I flew with Aer Lingus to Faro last week and paid €12 to sit in a seat at the front of the plane. When flying from Dublin those people who were sitting at the back of the plane were called first to board. Those sitting in the middle were then called. Those sitting at the front were called last. When it was our turn to board (last) we found that all the overhead lockers were full and we had nowhere to put our carry on bags.
On the return journey it was different. It was a free for all, similar to Ryanair. There was no system for boarding even though every person flying with Aer Lingus is allocated a seat. We boarded the plane fairly quickly but noticed that when we got to our seats the overhead lockers were again almost full. The reason being was that those people sitting at the middle to rear of the plane were using the lockers at the front of the plane to store their luggage.
Why is this allowed and is it within the power of the cabin staff to stop this from happening. Are they even bothered?
I know many people will say that they never pay for a seat etc etc but that is not the point I am trying to make. I am simply asking should people be required to use the lockers over their seats to store their luggage and is there a system to make this happen?
On the return journey it was different. It was a free for all, similar to Ryanair. There was no system for boarding even though every person flying with Aer Lingus is allocated a seat. We boarded the plane fairly quickly but noticed that when we got to our seats the overhead lockers were again almost full. The reason being was that those people sitting at the middle to rear of the plane were using the lockers at the front of the plane to store their luggage.
Why is this allowed and is it within the power of the cabin staff to stop this from happening. Are they even bothered?
I know many people will say that they never pay for a seat etc etc but that is not the point I am trying to make. I am simply asking should people be required to use the lockers over their seats to store their luggage and is there a system to make this happen?