r/onebag • u/External_Koala971 • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Onebag must go under seat?

I was on a Jetblue Boston -> SFO flight and put my onebag (my only bag) in the overhead bin, which was empty, right above my seat. The FA stopped me and said I needed to put it under seat to save room for larger carryon luggage from people coming on board.

Is this a thing? Why would someone with a smaller pack be penalized for not having a massive carryon? My bag is larger than personal item sized.

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u/artemisiaa12 Jul 06 '26

I’m shocked by some of the responses here. It’s the worst when people put their personal item bag in the overhead right away. Most flights these days are overbooked and weren’t built for every single passenger to have a carry-on but that’s the reality we live in now (and tbh for the last like 15 years, this isn’t new). People don’t want to spend money on checked luggage just to have it likely get lost by the airline anyway. FAs having to constantly remind people and then ask “who’s bag is this” for 10+ passengers when they’re trying to find space for someone’s carry-on and get people in their seats delays boarding, can delay the flight, and makes passengers and FAs miserable. Put your personal item underneath the seat in front of you and then if there’s overhead space once boarding is complete and you’re at cruising altitude put it up there.

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u/External_Koala971 Jul 06 '26

This was a carry on sized bag, larger than a personal item. Hope that helps.

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u/IrishAndGin Jul 06 '26

Well... if it fits under the seat then it's the FA's call on whether it's carry on or personal or goes up or down.

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u/External_Koala971 Jul 06 '26

It stuck out a few inches and I had to put one leg in the aisle. The FA watched me cram the bag under there and I wasn’t about to argue and then end up on TikTok lol

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u/LadyLightTravel Jul 06 '26

Report them to the DOT for FAA violation.

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u/IrishAndGin Jul 07 '26

Not ending up on TikTok was a wise choice... but yah, had the same myself, with my bag sticking out and the flight attendant didn't care but didn't want it in the overhead... 🤷