While airlines have quite a lot of baggage policies in place, it’s standard for carry-on roller suitcases of a certain size to be stored in overhead bins for flights.
One passenger, nevertheless, sneakily flouted an airline rule and was then called out by a fellow flyer.
Posting in “r/delta” forum on Reddit, a flight passenger asked, “How did FA [flight attendants] miss this?”
“Suitcase was ‘hidden’ behind the scenes that separates C+ and first,” the person wrote.
“Multiple FAs passed this before departure and in the course of the flight and I didn’t notice a single one say anything about it,” the person continued.
“The carry-on abuser has outed themselves here. All of us despise you,” commented one person.
One user joked, “Pay no attention to that case behind the scenes.”
“What happened to actual thorough walks through the cabin to make sure items were fully under the seat in front of individuals?” one user questioned.
A Redditor commented, “This have to be some kind of violation that the flight crew is presupposed to do to make sure cabin safety.”
“Frankly, I’ve seen stuff like this recently and I assume now it’s OK for people to not bring their seats back to the unique position in prep for landing,” said one user. “The flight attendants do their ‘walk’ and I’m convinced they see it but they walk right by.”
One other Redditor commented, “Mind your individual business, carry-on narc.”
“Mind your corporation,” echoed one other.
On the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) “Air Carrier Operations Bulletin,” the agency lists rules for proper carry-on stowage procedures.
“Carry-on baggage could also be stowed either against a passenger-class divider or bulkhead if each are stressed for inertia loads, whether it is restrained from shifting by FAA-approved tiedown straps or cargo nets,” FAA’s bulletin reads.
The bulletin also states there ought to be “preboarding scanning to be certain that size and amount of passenger carry-on baggage is in accordance.”
Under the FAA “Carry-On Baggage Suggestions,” the agency says that “some aircraft have limited overhead bin space, and your personal item might want to fit under the seat in front of you.”
