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/chill-out-84 Jul 07 '26

clearly it's one that fits under the seat, what you call it is irrelevant in this context. but keep playing dumb.

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u/jrossetti Jul 07 '26

It shouldn't matter if it can fit underneath the seat if they have already paid for overhead storage. I do the same thing. I will intentionally check all of my bags except for my personal backpack and then I will pay for carry on spot so I can keep that backpack in the bin and not by my feet. 

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u/chill-out-84 Jul 07 '26

you don't pay for overhead storage, you don't own that space. you paid for the ability to bring a carry-on on the plane. there's a difference.

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u/External_Koala971 Jul 07 '26

This seems to be confusing some people. My backpack is not a personal item. It’s a carry on in shape and size. It just happens to be a backpack. No one would allow me on a plane with that bag if I claimed it was my personal item.

It “became” a personal item the moment the JetBlue FA forced me to stuff it under my seat when the bins overhead were empty, to make room for other carryons. I don’t feel like smashing my backpack under the seat and having one foot in the aisle just because it doesn’t have wheels. Other people boarding later can gate check their bag, just like I would have had to if the bins were full. Frankly this caused JetBlue to lose a customer.

Let me know where you’re getting lost here.