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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard FAs say- I don't lift bags.

It always catches me by surprise when it is a elderly woman or really short woman or even an unaccompanied 12 year old who can't lift their bag up. Also, I have a terrible back but I am still helping other people when the FAs refuse to help[/quote]

I am one of the people calling the overreactors here jerks but I don't think FAs (or anyone) should be REQUIRED to help and I believe FAs are sometimes not allowed to because it exposes the airline to workers comp risks[/quote]
Of course they shouldn't. They aren't even PAID while passengers are boarding. What kind of a AH would ask someone not even being paid to do a basic task [b]that they should be able to complete themselves[/b].[/quote]

Why should they? They “should” be taller? They “should” be older (in the case of children) or younger (in the case of the elderly)? Perhaps the aircraft designers “should” have taken more care with making bins accessible for more passengers, but your idea of what people “should” be able to do is simply…your idea. [/quote]

No but they SHOULD check a bag they can’t lift into the overhead if they’re too short, old, young, etc.

You completely missed the point of this post. [/quote]

Your point is obvious— people with fewer or different physical abilities should pay $35-$50 and hours of their time to ensure that a greater share of the resources they paid for are made available to you and those you deem worthy.

The airlines could have a rule like this if they wanted, and they do not, because such a rule would disproportionately impact travelers based on matters such as age, sex, and disability— in other words such a rule would be illegal. 
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In my first trimester with my second child I was on a lifting restriction - nothing over 10 lbs and nothing over my head over 5 lbs. I had to travel for work and asked a man if he’d be willing to put my bag in the overhead compartment for me. He clearly assumed it would be heavy/ expected it to be because he went to fling it up with both hands and he seemed very surprised when it went flying (and perhaps a bit confused). [/quote]

Why would you not check this bag?[/quote]

Pp here. I think my bags I brought on board (given my weight limitations) must have been my purse (or a backpack functioning as a purse?) and my laptop - so I really couldn’t check either. I booked my ticket very last minute since I was a replacement for my colleague (and also because it was to Florida in the summer during Zika and I had to check with my doctor). I can’t remember whether I sat in a bulkhead and didn’t have space in front of me or whether it was hard to fit my purse and my laptop or or if I just wanted the leg room. I did check my main bag but - since my total bags I carried with me were limited to 10 lbs -  whatever I put overhead couldn’t have weighed much. [/quote]

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