Overhead bin usage on A319
 

Why is it important to describe the woman as "petite"? Is i relevant?

The sole question is whether your backpack meets the published dimensions for carry-on, not whether it fits the OH. If it was oversize, the GA ought to have stopped you or the FA should have it gate-checked. If it is within the published dimensions, neither the GA nor FA have a basis to complaint.

Ignore the non-employee.

Is your bag larger than the allowed size? (9 inches x 14 inches x 22 inches) If so, then yes, you should "feel bad".

The maximum carry-on size equates to 46 liters. If your 75 liter bag is even close to full then you are almost certainly over the size limit.

Seems implausible that a 75l pack meets the carryon size restriction. If so, why shouldn't they comment on your flouting the rules?

I am astounded by how large many of the carryon items with wheels are - in fact I look at them and wonder how they fit the sizer.

Why another pax felt the need to comment is beyond me. I just mind my own business.

Was the FA questioning how the backpack fitted in the sizer or the shape of the backpack? As far as I am aware there is no requirement that a carryon be a particular shape just it needs to fit within the sizer. People often bring on long poles, paddles, telescopic tubes, etc. that definitely do not fit inside the sizer and place them in the overhead and complain when others put their bags in the overhead.

I hike in Eyrope over the summer and often attach my hiking boots to the bottom of my day pack as I want to ensure I have my boots with me - they may be an unsightly item but my comfort for my planned activity is more important than how someone feels about seeing a pair of boots in the overhead. The daypack and boots meet the sizer requirement (together).

As long as the backpack fits in the sizer then just smile and ignore the comments.

If a bag is too long to fit in the overhead bin lengthwise (i.e. wheels first for roller bag), then it's very likely it's taller than the sizer dimensions. Just because a gate agent didn't stop you doesn't mean your bag meets the regulations.

It's annoying when someone has an oversized bag and stores it douche-bag style, taking up the full bin. Overhead bin space is already at a premium on the 319. I'd expect the other paz who may have also paid good money for their Z fares may be frustrated to find that there are only 4 bins for 8 pax, and it sounds like one bag is likely taking up the better part of a full bin.

It's not about :"feeling guilty" is is simply about sticking to the rules. They are there so that the shared space really is shared. It is a zero-sum game. If you take more than what is your "share" than some other passenger loses.

While I generally favor a bit of leniency by agents, this is an area where strict enforcement is important.

I think that's guaranteed, actually. Those bins will take an overlength roller wheels first, so if something doesn't fit it is more than an inch or two too long.
:rolleyes:

A typical 75L backpack is about 33" high. So yeah, it pretty much blows the carry-on dimensions out of the water. Surprised that the GA let OP board with that.

75L backpacks are way over the carry-on size limit, but at least you got on. I'd maybe feel a touch guilty, and move along. Sometimes, especially in Europe, I get tagged for an oversized/overweight rollaboard (usually >10kg), and don't put up much of a fight, even though I know it fits, and I know there will be bin space. The rules are pretty clear, it's enforcement that's spotty.

Is it a DB move in the first 2 rows of a 737, where the bins aren't as deep, if I can't stow my compliant rollaboard wheels-first? I usually put mine after row 3, but sometimes I don't have a choice, and end up in rows 1/2.

I would certainly feel very apologetic.. when you put a bag in sideways like that it is blocking far more than its volume's worth of space in the bin. It's admittedly just a problem on the older 737s and another reason I try to avoid row 1. (there's enough space starting with the aft part of the second bin IME).

OP's backpack is more like a suitcase if you ask me, but yes the very front of the bins on a 737 are super annoying. My Travel Pro 2 wheeled bag fits though, and I'm at a loss to find a replacement for it when it finally dies.

OP, I'm flying last minute this Sunday (well, booked last night, so last minute to me) in First, what I paid doesn't give me the right to take up more space. I don't care what you paid, or if you upgraded, I don't care about status, respectful use of the OHB space is what I do.

Very important and relevant. The volume of a 60kg woman is substantially less than 75 liters. He was carrying a pack that was bigger than the woman.


https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-volume-of-average-human