United Airlines plans to install by year-end larger overhead bins on 50 Embraer E175 aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines, United announced Tuesday.
The new bins will allow for up to 29 additional carry-on bags per flight, according to United, which said that figure represented “an 80 percent increase in space.” The affected planes seat 76 passengers, United said.
The carrier said it “may” expand the initiative to more than 150 Embraer aircraft by the end of 2026.
Under the United Express banner, SkyWest operates hundreds of flights daily for United using regional jets, as it does for other large U.S. carriers.
