An American Airlines passenger, sitting in the bulkhead row of economy, complained that another passenger was storing their luggage in ‘his’ overhead bin. He’s already seated, and has more luggage than he is allowed, and he doesn’t want anyone else adding to the bags above his row.
>”This guy put his luggage up here, now we don’t have any space… He’s got no space! ..Look! That guy put his luggage up here!
A flight attendant on board is not having it, warning him to stop: “Sir, I’m going to ask one more time. You need to stop with this whole luggage situation.”
The passenger, though, decides to escalate – with a threat to call the police. He says “You point your finger at me one more time, I’m calling the police.” Because a finger is somehow assault? (This passenger isn’t a lawyer but he plays one on board.)
The flight attendant is… amused (“You’re going to call the police on me? Okay.”). The crewmember walks away. The man is escorted off of the aircraft. And according to another passenger on board, the man also was making “racist comments” at the passenger whose bags he didn’t want in the bin above his row.
Guy freaks out over overhead storage on flight and gets himself kicked off plane
by u/Cool_Disaster2484 in PublicFreakout
There are very few official rules about which passengers can access which bins. On Delta and on American there are small placards in the bins identifying them as belong to first class, main cabin extra, or main cabin seats. The implication – not made explicit – is that these bins should not be used by passengers who aren’t seated in those seats.
Beyond that bin use is first come, first served. Once your bag is in a bin, it’s generally accepted that you can use the bin for your items. There’s also an expectation that some bin space should be made available to passengers in bulkhead seats where no underseat storage is available in front of them, because they can’t keep personal items at their feet for takeoff and landing.
Other than that, though, it’s pretty much catch as catch can. Newer, larger overhead bins create less of a condition of scarcity. But if you want bin space, make sure not to be the last to board because it otherwise might be gone – or a gate agent might insist that it is gone, when it isn’t, out of a fear that they’d need to gate check bags and slow departure.
Minimize how much you touch other passengers’ bags. Ask a flight attendant for help (but simply carry on if they aren’t helpful). And once the plane is mostly boarded, take anything you find in rows in front of your seat as you proceed back in to the aircraft.
No matter what, getting into a conflict with another passenger over bin space, and threatening to call police on cabin crew, will never end will… for you.
@ Gary — Another day, another idiot gets thrown off a plane.
You have to listen to the FA. Full stop.
Joseph, I can’t wait to apply to be an FA, work on your flight, and tell you to chop off your…
*breaks out magnifying glass*
*breaks out scanning electron microscope*
*submits for peer review in Cell*
…okay, that qualifies as a dick.
In my airline manager days I had a passenger call 911 on me when I told them to get off of an airplane. I told them “Great, saves me the call, I’ll be waiting on the jetway.” It of course didn’t go like it probably did in his intoxicated head.
That airport had a very unique governance that sometimes made things pretty easy as far as law enforcement was concerned. I could refund a passenger’s ticket to form of payment, advise them to get off the plane, and if they didn’t comply, have them taken out for criminal trespass. TSA also liked to be called because anybody doing something to warrant police on a plane meant they were getting banned from passing through any checkpoints for 24 hours. People just didn’t understand how bad their day could get when they started getting mouthy….
This should be a common occurrence for those with more carry on bags than allowed (also oversized bags). Deplane, sort it out and catch the next available airplane at their own expense.
Is it his manbun or pink thong that’s twisted too tight?
I can’t take todays pax. I’d like to go off on the tough guy just for how ridiculous he looks. I flew during the days when people were respectful of the crew and others.
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that if the overhead says first class then it’s for first class.
Oh those silly Trumpsters are at it again!
Most Air NZ flights between Au and NZ are all 3-3 seats with extra legroom up front for elites or a price. On a recent flight I watched as a group of Chinese came on early and put all their bags in the bin above Row 3. All but one are seated further back in the plane. FA walks down, looks at bags and asks the one in Row 3 if these are all her bags. I guess she said yes as then the FA says “you have vastly exceeded your carry-on allowance, so I’m afraid these need to be off-loaded”. Pax fesses up and bags get moved to where the rest are seated. Brilliant!
I have also been on Qatar in Q Suites and had the FA move bags forward from Y which roved a non-issue.
People are so Stupid. That’s why this Moron was kicked off the flight.
That’s why I love putting my bags in the first bins at the front of the plane even though my seats are in back. Much easier to board and deboard. This event shows- no bins are reserved for ANYONE!
It is “assault” in some places to point a finger. It is battery when the finger makes contact with the body. Still, he doesn’t own the bin.
Enjoy the bus … but remember there is less overhead bin space there!
@ NedsKids, And if the didn’t cooperate you had them beaten up. I know that airport.
@Don , Is this some kind of rage bait? You’re kidding, right?
Why can’t people cooperate and be polite? Pretty much everything fits in overheads and under seats if people just work together and speak to each other politely. “Please” and “would you mind if”¿ go a long way.
People need to be careful what they wish for or complain about. If a major airline see’s an opportunity for $$ they will give you exactly what you ask for, for a fee of course. That free overhead space just turned into those seats that use to be free as well
TYPICAL DEPLORABLE!