Business Class Passenger Sparks Debate After Removing Economy Bag From Overhead Bin

• A passenger in the plane’s business class revealed that he had removed an economy passenger’s bag from the overhead bin in a post on Reddit.
• He claims that the bag was wrongly placed in the space marked as reserved for business class baggage.
• An economy class passenger’s bag eventually had to be removed and checked at the door.
• The story sparked a debate among commentators as to who was actually in the wrong.

A business class passenger is making excuses for taking someone else’s bag out of the bin above the seat — but not everyone thinks he’s right.

In a post that sparked the “Am I an A-hole” Reddit discussion, user insurancemanoz recounted his controversial actions on a recent flight.

“Let me set the scene,” he writes in the r/AMITA subreddit. “I’m one of the last ones on the plane, I was sitting in business class (full price, paid ticket, no upgrade). There is a walled partition between business and economy.”

He continues: “I open the overhead compartment and there is little room if I move things to fit in bags (I carry well within my weight/size limits) when someone pops into my pipes please be careful their bag.”

The original poster (OP) then reveals that he was shocked to discover that the voice belonged to someone sitting in the second row of the economy cabin. Without thinking, he pulled an economy class passenger bag out of the bin and “placed it at his feet” so he could store his bags.

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The OP notes that the overhead compartment was specifically marked “For Business Class Use Only.”

After removing his economy bag, he says the flight attendants apologized to him for the “inconvenience” and “said they should have been more careful.”

“A passenger (understandably) and one of the ground staff tried to shoot me for taking his bag – they said I shouldn’t have touched his bag,” he continues, seemingly acknowledging the embarrassing nature of his action.

The OP concludes: “My argument was that I paid for the space according to my ticket. My bags were where they were supposed to be…his weren’t.”

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A man is sitting in business class.

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The interaction divided users reading the account on whether or not a business class passenger was a “hole.”

One user agreed with the OP’s choice to remove the bag from the bin, noting that if he “paid for it, then he’s entitled to it!” Another followed suit, writing: “Air travel just got worse and the rules must be followed. If I’m paying for work, my bags fit better.”

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Meanwhile, others agreed that the economy class passenger was technically in the wrong, but that the business class passenger should have handled the situation better.

“He could have just informed the FA and let them sort it out, but instead he chose to be a huge a-hole and put the bag in front of the passenger’s feet,” one user chimed in. “I fly first class monthly and would never have handled the situation in such a way.”

Another added: “Something about the whole tone of this post suggests that you are one [an a–hole] in general… like oh my, did any of The Poors get too close to you there, my friend?”

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