Plane passengers divided on airline etiquette
TikTok influencers have divided the internet with their views on what should - or shouldn't - be put in your overhead compartment
Every single plane passenger will have their pet hates when they're travelling by air. And now a TikTok influencer has caused a stir by suggesting theirs is about the overhead lockers.
Space in the holds can be a bit of a premium. They rapidly become loaded up with suitcases, laptop bags, shopping, you name it, and it's in there.
But travel influencer couple Matt and Hillary, whose TikTok account @hillnpoo has 42,000 followers, has now suggested coats should be kept out of the overhead storage. It has led to new heights of debate on social media.
Their video is captioned “Are we wrong for thinking jackets in the overhead is a crime?”
The voiceover explains: “If you plan to fly in 2023, please don’t be the people who fill up an entire overhead cabinet with your jackets.
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"It’s an absolute waste of space. They could sit on your lap or most airlines have hooks.”
The post divided frequent flyers on social media, amassing 600 comments from more than 240,000 viewers.
One person wrote: “Considering that the crew staff asks you to put your jacket there, it doesn’t make any sense not to do it."
While another said: “Well that is not right exactly. I tried few times to keep it on my knees and flight attendant put it in overhead storage.”
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Others however said their experience had taught them not to put jackets in the compartment.
One commented: “As someone that used to travel over 200 days of the year — I’ve been on plenty of flights when the attendant says to not put coats in overhead bins."
Another person, who said they worked as a flight attendant, said: "I hate when passengers put their coats in the bin. Please hold until the luggage is in the bin, then shove your coat in.”