Video Shows Southwest Airlines Passenger Lying Down Inside Overhead Bin

Image: Overhead bin on an airplane. (Photo Credit: Maridav/Adobe)
Image: Overhead bin on an airplane. (Photo Credit: Maridav/Adobe)
Rich Thomaselli
by Rich Thomaselli
Last updated: 11:15 AM ET, Sun May 12, 2024

Maybe she was just tired from the boarding process.

Nonetheless, Southwest Airlines is investigating why a female passenger was lying down inside an overhead bin prior to the takeoff of a recent flight.

The overhead bin space inside an airplane cabin and the wheel wells outside the fuselage seem to be inviting taboo places for some people to take pictures. But it’s not allowed.

Apparently, the flight attendants were not immediately aware that she was lying down inside the luggage compartment in the plane and continued with the boarding process and welcoming passengers aboard.

Southwest Airlines sent an email to USA Today and said it is looking into the situation. The incident happened earlier this month on a flight from Albuquerque to Phoenix.

A passenger who recorded the incident said other passengers did not seem to be rattled by the resting passenger and said they were “just casually walking past her.”

A flight attendant removed the woman from the overhead bin, but it is not known if she was taken off the plane.

Airlines are debating whether or not to put advertisements on overhead bins. But not people.


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Editor Associate Writer true 9281 14744 Rich Thomaselli has written for TravelPulse since 2014 and has been a professional journalist for nearly 40 years. His work has appeared in USA Today, the New York Times and New York Yankees publications. He is an 11-time writ

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