Airlines resizing overhead bins to better fit carry
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Packed planes and a high volume of carry ons are forcing airlines to expand the space above passengers' heads,p90x workout schedule. United and Delta are the latest airlines to replace or upgrade bins so they hold more luggage. And engineers at Boeing are designing jet interiors with today's bulkier luggage in mind.
It's a chance to placate passengers who feel as if they've been thrown into a roller derby every time they board a plane. Because of fees on checked bags,sac burberry, more passengers are using carry ons, which are growing in size. And with planes more crowded than ever,ferragamo belt, bins fill before all passengers have reached their seats. The result is upset travelers,rayban, harried flight attendants and delays.
The percentage of passengers taking bags aboard has hovered around 87 percent in recent years, United Continental says. And "the size of the carry on has increased. They are stretching the limits of their bags,marc jacobs handbags," says Scott O'Leary, managing director of customer solutions at United Continental Holdings Inc.
At first blush, it might seem that airlines risk giving away fees if more people can fit carry ons on board. But airlines often waive bag fees when luggage can't fit overhead and must be checked at the gate. And business travelers,hogan outlet, who generate most of the industry's revenue,ralph lauren, are often exempt from baggage fees anyway.
But will bigger bins encourage fliers to carry larger bags,louis vuitton handbags? Airlines hope not and are trying to crack down before luggage makes it into the cabin,lulu lemon.
Boeing is engineering its bins to better fit a standard 9 by 14 by 22 inch roll aboard bag. That's a change,rayban sunglasses. Designers used to focus on maximizing cubic inches.
In designing bins on its new 787,raybans, Boeing dispatched workers to Costco and other stores to buy roll aboard bags to make sure they would fit. The 787 8 holds 10 percent more carry on bags than the larger 777, even though the bins' volume is about the same. For passengers,air max, "volume doesn't really matter. It's whether or not my bag fits," says Kent Craver, Boeing's cabin expert.
Bigger bins help. So would passengers who follow the rules about carry on sizes.
American is trying to be tougher on that front. At every gate,coach outlet, it has installed new size checking boxes with three hard sides. Bags either slide in or they don't. The old checkers had no walls, so it was easier to fudge. Airline spokesman Tim Smith says the new boxes act as an arbiter when customers deny that their carry on is too bulky. The renovated bins will be on all of United's Airbus A320s,instyler, one of the airline's main jets for domestic flying. The planes will hold 106 typical roll on bags, up from 64.
American Airlines: The airline's new 737s will hold 48 more bags than the planes they are replacing, although they have 24 more seats, too. American's older 737s are getting new baggage bin doors that curve out more. The work is finished on about half of the 76 planes.
Delta Air Lines: Passengers on international routes such as Atlanta Paris or Minneapolis Amsterdam are starting to see new bins on the airline's 767s. The compartments hold 26 more bags than the bins they are replacing, an increase of 23 percent.
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MINNEAPOLIS Fliers can stop sharpening their elbows. Overhead bins are getting bigger,christian louboutin.
Packed planes and a high volume of carry ons are forcing airlines to expand the space above passengers' heads,p90x workout schedule. United and Delta are the latest airlines to replace or upgrade bins so they hold more luggage. And engineers at Boeing are designing jet interiors with today's bulkier luggage in mind.
It's a chance to placate passengers who feel as if they've been thrown into a roller derby every time they board a plane. Because of fees on checked bags,sac burberry, more passengers are using carry ons, which are growing in size. And with planes more crowded than ever,ferragamo belt, bins fill before all passengers have reached their seats. The result is upset travelers,rayban, harried flight attendants and delays.
The percentage of passengers taking bags aboard has hovered around 87 percent in recent years, United Continental says. And "the size of the carry on has increased. They are stretching the limits of their bags,marc jacobs handbags," says Scott O'Leary, managing director of customer solutions at United Continental Holdings Inc.
At first blush, it might seem that airlines risk giving away fees if more people can fit carry ons on board. But airlines often waive bag fees when luggage can't fit overhead and must be checked at the gate. And business travelers,hogan outlet, who generate most of the industry's revenue,ralph lauren, are often exempt from baggage fees anyway.
But will bigger bins encourage fliers to carry larger bags,louis vuitton handbags? Airlines hope not and are trying to crack down before luggage makes it into the cabin,lulu lemon.
Boeing is engineering its bins to better fit a standard 9 by 14 by 22 inch roll aboard bag. That's a change,rayban sunglasses. Designers used to focus on maximizing cubic inches.
In designing bins on its new 787,raybans, Boeing dispatched workers to Costco and other stores to buy roll aboard bags to make sure they would fit. The 787 8 holds 10 percent more carry on bags than the larger 777, even though the bins' volume is about the same. For passengers,air max, "volume doesn't really matter. It's whether or not my bag fits," says Kent Craver, Boeing's cabin expert.
Bigger bins help. So would passengers who follow the rules about carry on sizes.
American is trying to be tougher on that front. At every gate,coach outlet, it has installed new size checking boxes with three hard sides. Bags either slide in or they don't. The old checkers had no walls, so it was easier to fudge. Airline spokesman Tim Smith says the new boxes act as an arbiter when customers deny that their carry on is too bulky. The renovated bins will be on all of United's Airbus A320s,instyler, one of the airline's main jets for domestic flying. The planes will hold 106 typical roll on bags, up from 64.
American Airlines: The airline's new 737s will hold 48 more bags than the planes they are replacing, although they have 24 more seats, too. American's older 737s are getting new baggage bin doors that curve out more. The work is finished on about half of the 76 planes.
Delta Air Lines: Passengers on international routes such as Atlanta Paris or Minneapolis Amsterdam are starting to see new bins on the airline's 767s. The compartments hold 26 more bags than the bins they are replacing, an increase of 23 percent.
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