Internet divided after United passengers argue over who ‘owns’ which overhead bins

The internet is divided over who ‘owns’ the luggage compartments on an airplane.

Users on Reddit have been hotly debating the controversial topic as travelers take to the skies during the holidays.

Several users weighed in after a United Airlines passenger claimed a fellow flyer called Dibs in an overhead bin.

“The woman in 7A says, ‘That’s my trash can, and you can’t use it because I’m going to put my bag in it,'” says the Reddit user wrote.

Several commenters decried the “passenger’s behavior.”

“The fact that she claims it’s her trash, like she owns it,” one Reddit user wrote.

‘Why can’t she put the bag under the seat where it should be?

“I’m glad you put your bag in the same bin.”

“Garbage bins are open, evidenced by flight attendants going through them, rearranging them and checking anything that doesn’t fit,” another commenter wrote.

“She should be happy you didn’t take hers out and move it to a bin in the back where you got yours after that snarky comment.”

More than one user insisted they wouldn’t give up their legroom for someone else’s luggage.

“I pay to check luggage, make sure my luggage fits in the box, I don’t take up my leg space so someone else can fit their huge bag in the bin,” one person wrote.

Another United flyer created a separate Reddit after earlier this year and countered that putting a carry-on under a seat is “the kind thing to do.”

‘I’m a flight attendant and I wish more people understood this. It would make our jobs a lot easier,” one commenter wrote in one post.

Several X users were not so understanding, with one person post: ‘No one owns anything on an airplane. It’s public transport.

“You want the property to be private.”

Several Reddit users shared what they do when boarding a flight so they can make sure they have storage space.

‘I check a full-size suite suitcase at the gate and wait an annoying amount of time at the baggage carousel so I can specifically put my backpack in the overhead bin. That way I feel comfortable,” one person said.

California-based etiquette expert Rosalinda Randall shared Fox News what she thinks passengers should do.

According to Randall, “luggage bins are for carry-on luggage, not for your coat, purse, a book or a snack you need to pick up later.”

“If you’re boarding early or are in the first few boarding groups, you’ll likely have a spot in the overhead bin directly above your row, where your carry-on luggage belongs,” she explained.

She added that other fliers may have to place their bags several rows behind their assigned seats due to limited space in the overhead bins.

‘If the inconvenience of waiting once you reach the gate is too much for you, politely ask them to check the gate. Instead of waiting on the plane, you wait on the baggage carousel,” Randall said.

Regardless of the situation, the expert noted that rude decisions that flyers may want to avoid include placing bags in a class for which the flyer has not paid or placing them in the front of the plane.

She added that fliers should be careful when placing luggage in an overhead bin, rather than “carelessly” [shoving] shopping bags or if you crush them to fit in your carry-on luggage, the items may be fragile.”

Like most airlines, United enforces baggage rules for travelers who wish to bring carry-on luggage on board the flight.

Carry-on luggage on a United flight must fit in a baggage compartment with an ideal size of 9 inches x 14 inches x 22 inches, according to the airline’s guidelines. website.

The wheels and handle of the bag should be included when a traveler measures their carry-on luggage.

United considers items such as wallets, backpacks and laptop bags as good examples of personal items that can fit under a seat in front of the flyer.

Travelers who are not sure whether their hand luggage is suitable for an overhead compartment can have it measured at the airport.

Daily Mail has contacted United Airlines for comment.