Just got off my flight and I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with everyone today. Two (entirely separate) people asked the crew (one of them nicely, the other not at all so) if they could put their carry on luggage in the overhead for them as they could not do so themselves. We are not talking about elderly people but two main in their 50s and 60s respectively. The first had a recently broken elbow (for which I have sympathy, not least because it happened to me, but when i did, I abstained from carrying hand luggage I could not handle myself!). As the flight was busy, a message was sent that anyone could check bags for free so fare was not excuse. The offer was then repeated at the gate.
Moreover, it happens that he was sat in the exit row. Quite frankly, if he could not put his suitcase in the overhead, there is zero chance he could have opened a very heavy exit row door in case that was needed and I was really surprised that the crew did not ask him to change seat. The second mentioned no particular reason. Again, why do people take bags that they cannot fit in the overhead, especially as this is an explicit limitation for BA? I could hear the stewardess was quite annoyed too, explaining that she was not that strong and that the second bag was really heavy.
Upon disembarking, the second passenger also decided that it was fine for him to cut about 20 people in the queue. That was not the queue that I was in or I would have told him what I thought.
Not DYKWIA but nonetheless someone who does not seem to be very conscious of others or interested in setting any limit to what he should impose to others to put himself first. Disappointing.
PS: a really weird guy in the CCR before that but I won't discuss that particular case as those two seem enough for today!
