Originally Posted by Analise
I also want to be one of the first to deplane so I can understand if others feel the same way.
It's only a problem when people start pushing and shoving to get off first.
On a recent flight, I was waiting patiently in the aisle, and started passing bags to the person sitting in the window seat. The doors were not open yet, and nobody was moving. But somebody behind me started pushing and shoving, while I am balancing bags and trying to pass them. I very firmly, but politely, told the lady to back off and wait like everyone else. She had lots of explainations why she had to get off before everybody else, and I'm sure just about everyone of board could have related to one or her excuses, yet everyone else seemed to be waiting patiently.