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Elizabeth Lopatto
Airbus and Boeing are building the biggest overhead bins they can.

Sure, the checked bag fees play a role in the lack of overhead bin space but they aren’t the whole story! The rise in hardsided cases that can’t squish, as well as too-large or oddly-shaped luggage, contribute to the problem. So does traveler impatience.

Two experts told The Atlantic what I’ve already told you: Check a bag, you glamorous beast.

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