Originally Posted by mrbluesky
Might not find a place to put your luggage? Check your luggage rather than carrying it on, or ask the FA to help you stow it if there is no room right over your seat. In short, I don't think theres any rational reason for coach passengers to hurry to get on the plane.
As has been discussed many times, checking bags can be at best a PITA, as worst extremely foolish, if you're travelling with valuable and/or fragile belongings.
Likewise, what's the big hurry to get off the plane once the fasten seat belts sign is turned off? I don't fly much which may explain some of my being less than knowledgable, but every single time I fly everyone is stampeding to get on and then back off the plane.
Several possibilities:
1. Tight connections and irregular ops.
2. