Originally Posted by
Tennis69 (Post # 114)
If there was ever a time for an accidental elbow to the face this is it.
An aircraft is never a good place to commit assault and battery, but if you want to avoid federal jurisdiction over your prosecution, wait until the plane's cabin doors are open.
Originally Posted by
LarryJ (Post # 118)
Many aisle passengers want to deplane in turn but know that it'll be a few minutes before their row has that opportunity so they stay seated until that opportunity draws near. I think it is polite to allow them to do so.

When seated by the aisle, one might also retrieve a carry-on bag and place it in the aisle as a signal of willingness to move forward immediately, when free to do so.