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I notice that carry-on size enforcement cultures differ vastly between Asia and the US. Most Asian carriers, SQ included, often have very restrictive carry-on size and weight limits. It has to fit a certain size and not weigh more than this or that.
In the US however, I often see passengers drag trolleys that would otherwise have been deemed too big by any ground staff here in Asia. Americans seem to always say that for as long as it fits on the compartment, then it should be allowed. Here in Asia, airlines would argue that weight limits have to be enforced so as not to overload the compartments. Makes sense.
As a result, in most US flights that are fully-booked or close to being full, they frequently run out of overhead space with only about half of economy passengers having boarded.
This is especially true on narrowbody flights. Even laptop trolleys are intercepted at the jetway.
This is exactly what happened on my recent Continental flight!
Once I was on SQ and several passengers ran out of overhead compartment space and the FAs allowed them to store luggage at a certain area in the galley. But this was some years ago.
In the US however, I often see passengers drag trolleys that would otherwise have been deemed too big by any ground staff here in Asia. Americans seem to always say that for as long as it fits on the compartment, then it should be allowed. Here in Asia, airlines would argue that weight limits have to be enforced so as not to overload the compartments. Makes sense.
As a result, in most US flights that are fully-booked or close to being full, they frequently run out of overhead space with only about half of economy passengers having boarded.
This is especially true on narrowbody flights. Even laptop trolleys are intercepted at the jetway. This is exactly what happened on my recent Continental flight!Once I was on SQ and several passengers ran out of overhead compartment space and the FAs allowed them to store luggage at a certain area in the galley. But this was some years ago.
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