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The Ultimate Guide to Overhead Bin Etiquette, According to Flight Attendants
19.07.2023 - 09:43 / cntraveler.com
The boarding process can be one of the most stressful aspects of airline travel for both flight attendants and passengers. As the clock counts down to departure time, the crew is tasked with getting everyone seated, ensuring all items in the galley and cabin are put away according to regulation, and completing all of their safety checks. At the same time, passengers are in a race to be the first on the plane to secure the most coveted real estate: a space in the overhead bin.
Understandably most travelers want to place their bags directly above their seat for easy access during the flight, and so they can quickly grab and go once the plane lands. But the space above an airline seat is not guaranteed or reserved for those sitting in that particular row. In fact, most domestic airplanes have three passengers to a row on either side of the aisle in the main cabin. How do all three travelers get priority for the same space? There are ultra-low cost carriers that charge extra for carry-on bags, but even they don’t guarantee the space above a given seat— rather they just sell the ability to store a bag in the cabin, period. Then there are those travelers who try to place their bags toward the front of the cabin, even if they’re seated further back, just so they can retrieve it on their way out. But is that bad etiquette?
There are a whole lot of questions about the space above our heads. Here, flight attendants give their most practical, and polite, advice.
“So many passengers place all of their belongings in the overhead just to free up the area at their feet for legroom, and that creates an overhead space issue,” says Karina Kay, a flight attendant based in Las Vegas. But personal items are meant to be stored under the seat
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