Man stands inches from me for an hour talking to passenger in window seat!
Dec 20, 2014, 2:12 pm
#31
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Depending on several factors (his seat, ability to communicate, amount of carryon), I might offer to trade seats with him so he could continue chatting with his friend without disturbing me. But I'm that guy who is always willing to accommodate as long as I'm not too inconvenienced.
The tactical newspaper suggestion is a good one, as well as just standing up and blocking him. With the stand-and-block, you can throw in some yawning and stretching for both the appearance of innocence and to block any left/right shifts by the offending party.
Dec 20, 2014, 8:30 pm
#32
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I had that once. For some length of time, although not the full half hour suffered by the OP. The unpleasant proximity, leaning over, handling the back of my seat were also accompanied by the sense of a deterioration in air quality at the level of my face. Thank heavens not the worst, but not helpful.
Thanks to all posters. I'll be implementing some of your suggestions here the next time. I particularly like the posts about using the call button so the FA might have less ease in dismissing it.
Thanks to all posters. I'll be implementing some of your suggestions here the next time. I particularly like the posts about using the call button so the FA might have less ease in dismissing it.
Dec 20, 2014, 11:15 pm
#33
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On a US carrier, the FAs have tremendous authority (as their directions take the force of law). They can decide to have an unruly passenger return to their seat if they like.
Just because someone buys a coach ticket doesn't mean they deserve whatever crap the other passengers decide to spew at them.
Dec 21, 2014, 5:31 am
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Having a drunk lean on your seat and shout over you is not "part of the package" unless the FAs allow it.
On a US carrier, the FAs have tremendous authority (as their directions take the force of law). They can decide to have an unruly passenger return to their seat if they like.
Just because someone buys a coach ticket doesn't mean they deserve whatever crap the other passengers decide to spew at them.
On a US carrier, the FAs have tremendous authority (as their directions take the force of law). They can decide to have an unruly passenger return to their seat if they like.
Just because someone buys a coach ticket doesn't mean they deserve whatever crap the other passengers decide to spew at them.
Dec 21, 2014, 6:05 am
#39
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He/She must have very boring days and/or a quirk sense of humour . . .
Dec 21, 2014, 7:27 am
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Dec 21, 2014, 7:46 am
#41
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He eventually moves on about an hour later. Was I wrong for being bothered and complaining? Should the Flight Attendants have told the man to move on and return to his seat? IF it bothered you how would you handle it if the flight attendants refused to act?
2. Yes.
3. Suck it up, because life's not always catering to my every whim, and somewhere since I was a tantrum-throwing toddler, I've learned to live with the fact that the universe doesn't revolve around me.
Dec 21, 2014, 8:10 am
#43
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I am sitting in an aisle seat flying back from South America on a long tiring international flight. I don't know the person in the middle or window seat.
I was dozing off but was woken by the voice of a loud Spanish speaking man who is suddenly standing inches from me speaking loudly to his friend who is sitting in the window seat. While he speaks he grabs on to the top of my aisle seat. He speaks very loudly and appears to be drunk.
First I thought it would be a conversation for a few minutes but it goes on and on and on and on! I don't speak Spanish and the loud man standing next to me does not speak any English. He continues this loud aggressive conversation with the man at the window seat.
I try to get him to move on. I stare at him, ask him to move on and touch is arm, all designed to tell him he is bothering me. He completely ignores me and continues this loud conversation.
After about a half hour, I go back to the galley and ask the Flight Attendants if they can move the man along. They tell me because the fasten seat belt sign is not on, and the flight attendants are not serving dinner, the man has the right to stand in the aisle inches from me as long as he wants.
He eventually moves on about an hour later. Was I wrong for being bothered and complaining? Should the Flight Attendants have told the man to move on and return to his seat? IF it bothered you how would you handle it if the flight attendants refused to act?
I was dozing off but was woken by the voice of a loud Spanish speaking man who is suddenly standing inches from me speaking loudly to his friend who is sitting in the window seat. While he speaks he grabs on to the top of my aisle seat. He speaks very loudly and appears to be drunk.
First I thought it would be a conversation for a few minutes but it goes on and on and on and on! I don't speak Spanish and the loud man standing next to me does not speak any English. He continues this loud aggressive conversation with the man at the window seat.
I try to get him to move on. I stare at him, ask him to move on and touch is arm, all designed to tell him he is bothering me. He completely ignores me and continues this loud conversation.
After about a half hour, I go back to the galley and ask the Flight Attendants if they can move the man along. They tell me because the fasten seat belt sign is not on, and the flight attendants are not serving dinner, the man has the right to stand in the aisle inches from me as long as he wants.
He eventually moves on about an hour later. Was I wrong for being bothered and complaining? Should the Flight Attendants have told the man to move on and return to his seat? IF it bothered you how would you handle it if the flight attendants refused to act?
Dec 21, 2014, 8:13 am
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Dec 21, 2014, 8:43 am
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