Travel: F.A.A. Clarifies What Can Be Stowed in Seat Back

COMMON sense has prevailed, for once. The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued new guidelines that clarify formerly confounding policies on whether passengers may put personal items in airplane seat-back pockets.

The answer, the F.A.A. now says, is yes you can — despite what some airlines may have been telling you. Airline seat pockets are designed to safely hold about three pounds of weight, the F.A.A. said in a recent clarification notice sent to airlines. Therefore, the notice stated, “if small, lightweight items, such as eyeglasses or a cellphone, can be placed in the seat pocket without exceeding the total designed weight limitation of the seat pocket, or so that the seat pocket does not block anyone from evacuating the row of seats, it may be safe to do so.”

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