On Jan 10, 2006, at 4:51 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Both women asked me several times if I was in Business Class or Economy. I was in Economy, of course. I asked why it made a difference. The supervisor insisted that that in Economy, the bins would not handle the weight.
The only logical reason I can think of is that the smaller bag will tempt other passengers to stuff their bags into the same overhead bin, so the combined weight may be too much. I've never been in business class but I suspect there are fewer seats per overhead bin.
When my partner went to Scotland a couple of years ago she bought a big heavy coat. As carry-on it was too heavy in combination with her other luggage, and it was a bit too big to squeeze into the suitcase. She simply wore it through check-in... no problems.
- Dave
