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What if your bag is far from your seat?

• netsharc 3y ago
  That feels like an American thing, I fly in Europe and my luggage is almost always above my head or across the aisle. Do American fliers put it in the first space they see in the overhead luggage?
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  • antonyt 3y ago
    In my American experience, flights these days are almost always completely full, and almost every passenger is bringing both an under-seat and overhead-bin carry-on item. The last 10% or so of boarders are often left with no overhead storage near their seats. The last 5% or so of boarders are often left with no overhead storage available at all. "Put it in the first space you see" is often explicitly an instruction that the cabin crew gives to boarders as overhead space starts dwindling. Passengers aren't doing it out of preference.
  • TillE 3y ago
    EasyJet (ie, in Europe) is constantly packed, and people who board later frequently need to find space elsewhere for their bag, because the space near them has already been taken.