PASSENGERS have been left fuming after being forced to check in their hand luggage - only to find the overhead lockers empty anyway. Several disgruntled travellers took to social media to share their fury - targeted at multiple airlines. One United Airlines passenger posted on X : "thank you for stopping me on the jetway saying the overhead bins are full and I have to check my bag.
"Really appreciate you lying to our faces to save yourself time but cost me time on the backend." The passenger went on to say they'd been forced to part ways with their bag despite paying for priority boarding . They said: "Glad priority boarding comes with no perks anymore.
" Read more in Travel News Another passenger, who had boarded an American Airlines flight from San Luis Obispo, USA to Dallas, USA, wrote: "So angry rn @AmericanAir. "Was just forced to gate check my roll aboard because I was told the overhead space was full. "This is the overhead bin directly across from my seat.
#AmateurHour." A second American Airlines customer posted a picture of empty overhead lockers to the r/americanairlines subreddit , saying: "Weird experience with gate agent checking bags." Most read in News Travel It comes as European passengers learn they will likely experience a hike in flight prices as several airlines bump up hidden costs.
This includes an increase in seat reservation prices by the Lufthansa group - affecting Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss Air. Meanwhile, Wizz Air passenger s were furious.
