Where Does Your Carry-On Go? The Unspoken Rules of the Overhead Bin

Millions of times each day on airplanes everywhere is a frenzied land grab for the overhead bins. Passengers jockey for position at the gates, hoping to snag a spot for their roller bags—ostensibly near their seat, although, as the bins fill up, any open space will do. Or will it?

Bloomberg Businessweek readers have strong feelings on the etiquette of the overhead bin, as demonstrated by the outpouring of commentary on our recent look at how airline boarding policies are impervious to data-driven approaches for quicker boarding schemes.