What sort of person boards last and expects to find space for their carry on?
Oct 4, 2022, 2:04 pm
#122
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I don't carry large items of hand baggage so overhead storage is not really a concern for me.
Oct 5, 2022, 1:50 am
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So boarding early in this situation is not really advisable.
Oct 5, 2022, 1:53 am
#124
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Originally Posted by Grace B;34655821[b
]The thing I've found with small items of hand baggage[/b] is that if you board early and place it in the overhead, inevitably some moron will come along with a huge heavy case and drop it right on your little (possibly fragile) item.
So boarding early in this situation is not really advisable.
So boarding early in this situation is not really advisable.
Oct 5, 2022, 2:07 am
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Oct 5, 2022, 2:09 am
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Oct 6, 2022, 2:25 pm
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I was annoyed on a recent trip connecting to LHR for a TATL connection, that as a GCH boarding straight away with group 1 that I was asked to put my backpack, which whilst medium sized was plumply packed, under the seat in front of me. As my only piece of cabin baggage. Surely part of priority boarding is having access to the over head bins for your larger item. Of which this was mine. I could, obviously have packed into a larger cabin bag and had it accepted, but that wouldn’t have helped later on when manoeuvring my larger still, but still cabin sized suitcase that I chose to check in the hold.
Oct 7, 2022, 6:11 am
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on long haul, where there is a bin available per seat, and the bins are very large (you can easily fit two roller bags in each), in my opinion there is no reason not to use the bin above your seat (assuming it’s empty, as his was).
the pain is when I wanted to access my belongings during the flight, they were squished behind his and not easy to get to. And there was no reason why it could t have gone in the (empty) bin above his seat.
Oct 7, 2022, 6:28 am
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There is one very good reason: the hat bin above your head is invisible to you in flight, whereas the one opposite you can watch. There are places where the light fingered are at work and so it's better to use the bin over the aisle rather the one above you. Plus it's easier and safer to disembark in that scenario. Overheads are shared space, ultimately, as they are on train, ferries and coaches.
Oct 7, 2022, 6:56 am
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There is one very good reason: the hat bin above your head is invisible to you in flight, whereas the one opposite you can watch. There are places where the light fingered are at work and so it's better to use the bin over the aisle rather the one above you. Plus it's easier and safer to disembark in that scenario. Overheads are shared space, ultimately, as they are on train, ferries and coaches.
Oct 7, 2022, 6:58 am
#131
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There is one very good reason: the hat bin above your head is invisible to you in flight, whereas the one opposite you can watch. There are places where the light fingered are at work and so it's better to use the bin over the aisle rather the one above you. Plus it's easier and safer to disembark in that scenario. Overheads are shared space, ultimately, as they are on train, ferries and coaches.
I get they are shared spaces, but I still think where there is enough bins and they are available, you should use the one above your seat - just my opinion…..
Oct 7, 2022, 7:05 am
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Oct 7, 2022, 7:18 am
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That's sick!
Oct 7, 2022, 9:33 am
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Maybe I'm dense, but I failed to decode that acronym, and Brother Google was of no help. Would you mind revealing the secret?
Oct 7, 2022, 9:38 am
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I could see his bin as I was stood up - it was completely empty.
on long haul, where there is a bin available per seat, and the bins are very large (you can easily fit two roller bags in each), in my opinion there is no reason not to use the bin above your seat (assuming it’s empty, as his was).
the pain is when I wanted to access my belongings during the flight, they were squished behind his and not easy to get to. And there was no reason why it could t have gone in the (empty) bin above his seat.
on long haul, where there is a bin available per seat, and the bins are very large (you can easily fit two roller bags in each), in my opinion there is no reason not to use the bin above your seat (assuming it’s empty, as his was).
the pain is when I wanted to access my belongings during the flight, they were squished behind his and not easy to get to. And there was no reason why it could t have gone in the (empty) bin above his seat.