Sometimes all we read is negative news – especially about
anything that happens in the cabin of an airplane. In the last portion of Tom Crouch’s book, Wings, the author explains that industry
technology has trended toward enhancing air travelers’ comfort in the
cabin. A recent article from Good Morning America via Yahoo News
illustrates Crouch’s theory.
The
article, entitled “Boeing Increases Overhead Bin Size by 50 Percent,” relates
the news that Boeing’s 737s will soon be fitted with redesigned in-cabin
“luggage holds.” This does not mean that passengers will be able to bring more
or larger carry-on bags into the cabin.
What it does is provide just enough extra room so that carry-ons can be
stowed and retrieved more quickly (people won’t have to be doing aerobics with
their upper arms while trying to shift other bags, suck it in for passengers
needing to get by them, and looming over already seated passengers). In addition, the bottom part of the bin is
lower so that shorter passengers will have better access, and that all
passengers should be able to see to the back of the compartment (in case
something works its way out of the bag and gets left behind).
Although
this change was revealed at a recent industry technology show, Boeing is
already retrofitting its 737s, and customers (as well as the cabin crews) are
looking forward to this improvement.
Hopefully, it will help cut down on some of the frustration that often
occurs during boarding and leaving commercial airliners.
Prisco,
Joanna. “Boeing Increases Overhead Bin Size by 50 Percent.” Good Morning America/Yahoo News. 17
April 2015. Web. 18 April 2015.
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