Hi dawn. This site's so cool with cool people -- I thought I was the only person in the whole world that had concerns about putting my bag on the airplane floor under the seat. Thanks to tPF I feel a lot better now -- am normal after all
(well, almost, since I have OCD anyways
) After going designer three years ago, I had brought a couple or so bags with me during trips. And yeah, safety HAD to come first, and surely the strict flight attendants (I wonder if there are flight attendant members here
) will NEVER allow any sort of article, no matter how small it is, to be placed on top of one's lap -- again for safety reasons. Well previously, I tried to ignore them, but since they're very thorough especially on the American flights, I had been advised once or twice to "put my bag underneath, or if not they'd gladly put it on the overhead compartments" which would be even worse, considering the weight of the carry-ons it'd be wedged in and squish my delicate babies to death
-- so I was always forced to place it under the seat, but that didn't stop me from taking my babies whenever I travel. When forced to do just that, I'd normally use an inflight magazine or even a blanket to spread on the floor for my baby to nestle on
. Once the plane is done ascending/descending, I'd then pick up my precious baby and rest it on my lap throughout the flight.
Bon Voyage!