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Cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages are great, but because the number of flights has decreased, planes are flying fuller than ever and most U.S. airlines charge to check bags, planes’ overhead bins are filling up faster than ever. Airline attendants have observed a Survivor like atmosphere as passengers compete to stow their bags in overhead bins before all the space is gone. Often by the time the last boarding group enters a plane overhead space is gone. Passengers have complained that they feel they have to try to get in front of others entering a plane just to be able to stow a bag in an overhead bin. Others grumble about passengers who clog the front of the boarding area, impeding passengers whose zone has been called just so they can rush onto the plane when their zone is called. Large U.S. airlines limit carry-on to one bag, though allowable dimensions vary, and one smaller item such as a purse or computer case is usually allowed. Infant seats and musical instruments are typically excluded from the limit. Part of the problem is that passengers often try to carry on more than is allowed. Check in and gate agents are supposed to stop passengers attempting to carry excess bags onto planes. Templates showing how large carry-on bags can be are located at ticket counters and gates. Bags determined to be too large at the boarding gate, or when there is no available overhead space, are then typically checked for free. Ironically gate checked bags are usually the last ones loaded in the baggage compartment and the first ones to come out on a baggage carousel.
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