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Dumb question - but why is luggage above instead of below the seat? I seem to find that a lot of slowness comes from maneuvering a 35lb bag up over your head. W
by calbear81 12y ago
Dumb question - but why is luggage above instead of below the seat? I seem to find that a lot of slowness comes from maneuvering a 35lb bag up over your head. When the plane lands, pulling it down is an act of controlled chaos hoping you don't take anyone out while lowering your luggage.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoPlanes are tubes. The widest part is for people. The belowdecks is for checked luggage. That leaves above the seats.
- Serow225 12y agoThe area at the top of the cabin is pretty much 'dead space' in terms of the airframe. In contrast, there's a metric shit-ton of wiring and various piping under the floor (with easy maintenance access by popping up floor panels). There's also other important things under there, like the wing spar pass-through :) If you raised the seats to put the luggage there, the curved sides of the cabin wouldn't allow you to put a seat near the window, so you'd lose a lot of valuable seating area (which airlines track to fractions of an inch)...