Airline charging for overhead storage bins
Airline charging for overhead storage bins
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havoc

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33,166 posts

263 months

https://apnews.com/article/jetstar-charge-overhead...

fk me - didn't think anyone could nickel-and-dime more than Ryanair, but clearly I was wrong.

alangla

6,650 posts

209 months

havoc said:
https://apnews.com/article/jetstar-charge-overhead...

fk me - didn't think anyone could nickel-and-dime more than Ryanair, but clearly I was wrong.
Been kind of the default position on EasyJet and Ryanair for a while with the expectation that if you bring a small carry-on you’ll put it under the seat. IIRC, Jet2 allow a large carry-on in the basic fare, but they tend to tag smaller items as underseat if you pass checkin. I’m sure with any airline you’d find the crew urging passengers to put things under the seats if the lockers were full.

keo

2,922 posts

198 months

Not surprised after a recent flight and the amount of bags people bring on with them. Hardly fair when someone with one bag hasn’t got anywhere to put it because someone has bought 3/4 bags on board with them.

vikingaero

12,969 posts

197 months

keo said:
Not surprised after a recent flight and the amount of bags people bring on with them. Hardly fair when someone with one bag hasn t got anywhere to put it because someone has bought 3/4 bags on board with them.
I can board a plane with one backpack within size and weight regs and get tutted at. Yet you get women who bring on say the same backpack, a handbag, duty free bag, coat, food bag etc

Shirley the next phase will be to weigh passengers and charge/kg?....................

keo

2,922 posts

198 months

vikingaero said:
I can board a plane with one backpack within size and weight regs and get tutted at. Yet you get women who bring on say the same backpack, a handbag, duty free bag, coat, food bag etc

Shirley the next phase will be to weigh passengers and charge/kg?....................
It should be. Seen the size of some of these fatties flying! biggrin

Bill

58,248 posts

283 months

alangla said:
Been kind of the default position on EasyJet and Ryanair for a while with the expectation that if you bring a small carry-on you ll put it under the seat. IIRC, Jet2 allow a large carry-on in the basic fare, but they tend to tag smaller items as underseat if you pass checkin. I m sure with any airline you d find the crew urging passengers to put things under the seats if the lockers were full.
This. Normal for years. That and checking in large hand luggage at the gate when space gets tight.

Every day a journey

3,013 posts

66 months

keo said:
vikingaero said:
It should be. Seen the size of some of these fatties flying! biggrin
I don't fly to Benidorm

CSR Performance

608 posts

16 months

Wouldn't need to happen if they just enforced what people are allowed to bring on board.

Panamax

9,320 posts

62 months

The former Soviet Union had Russian passenger aircraft that didnt need all the checked baggage and carousels nonsense. You entered downstairs with all your bags, stowed them on shelves and then went upstairs to the passenger cabin.

It didn't catch on, not least because after collapse of the Soviet Union their airlines switched to quieter, more fuel-efficient Western aircraft.

Hill92

5,373 posts

218 months

alangla said:
Been kind of the default position on EasyJet and Ryanair for a while with the expectation that if you bring a small carry-on you ll put it under the seat. IIRC, Jet2 allow a large carry-on in the basic fare, but they tend to tag smaller items as underseat if you pass checkin. I m sure with any airline you d find the crew urging passengers to put things under the seats if the lockers were full.
Even some of the legacy carriers now have 'personal item only' Economy Light/Basic fares.

Griffith4ever

6,698 posts

63 months

Ryanair and Easyjet have charged for overhead storage for years. You won't have noticed if you pay extra for "speedy" boarding and or "pay-for-seat-selection" (both sucker tax unless you really do want overhead luggage) as that's what they bundle it with.

We travel with underseat bags only in the EU - saves a lot of money and its quite surprising how much you can fit in the regulation sized small bag.