Row 11 Overhead Bin Restriction A321T LAX/JFK Transcon
Jan 20, 2019, 12:09 pm
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Row 11 Overhead Bin Restriction A321T LAX/JFK Transcon
On our last LAX/JFK flight, we settled into our seats in row 11.
After boarding was complete, a FA came by, opened the bins and began removing the small items placed there (because the bins hold equipment, they are about half-size and can not accommodate any large bags).
A couple of the others in row 11 asked why she was taking their things out and she said that those bins had to remain empty. They objected and said that they had used those bins on many other flights (as have we). The FA said that she didn’t care what others did and that she personally was not comfortable with anything being stored in those bins. Eventually everything was removed to other bins (we could not place anything on the floor because this row is a bulkhead).
I have sat in row 11 on these transcoms probably 50 times in the past few years and have not encounter this. I know that whatever a FA says is “the law”, but I was surprised by this. Have others experienced this on A321s.
After boarding was complete, a FA came by, opened the bins and began removing the small items placed there (because the bins hold equipment, they are about half-size and can not accommodate any large bags).
A couple of the others in row 11 asked why she was taking their things out and she said that those bins had to remain empty. They objected and said that they had used those bins on many other flights (as have we). The FA said that she didn’t care what others did and that she personally was not comfortable with anything being stored in those bins. Eventually everything was removed to other bins (we could not place anything on the floor because this row is a bulkhead).
I have sat in row 11 on these transcoms probably 50 times in the past few years and have not encounter this. I know that whatever a FA says is “the law”, but I was surprised by this. Have others experienced this on A321s.
Jan 20, 2019, 12:27 pm
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Wasn't there a sticker/notice on the bin prohibiting passenger stowage?
If the bin holds any required equiptment, then it may not be used for passenger storage. That is in AA's safety & security policy and once that policy is filed wsith FAA, it is indeed a violation of "the law" to fail to abide by that policy.
Been that way for many, many years.
Whether AA chooses to generally enforce that on this particular aircraft and route is a risk tolerance issue for AA. More than likely, the FA or someone she knows was recently dinged for a violation.
If the bin holds any required equiptment, then it may not be used for passenger storage. That is in AA's safety & security policy and once that policy is filed wsith FAA, it is indeed a violation of "the law" to fail to abide by that policy.
Been that way for many, many years.
Whether AA chooses to generally enforce that on this particular aircraft and route is a risk tolerance issue for AA. More than likely, the FA or someone she knows was recently dinged for a violation.
Jan 20, 2019, 5:18 pm
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i can't remember where it is (outside the bin or outside the oxygen box), but there is a tiny sticker usually. The FA likely is correct here. It just seems to never be enforced.