You can be on Entrepreneur’s cover!

Should Airplane Overhead Bins Be a 'Right'? We asked our audience on social media for their thoughts.

By Andrea Hardalo

entrepreneur daily

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

vandervliet93 | Getty Images

Sen. Chuck Schumer is not happy with United Airlines' new ticket option, "Basic Economy." The policy, which was announced in November, would limit those ticket holders to one small personal item and charge extra for full-sized carry-on luggage.

The New York Democrat, in a press release on Sunday, urged United Airlines "to hit eject" on the newly announced policy that will ban the use of overhead bins for "Basic Economy" ticket holders.

"The overhead bin is one of the last sacred conveniences of air travel and the fact that United Airlines -- and potentially others -- plan to take that convenience away unless you pay up is really troubling," Schumer said.

On Monday, we posed this question to our social following: "As travelers, should free overhead bins be a right for all travelers?" Below are responses from our Twitter and Facebook audiences.

Like Schumer, some disagreed with United:

While others believed that United should do what it wants:

Related: The Most and Least Reliable Airports and Airlines
Andrea Hardalo

Social Media Editor

Andrea Hardalo is the social media editor of Entrepreneur.com. She previously managed social for Scout Media.

Want to be an Entrepreneur Leadership Network contributor? Apply now to join.

Editor's Pick

Business News

From Tom Brady to Kevin O'Leary – See Who Lost Big in the Wake of the FTX Crypto Collapse

The crash exposed an $8 billion hole in FTX's accounts, leaving investors and customers scrambling to recoup their funds.

Business News

This Highly-Debated Piece of Cinematic History Just Sold For Over $700,000 at Auction

The wood panel from "Titanic" is often mistaken as a door. Either way, he couldn't have fit. (Sorry.)

Business News

Mark Zuckerberg Says This CEO Is the 'Taylor Swift' of Tech

Meta's CEO posed with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Instagram Wednesday.

Fundraising

Avoid These 9 Pitch Deck Mistakes When Asking Others For Money

Crafting an efficient pitch deck requires serious effort, but at least it's not wandering in the dark since certain rules are shaped by decades of relationships between startups and investors.