New Boeing 737s to get innovative Space Bins, increasing cabin capacity by 48 percent

Haven't been on there in awhile but Pinnacle/NWA/Endeavor/continued on into DAL, at least the regional, were doing that back in the NWA days and have continued on and were fairly religious about enforcement of it. It was pass or gate check and if a problem on the plane, it went to the hold.

personally, that makes the most sense

nice!!

And the real winners are those that are seated at the back of the airplane but toss their carry-on in the first open overhead they come to. smh

Huh, this comment is weird, jaundiced, and I'm surprised it has so many upvotes. As someone who's on ~4 legs a month, I think the average person indeed carries a standard size carry-on. Y'all are being extremely cynical to think otherwise. Moreover, we do often see people who exceed that, but it is the very noticeable and obvious exception that stays with us.

IMO, there are people who don't know how to pack a bin who waste its space. Some of us know what we're doing when we get into the terminal. The rest need to learn to:
1) put anything that could set off the detector in your bag.
2) put your donning items through the x-ray first.
3) put everything back in your pockets on the tram or moving walkway.
4) not stop in the middle of the concourse.
5) carry your roller in front of you and your shoulder bag behind you while finding your seat or disembarking, so the roller doesn't hang on a seat behind you.
6) lean on your own seatback when getting in and out, never someone else's.
7) not cross the midpoint of the armrest.
8) not stop as you get off the plane or out of the jetway without standing aside.
9) control your kids from touching every bag on the carrousel.

Underwear and grooming items might be what you need, but don't assume that's what everyone else needs. I can buy replacements for those in just about any pharmacy or department store in the country, for under $20. What I need, and which would be impossible or extremely difficult to replace, is the electronics I typically carry when I travel. Laptop with specialized software, radios, camera, etc.

I assume most sensible people book hotels that are capable of supplying emergency needs in the case of airline baggage loss or delay? A great many passengers are vacationists and would rely upon insurance or tour operators whilst business travelers already have a fall back position and probably know better!

Preacher? I fully understand your argument.

Well, you would think that if they missed the carry on size box, they might be gate checked for convenience but should be charged as per the airline policy. That is really not fair to those that did check and pay.

Well, then, by your logic you also have to weigh the passenger.

How about we keep the dang TSA out of this? The TSA is NOT responsible for checking bag sizes, nor should they be. The AIRLINE should do this!
Once in a great while I've seen a brave Gate Agent throw down on an idiot who tried to bring a 1.5x size "carry-on" through the boarding gate. I thank them every time I see that!

Is your solution to make bins smaller in order to improve satisfaction?

What this does is provide more space for carry-on luggage, of which there is never enough. How is that going to make the cabin more cramped? If anything, it will keep people from having to stow bags under the seat in from of them because all the bins are filled.

I see that all the time, the first people to board stuff their carry-on into bins close to the door because they are lazy, or they put things into bins over another row of seats because they bins by their row are filled. By the time the passengers booked into the other rows show up, their bins have been filled by the earlier boarders.