Sitting on the floor next to the exit door
Feb 19, 2015, 7:41 pm
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Sitting on the floor next to the exit door
I try to get seats near the exit doors for the added legroom, and the nice open space to get up and walk around or stand in. Sometimes I'd just like to sit down there; after all it's out of the way, and a welcome relief from hours of sitting in my seat.
If anyone's done this, has a stewardess said anything? Or are they normally pretty mellow about passengers who sit on the floors in the areas outside the aisles?
If anyone's done this, has a stewardess said anything? Or are they normally pretty mellow about passengers who sit on the floors in the areas outside the aisles?
Feb 19, 2015, 8:26 pm
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Brko, there are also one or more safety issues, if you're sitting on the floor of an airplane during flight. For example, there's no seat belt, so if clear air or other sudden turbulence arises, you could be injured. That's why most airline crew would not allow it.
Feb 19, 2015, 9:00 pm
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I'll admit to putting down a sarong and doing a few stretches because of my back. Not for long but long enough to one day end up on a thread here or that Passenger Shaming twitter site.
My next long haul I have the Virgin mini cabin so Im absolutely planning on doing a few stretches but hiding behind the row 5 curtain.
My next long haul I have the Virgin mini cabin so Im absolutely planning on doing a few stretches but hiding behind the row 5 curtain.
Feb 19, 2015, 9:10 pm
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Feb 19, 2015, 10:26 pm
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The floor seems like it would be awfully uncomfortable anyway...not like there is padding under the carpet like in your living room. For a break from sitting in the seat I usually like to stand/walk even if just to the lav and back.
Feb 20, 2015, 3:30 am
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What is wrong with calling the cabin crew "stewards"? After all, isn't that what their job title is?
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train
Feb 20, 2015, 4:55 am
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What is wrong with calling the cabin crew "stewards"? After all, isn't that what their job title is?
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train
Feb 20, 2015, 6:12 am
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What is wrong with calling the cabin crew "stewards"? After all, isn't that what their job title is?
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
Feb 20, 2015, 6:42 am
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What is wrong with calling the cabin crew "stewards"? After all, isn't that what their job title is?
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
https://www.google.com.kw/webhp?sour...TF-8#q=steward
Feb 20, 2015, 7:37 am
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Don't do it. The FA's will consider it a safety issue. The passengers sitting there will consider it rude. During the flight, it's basically their foot space. During takeoff/landing, it might be shared with an FA jumpseat.
Besides, who *wants* to sit on the floor of an airplane?
Gross.
Besides, who *wants* to sit on the floor of an airplane?
Gross.
Feb 21, 2015, 8:55 am
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If you did this on a flight I was on, I would assume you might be either a terrorist or mentally unstable. If you can't stay in your seat a majority of the time, don't fly.