Why do airlines not have you put your bag underneath your own seat?
On airplanes, they tell you to put your bags either in the overhead or under the seat in front of you. Considering that the front row doesn't have a seat in front of them, and the back seats don't have anything under them, would it not be more efficient to have people put their backs underneath their own seats?
Please don't give me an answer about legroom. We all know airlines don't care about our legroom.
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The gymnastics required to put your bag behind your feet in such a small space would be very interesting. Bending forward and sliding it in, sure that works. But pushing it back when you can't see and your legs are in the way? Most people are not good at bending into pretzels in 31" of space.
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Can you put your bag under your seat on a plane?
The under-seat storage is the small section underneath the seat in front of you where you are allowed to stow a small bag or a personal item. There is none of this, however, if you're sitting on the emergency exit row. In such a case, you will have to store all of your baggage in the overhead cabin.Why do you have to put your bag under the airplane seat?
When boarding a flight, any commercial airline flight, from any airport in the world, you hear the same message \u2026 \u201cPlease place your carry on item under the seat in front of you. For those seated in the bulkhead, please place your bags in the overhead bin for take off and landing.\u201dMore answers regarding why do airlines not have you put your bag underneath your own seat?
Answer 2
Inconveniencing yourself never creates an argument. Inconveniencing others, does however. If you were to put your bag under your seat, you would be affecting the comfort of the passenger behind you. That passenger may not even have brought a bag on board, but now finds their comfort dependent on the whims of the passenger in front of them.
I think it's easy to see what the result of this is: complaints, arguments, fights, passengers being thrown off the flight. This does nobody any good.
Answer 3
The Life Vest
Putting your bag underneath your seat could be an obstacle if you had to grab the life vest in case that there were troubles on the flight.
Answer 4
In the event of a crash anything on the floor will slide forward. Having a bar at the front edge of your seat prevents bags from coming to rest against the seat in front and allows a clear space to evacuate your row.
Answer 5
If you are traveling in flight for longer journey then you will feel difficulty at your base in stretching your legs properly as the bags are already beneath everyone's seat..safety is also the main reason behind this..if you put your bag below your seat then there is probable chance of stealing your bag with someone else and you will not even get any idea about this..
Answer 6
I think it's simply a lesser of two evils situation. If the space is under the seat in front of you, you have the option to use it as storage or leg room. If it's under your seat, there would be a bar at the back of every seat to prevent the bag from sliding into the passenger behind you. With a bar at the back of every seat, no one gets any extra leg room. I guess you could put your feet under your own seat in that case, but that doesn't sound very comfortable to me. The current arrangement gives people the opportunity for a little leg room in the place that is most comfortable for most people.
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