Why do people line up so early to get on flights?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all about overhead storage bins.

Also, let me clear: if I get on a plane after you and your ridiculously large bag is over my seat, I am moving it elsewhere to make room for my bag.

LOL sure you are buddy.

I do it all the time. Or I tell a flight attendant to gate check it to make room for mine. Just did that on Tuesday heading up to NY.

Not on Southwest. I wouldn't know about other airlines.

But on Southwest, I have seen people try this and if someone tries to remove another passenger's luggage, they summon the flight attendant and the FA tells them that they should not move another passenger's luggage. And they are informed that the overhead bins are first come first served. The latter passenger, like Mr. Authoritarian, will have their bag gate-checked if there is no more overhead space. This is only for larger carryons. I have seen FAs take smaller items like purses, backpacks and shopping bags and take them down to make more room for rollerbags. The FAs will tell passengers that smaller items need to be fit under the seat in front of them.

[Anonymous]

Why do adults wear pjs and bring full size pillows to the airport?

And why do I see young adult women carrying stuffed animals to cuddle on planes?

Who knows.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all about overhead storage bins.

Also, let me clear: if I get on a plane after you and your ridiculously large bag is over my seat, I am moving it elsewhere to make room for my bag.

LOL sure you are buddy.

I do it all the time. Or I tell a flight attendant to gate check it to make room for mine. Just did that on Tuesday heading up to NY.

Not on Southwest. I wouldn't know about other airlines.

But on Southwest, I have seen people try this and if someone tries to remove another passenger's luggage, they summon the flight attendant and the FA tells them that they should not move another passenger's luggage. And they are informed that the overhead bins are first come first served. The latter passenger, like Mr. Authoritarian, will have their bag gate-checked if there is no more overhead space. This is only for larger carryons. I have seen FAs take smaller items like purses, backpacks and shopping bags and take them down to make more room for rollerbags. The FAs will tell passengers that smaller items need to be fit under the seat in front of them.

This really burns me when this happens. I check my bag, pay their stupid fee, and then the flight attendant thinks that my backpack of books, etc. should receive lower priority than the loser with the big suitcase. Why should I lose my legroom???? Especially if my stuff was there first.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all about overhead storage bins.

Also, let me clear: if I get on a plane after you and your ridiculously large bag is over my seat, I am moving it elsewhere to make room for my bag.

LOL sure you are buddy.

I do it all the time. Or I tell a flight attendant to gate check it to make room for mine. Just did that on Tuesday heading up to NY.

Absolutely do not believe you.

That’s fine. But it’s true. I have seen others do it too. I have directed flight attendants to move bags, especially if their owners are sitting back several rows.

Flight attendants are not bellhops. You can tell them to move bags around to your heart's content but there's zero chance they'd do it.

Must be something about the way I make my wishes known (which is calmly and authoritatively but no nonsense) but they have always followed my directions In this regard. About half the time they just gate-check the bag.

Why would you do that to someone? Maybe there is no space at their seat so they are putting it in where they can? There’s no reserved overhead bin space. You are causing someone a lot of extra time for something they didn’t do wrong. First come first served.

This person is making stuff up. I fly about once a week and have never seen this happen. Occasionally the FAs will try to consolidate bags so they can squeeze one more in, but you don't have a right to the space over your seat. For one thing there are three seats in the row and rarely space for three bags (unless it's one of the new planes where you can stand the bags on their side). So only 1-2 of the 3 is going to get that space. The bag moving PP is just a complete douche and will for sure be in one of those viral travel videos soon.

Clearly Mr Authoritarian is lying about the bag he’s checking and banking on hope that owner isn’t nearby. Could go south quickly for him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Airlines have it all wrong. They should allow people to check two bags for free and charge $20 for overhead space. Only carryons that can fit under the seat should be free.

THIS

+1, but make it $100 per carryon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all about overhead storage bins.

Also, let me clear: if I get on a plane after you and your ridiculously large bag is over my seat, I am moving it elsewhere to make room for my bag.

LOL sure you are buddy.

I do it all the time. Or I tell a flight attendant to gate check it to make room for mine. Just did that on Tuesday heading up to NY.

By the time you get on, the bins are closed. No, you don’t do this all the time. My husband has flown over 2,000,000 miles and he said he’s never heard of this happening ever.

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They say to the later boarders that bins are getting full, so place your bag wherever you find space. No dibs on space above your seat.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all about overhead storage bins.

Also, let me clear: if I get on a plane after you and your ridiculously large bag is over my seat, I am moving it elsewhere to make room for my bag.

