A new bad behaviour on planes - the pillow thief

[Hvr]

And I thought I had it tough. On a recent flight Mrs B and I were in row 2 with a full J cabin. Last J to board our overhead was full. Fair dinkum, of you're going to bring more cough on board than allowed don't stuff it in my overhead

Wow I want your ticket, none of mine have guaranteed overhead space.

As long as only J pax used it then I reckon you're out of luck.

 

[NFF]

Flying is similar to using public transport. You get all kinds.

 

[leadman]

I agree, the seat number doesn't guarantee the headspace above...

 

[boomy]

Wow I want your ticket, none of mine have guaranteed overhead space.

As long as only J pax used it then I reckon you're out of luck.

If all J pax bring luggage according to the rules, there should be enough space for everyone.
Sometimes pax bring more then 2 items, shove everything in the overhead bin and take over all the free space. If that happened in Buzzard's case, he is right to be upset.

 

[carwashhair]

You say it is some. Personally I think society is degenerating rapidly.

On the train last week. Carriage is full. This creep sitting at the back in a 2 seater has both shoes on the seat in front that can be unfolded down at the wheelchair section. I was only going a couple of stations but wanted to sit. I was not going to confront him.

I don't want to believe it's degenerating, but that person/behaviour IS degenerate.

 

[Grooba]

Flying is similar to using public transport. You get all kinds.

Flying is public transport, period.

 

[Simo]

OMG poor form

 

[serfty]

Stealing something is wrong. Stealing something you can get for free is just stupid. Pax travelling in J will almost always get an extra pillow if they ask for it.

They cater one pillow per PAX or seat and in a full cabin, there's often none spare.

 

[Buzzard]

Wow I want your ticket, none of mine have guaranteed overhead space.

As long as only J pax used it then I reckon you're out of luck.

So you don't think it is inconsiderate of your fellow J passengers to carry on more than is allowed and thus take up "all" the overhead space Maybe I/we should be amongst the first to board in order to save having to check in luggage.

 

[boomy]

They cater one pillow per PAX or seat and in a full cabin, there's often none spare.

On long haul flights I do ask for another pillow and the FA usually gets it from one of the overhead bins (I ask upon boarding when all the pillows are still on the seats) so I assume they keep some extra for J pax.

 

[serfty]

Once I stuck my pillow and blanket in the overhead for later use and the pillow was purloined ...I asked and been told there were none spare (in J or W), offered a couple from Economy.

So these days I protect them.

 

[TomVexille]

Once I stuck my pillow and blanket in the overhead for later use and the pillow was purloined ...I asked and been told there were none spare (in J or W), offered a couple from Economy.

So these days I protect them.

Yeah. Mine generally go between my seat and the wall (window seat of course) until I want them. Just about anywhere else other than sitting on it will see them grabbed by another pax.

 

[Ewing]

Yeah. Mine generally go between my seat and the wall (window seat of course) until I want them. Just about anywhere else other than sitting on it will see them grabbed by another pax.

I often store it there too.

Sometimes I'll also put the pillow in my carry on until needed

 

[JohnK]

If all J pax bring luggage according to the rules, there should be enough space for everyone.
Sometimes pax bring more then 2 items, shove everything in the overhead bin and take over all the free space.

If everyone on a full 737 brought 1 bag to store in the overhead then there is definitely not enough overhead space for all of them. Many people bring 2 bags and some even more.

 

[boomy]

If everyone on a full 737 brought 1 bag to store in the overhead then there is definitely not enough overhead space for all of them. Many people bring 2 bags and some even more.

There would be enough space in J for 12 pax luggage assuming Y pax don't use it.
Also, the OP said that after he boarded with partner all the space was already taken. If it was indeed on a 737 it means only 10 pax took all the available space and that should not happen unless they had extra luggage.

 

[serfty]

If everyone on a full 737 brought 1 bag to store in the overhead then there is definitely not enough overhead space for all of them. Many people bring 2 bags and some even more.

Luckily not many of QF's 737 flights have pillows ...

 

[blackcat20]

Yeah. Mine generally go between my seat and the wall (window seat of course) until I want them. Just about anywhere else other than sitting on it will see them grabbed by another pax.

When I did that, the guy behind me kept handing it back to me....apparently he didn't want an extra.

 

[serfty]

When I did that, the guy behind me kept handing it back to me....apparently he didn't want an extra.

Obviously you did not jam it well enough.

 

[drewbles]

Recently there's been a lot of stuff on eBay... no wonder QF is losing money with the amount of luggage carts (for example) I have seen lately!

Maybe it's QF trying to make some extra pocket money #qantasluxury

 

[dmitri]

I have my own self expanding travel pillow to negate a missing pillow issue. No one can say it's theirs because it looks nothing like a standard supplied plane pillow.