Is responsibility for your own bag too much to ask?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I dunno. I mean as a 5'1" person I can technically lift my fully packed hard case carry-on into the overhead but it is sometimes a struggle. Thankfully there is always a guy around who likes to feel useful.

As a 5' petite woman, I have a hard time lifting those carryon spinner bags. A couple of times, a nice gentleman helped me. Once I asked the flight attendant, and they said no. lol

I can stand on the seat to get bag down, but if it's heavy, I have a harder time putting it up in the bin.

I am old enough where I recall flight attendance helped with bags. But, this was also when they were called "stewardess".

Look, I'm short and small, too, but you need to be able to be fully able to handle your baggage yourself--pack a smaller or lighter bag.

You people must not fly much. There are newer configurations of planes where the overhead compartments are offset from the aisle far enough that someone 5' literally can't reach the latch. I travel multiple times a month, and I'm not wasting extra hours waiting for baggage (which inevitably takes longer these days) because the airlines designed their overhead space to be unreachable.

So you expect a flight attendant to put your bag in the overhead for you?

Did I say that?

The implication is that someone should do this for people who have packed a bag they cannot physically manage themselves. Who exactly is that person?

It's not my job to solve airlines' labor issues. If they are going to configure their planes so that a full grown adult can't access parts of it, then it's their problem not mine. Given that their alternative, checking a bag, wastes my time and often results in lost luggage, it's not a real alternative.

I travel multiple times a month, and someone always helps if the overhead is too high. It's a total of 20s of accepting help from someone else, if that, for a flight. You all are being nasty to passengers when it's the airlines who you should be upset at.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

You have space under your seat.

Cue your excuses why that won’t work.

How about this: A person is a disabled vet with a prosthesis. They have a carry-on bag that includes additional prosthesis parts & meds, and most definitely can't be checked. Putting that bag under the seat is also problematic.

As for an excuse, look in the mirror as you are a poor excuse for a human being.

You know that’s not what’s going on here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I dunno. I mean as a 5'1" person I can technically lift my fully packed hard case carry-on into the overhead but it is sometimes a struggle. Thankfully there is always a guy around who likes to feel useful.

As a 5' petite woman, I have a hard time lifting those carryon spinner bags. A couple of times, a nice gentleman helped me. Once I asked the flight attendant, and they said no. lol

I can stand on the seat to get bag down, but if it's heavy, I have a harder time putting it up in the bin.

I am old enough where I recall flight attendance helped with bags. But, this was also when they were called "stewardess".

Look, I'm short and small, too, but you need to be able to be fully able to handle your baggage yourself--pack a smaller or lighter bag.

You people must not fly much. There are newer configurations of planes where the overhead compartments are offset from the aisle far enough that someone 5' literally can't reach the latch. I travel multiple times a month, and I'm not wasting extra hours waiting for baggage (which inevitably takes longer these days) because the airlines designed their overhead space to be unreachable.

It's actually your problem because no one owes you help in dealing with your luggage. Great that you've always been helped, but what if sometime everyone declines to assist you, princess?

So you expect a flight attendant to put your bag in the overhead for you?

Did I say that?

The implication is that someone should do this for people who have packed a bag they cannot physically manage themselves. Who exactly is that person?

It's not my job to solve airlines' labor issues. If they are going to configure their planes so that a full grown adult can't access parts of it, then it's their problem not mine. Given that their alternative, checking a bag, wastes my time and often results in lost luggage, it's not a real alternative.

I travel multiple times a month, and someone always helps if the overhead is too high. It's a total of 20s of accepting help from someone else, if that, for a flight. You all are being nasty to passengers when it's the airlines who you should be upset at.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

You have space under your seat.

Cue your excuses why that won’t work.

How would you know?

How about this: A person is a disabled vet with a prosthesis. They have a carry-on bag that includes additional prosthesis parts & meds, and most definitely can't be checked. Putting that bag under the seat is also problematic.

As for an excuse, look in the mirror as you are a poor excuse for a human being.

You know that’s not what’s going on here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

Those go under your seat.

No, it’s too big even with a portable nebulizer with all the meds, extra clothes, etc

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

Those go under your seat.

No, it’s too big even with a portable nebulizer with all the meds, extra clothes, etc

Well guess you’re SOL then

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

You have space under your seat.

Cue your excuses why that won’t work.

How about this: A person is a disabled vet with a prosthesis. They have a carry-on bag that includes additional prosthesis parts & meds, and most definitely can't be checked. Putting that bag under the seat is also problematic.

As for an excuse, look in the mirror as you are a poor excuse for a human being.

It's not problematic, you're just lazy. FFS stop trying to co-opt disabled peoples' struggles because of your laziness and entitled attitude.

[Anonymous]

You just don't always know ahead about the plane configuration. I'm very little both in height and weight but can handle my carryon for domestic flights. We recently went overseas and I was taken surprise with the height and off set of the overhead. Couldn't reach the latch at all. Unfortunately, the DH was an aisle over and could only gaze at the growing back up. Fortunately, there was a taller (and older)woman already in her seat who helped without being asked and saved the day. The stewardess wanted to assist but she was shorter than me! After that, men took over and were quite solicitous upon disembarking. I was okay with that. Many is the time I've opened doors for men, women, young, old loaded down with stuff, or struggle with the heavy glass ones. It never occurred to me to expect people to be 100% self-sufficient 100% of the time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

Those go under your seat.

