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the airplane's caste system, decided entirely by boarding group.
means the storage compartment above airline seats, a scarce resource that turns polite adults into linebackers at gate call.
from introduced as air travel shifted from spacious jet-age comfort to packed cabins in the deregulation era of the late 1970s, when airlines needed somewhere to put the carry-ons that grew as checked-bag fees grew.
capacity mathone bin, roughly six roller bags, forty passengers wanting in
boarding groupsexist mostly to ration bin space, not seats
gate-check surgefree last-minute gate-checking exists because bins run out
wheels-in ruleloading bags wheels-first fits nearly 50 percent more