LOL sure you are buddy.

I do it all the time. Or I tell a flight attendant to gate check it to make room for mine. Just did that on Tuesday heading up to NY.

Absolutely do not believe you.

That’s fine. But it’s true. I have seen others do it too. I have directed flight attendants to move bags, especially if their owners are sitting back several rows.

Flight attendants are not bellhops. You can tell them to move bags around to your heart's content but there's zero chance they'd do it.

Must be something about the way I make my wishes known (which is calmly and authoritatively but no nonsense) but they have always followed my directions In this regard. About half the time they just gate-check the bag.

Why would you do that to someone? Maybe there is no space at their seat so they are putting it in where they can? There’s no reserved overhead bin space. You are causing someone a lot of extra time for something they didn’t do wrong. First come first served.

This person is making stuff up. I fly about once a week and have never seen this happen. Occasionally the FAs will try to consolidate bags so they can squeeze one more in, but you don't have a right to the space over your seat. For one thing there are three seats in the row and rarely space for three bags (unless it's one of the new planes where you can stand the bags on their side). So only 1-2 of the 3 is going to get that space. The bag moving PP is just a complete douche and will for sure be in one of those viral travel videos soon.

When seated in the bulkhead with no underseat storage the flight attendants have moved other peoples bags. So some people get to board early like families and I/we then board and have found what are supposed to be lap babies in our seats. Or they prefer our purchased upgrade and expect us not to get our seats. One time some body should have had 2 seats and asked me to find somewhere else to sit.

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure that guy has ever even been on a plane.

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Why would you do that to someone? Maybe there is no space at their seat so they are putting it in where they can? There’s no reserved overhead bin space. You are causing someone a lot of extra time for something they didn’t do wrong. First come first served.

Not the quiet, yet authoritative poster: However, there is assignment overhead bin space when you choose the more-room seats. That makes the upgrade even more worth it knowing i am guaranteed to have a spot for my luggage.

Really? I’ve never noticed assigned over-head bin space when I’ve upgraded my seats.

There is on American. Just got off a flight and noticed it above my seat. However that’s the first time I’ve seen it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all about overhead storage bins.

Also, let me clear: if I get on a plane after you and your ridiculously large bag is over my seat, I am moving it elsewhere to make room for my bag.

LOL sure you are buddy.

I do it all the time. Or I tell a flight attendant to gate check it to make room for mine. Just did that on Tuesday heading up to NY.

By the time you get on, the bins are closed. No, you don’t do this all the time. My husband has flown over 2,000,000 miles and he said he’s never heard of this happening ever.

DP but just because your important flyertalk poster husband hasn't seen it doesn't mean it's never happened.

[Anonymous]

And to answer my question, if I'm doing this it's to claim my seat before the big family tries to take my seat for little screaming Larlo. I pay for specific seats, no you can't just plop down in it for free.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Why would you do that to someone? Maybe there is no space at their seat so they are putting it in where they can? There’s no reserved overhead bin space. You are causing someone a lot of extra time for something they didn’t do wrong. First come first served.

Not the quiet, yet authoritative poster: However, there is assignment overhead bin space when you choose the more-room seats. That makes the upgrade even more worth it knowing i am guaranteed to have a spot for my luggage.

Really? I’ve never noticed assigned over-head bin space when I’ve upgraded my seats.

There is on American. Just got off a flight and noticed it above my seat. However that’s the first time I’ve seen it.

It's not assigned, it just says those bins are reserved for Main Cabin Extra. Someone else in Main Cabin Extra could put their bag in whichever of those bins they want, not just the one over their seat. I've had to do that when the bin over my seat (in Main Cabin Extra) is full.

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I like to stand for a while and allow the blood to circulate before boarding. I might as well stand in line. Honestly, I've never been in a boarding group or queue when I've had to worry about overhead bin space.

I'm also laughing at the posters who seem to think that they "own" the bin space above their assigned seat, or think that small bags/coats have the same priority as carry-on luggage.

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Anonymous wrote:I like to stand for a while and allow the blood to circulate before boarding. I might as well stand in line. Honestly, I've never been in a boarding group or queue when I've had to worry about overhead bin space.

I'm also laughing at the posters who seem to think that they "own" the bin space above their assigned seat, or think that small bags/coats have the same priority as carry-on luggage.

Again, tell me why I should give up my legroom to accommodate the cheapskate who won't check his own bag? What is the rationale? Why does your bag have priority over mine because it is "bigger"?