No, it’s too big even with a portable nebulizer with all the meds, extra clothes, etc

I thought you were b****ing about meds and a nebulizer, why are you packing extra clothes in your medical bag? Those can be checked. Bring your medical necessities and check your other f***ing bags. Stop making this into everyone elses issue when it's simply your lazy AH attitude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

You have space under your seat.

Cue your excuses why that won’t work.

How about this: A person is a disabled vet with a prosthesis. They have a carry-on bag that includes additional prosthesis parts & meds, and most definitely can't be checked. Putting that bag under the seat is also problematic.

As for an excuse, look in the mirror as you are a poor excuse for a human being.

It's not problematic, you're just lazy. FFS stop trying to co-opt disabled peoples' struggles because of your laziness and entitled attitude.

This whole post, especially this response right here is why many people in the rest of the country thinks DC is a cesspool and needs to be cleared out. Really? This is an example of the "best and brightest" living and working in our Nation's capital?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dunno. I mean as a 5'1" person I can technically lift my fully packed hard case carry-on into the overhead but it is sometimes a struggle. Thankfully there is always a guy around who likes to feel useful.

As a 5' petite woman, I have a hard time lifting those carryon spinner bags. A couple of times, a nice gentleman helped me. Once I asked the flight attendant, and they said no. lol

I can stand on the seat to get bag down, but if it's heavy, I have a harder time putting it up in the bin.

I am old enough where I recall flight attendance helped with bags. But, this was also when they were called "stewardess".

Look, I'm short and small, too, but you need to be able to be fully able to handle your baggage yourself--pack a smaller or lighter bag.

You people must not fly much. There are newer configurations of planes where the overhead compartments are offset from the aisle far enough that someone 5' literally can't reach the latch. I travel multiple times a month, and I'm not wasting extra hours waiting for baggage (which inevitably takes longer these days) because the airlines designed their overhead space to be unreachable.

So you expect a flight attendant to put your bag in the overhead for you?

Did I say that?

The implication is that someone should do this for people who have packed a bag they cannot physically manage themselves. Who exactly is that person?

It's not my job to solve airlines' labor issues. If they are going to configure their planes so that a full grown adult can't access parts of it, then it's their problem not mine. Given that their alternative, checking a bag, wastes my time and often results in lost luggage, it's not a real alternative.

I travel multiple times a month, and someone always helps if the overhead is too high. It's a total of 20s of accepting help from someone else, if that, for a flight. You all are being nasty to passengers when it's the airlines who you should be upset at.

This is the winning attiitude that gets you kicked off the flight when you can’t lift your overstuffed bag and the people around you happen to be just like you. The people who lift the bags are the baggage handlers, that’s where your bag goes if you’re too weak or posh to do it yourself.f

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You just don't always know ahead about the plane configuration. I'm very little both in height and weight but can handle my carryon for domestic flights. We recently went overseas and I was taken surprise with the height and off set of the overhead. Couldn't reach the latch at all. Unfortunately, the DH was an aisle over and could only gaze at the growing back up. Fortunately, there was a taller (and older)woman already in her seat who helped without being asked and saved the day. The stewardess wanted to assist but she was shorter than me! After that, men took over and were quite solicitous upon disembarking. I was okay with that. Many is the time I've opened doors for men, women, young, old loaded down with stuff, or struggle with the heavy glass ones. It never occurred to me to expect people to be 100% self-sufficient 100% of the time.

+1 Happened to me a few years ago as well. Never had a problem reaching the overhead before or since.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flight attends only get paid when the airplane doors are closed and are NOT eligible for workers comp if they get hurt putting your bag overhead. Many FAs will refuse to move passengers belongings because of this.

As it should be. They do not need to be getting injured because some short person is too lazy to check their bag.

Some things are not replaceable like medical equipment and medications. I have to travel with lots of meds, nebulizer and other things. Stay blessed.

You have space under your seat.

Cue your excuses why that won’t work.

How about this: A person is a disabled vet with a prosthesis. They have a carry-on bag that includes additional prosthesis parts & meds, and most definitely can't be checked. Putting that bag under the seat is also problematic.

As for an excuse, look in the mirror as you are a poor excuse for a human being.

It's not problematic, you're just lazy. FFS stop trying to co-opt disabled peoples' struggles because of your laziness and entitled attitude.

This whole post, especially this response right here is why many people in the rest of the country thinks DC is a cesspool and needs to be cleared out. Really? This is an example of the "best and brightest" living and working in our Nation's capital?

Spoken like a true freeloader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On another site I read a complaint that blew my mind--that there is no communication from the airlines that you are expected to be able to lift your own bag into the overhead compartment. I was honestly gobsmacked by this. I have never packed a bag that I couldn't lift, carry, or generally manage by myself. Barring disability, do you think it's an unreasonable expectation that people can deal with their own bags and not expect the flight attendants to take care of them? And do you think that expectation needs to be communicated better by airlines?

It’s called the Mamdani Syndrome.

[Anonymous]

If you can’t lift your bag and need a carry on, you buy something like this. It isn’t rocket science. If you need more room, you check a bag. If you can’t afford this bag or the checked luggage fee, don’t fly. The end.

https://a.co/d/8NPaizE