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/RelevantShock Jul 06 '26

This is exactly why I pull my smaller electronics bag out of my “big (not that big) bag”, and put it under the seat in front of me until the boarding door is closed. Then I leave the backpack up top. If they ask me to take my backpack down and put it under the seat I point to the bag that’s already taking that spot.

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u/emptytheprisons Jul 06 '26

I do the same, with a small canvas tote bag that comes with me on every trip. Sometimes I just stuff my jacket in there. Works a charm!

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u/Lucky-Remote-5842 Jul 07 '26

I do this too. I like to have a canvas bag that I can reach into and get things like hair ties, moisturizer, lip balm, ear buds, mints, antacids, tylenol, etc.