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An Australian budget airline is coming under fire after offering its customers a new way to make flying less stressful.That new way?Paying for overhead storage:Jetstar says the decision followed feedback from both passengers and airline staff, who identified "having bags weighed at the gate and struggling to find room in overhead lockers as the more stressful parts of the airport experience," according to a statement released by the carrier on Wednesday. [bold added]I don't fly that much, but for a time I did. Trying to use overhead storage was so annoying for precisely these reasons that I tried to confine myself to a computer bag I could fit under the seat in front of me.Whenever I did have a second carry-on, I usually had to hunt for somewhere to put it (and then remember to take it with me on deboarding) -- thanks probably to the people who went wild with carry-ons and are now getting the most bent out of shape over the announcement:The move immediately triggered backlash on X,…

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