway, for the OP, yes, I have experienced before but rarely... one time comes to mind on either the E90 or E75 where I was told the exact same thing a few years ago. Again, rare. Quite often the SD offers to put it into the closet on these metals.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 12:07 pm
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Asked FA to place in that storage area a few weeks ago with no issues. Overhead was full.
Seated at 1F on a YOW/YYZ flight
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Simon


...not full.
You see that little placard with the red arrows pointing down just above the orange case? That is the legal height restriction of that cupboard.
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