13 Annoying Things We Need to Stop Doing on Planes

7. Hogging the overhead bins

It’s only natural for passengers to assume that the overhead storage is their own personal space where they can put all their baggage and small items they need. And to answer the popular question of who the overhead bins belong to, the answer is — well, no one.

Here’s how it goes: The overhead bins don’t really have assigned seats that let you know where to put your carrier bag once everyone is on the plane. That space is for everyone, which is why when all passengers board, the overhead bins become a hunting game of sorts. Keep in mind though, because there is a specific number of things that can fit in the overhead compartments, flight attendants can move things around and put in bigger carrier bags when checking them in.