Airline passengers fume over ‘rarely enforced’ plane policy

A formation rider who boarded a late-night flight out of Atlanta, Georgia, shared frustrations astir nan baggage-related actions of immoderate chap flyers.

Posting successful nan “r/delta” Reddit forum pinch nan title, “Another rant astir carry-ons and individual items,” nan personification wrote to others, “Seriously, why person a ‘rule’ astir 1 carry-on and 1 individual point erstwhile it’s seldom enforced.”

The personification added, “I watch[ed] a personification pinch two, what I would call, ample rotation bags and nary individual items put some rollers successful an overhead bin while an FA [flight attendant] watched him do it.”

The personification past added, “[Since] I paid to cheque my bag, I figured I’d put my backpack supra my spot and nan aforesaid FA [then] tells maine that I can’t do that.”

The personification continued, “I mention to nan FA that we conscionable watched a personification put 2 rollers successful nan overhead and why is that OK. The FA ignores me, moves on.”

The personification said the flight attendant then put nan container nether nan spot successful front. 

Reddit users took to nan comments conception to estimate astir nan actions of nan traveler pinch 2 suitcases, positive container argumentation habits. 

“Just from a individual experience, I erstwhile was asked astir my 2 roller bags and my backpack arsenic I was going to my seat,” said 1 user. 

A formation rider who boarded a late-night flight out of Atlanta, Georgia, shared frustrations astir nan baggage-related actions of immoderate chap flyers. yta – stock.adobe.com

“I grip my mom’s luggage when she gets connected a level because she can’t. [So] it is very imaginable [this personification was] doing nan same.”

Another personification pointed retired different issues: “Let’s talk astir nan real problem: baggage fees. This is why everyone uses a carry-on now. Which successful move makes boarding and deplaning take waaaay longer.”

Said yet different person, “Airlines request to commencement allowing a much generous checked baggage policy and commencement charging for carry-on luggage. That would lick respective problems.”

One Redditor added, “I stopped traveling with a backpack because I sewage tired of having to sacrifice my legroom owed to FAs screeching astir backpacks going nether nan spot (even though it was usually my only carry-on).”

One snarky personification told nan original poster, “Maybe you shouldn’t beryllium trying to constabulary others, and [instead] should put your individual point nether nan spot successful beforehand of you wherever it [belongs].”

“I’m [a personnel of a] formation unit who often travels arsenic a rider connected commercialized airliners,” claimed 1 user.

The personification continued, “Rule of thumb is that if I’m not successful uniform, I’m not allowed to bring much than nan modular container allowance for immoderate passenger, whether unit aliases not.”

Posting successful nan “r/delta” Reddit forum pinch nan title, “Another rant astir carry-ons and individual items,” nan personification wrote to others, “Seriously, why person a ‘rule’ astir 1 carry-on and 1 individual point erstwhile it’s seldom enforced.” Viacheslav Yakobchuk – stock.adobe.com

Said different personification connected Reddit, “If I only person 1 item, that’s my carry-on sloppy of size, and I’m decidedly putting it successful nan overhead and not nether nan spot successful beforehand of me.”

Former formation attendant and etiquette master Jacqueline Whitmore of Florida told Fox News Digital nan formation attendant whitethorn person been successful nan incorrect successful nan lawsuit successful question. 

“I’m not judge why this rider was not allowed to put her backpack successful nan overhead bin. That’s perfectly acceptable unless nan bins are full,” said Whitmore.

She added, “The airlines person a policy that passengers can return 1 container (of a definite size) and a individual point onboard nan plane. If nan formation is not full, oftentimes this norm is overlooked.”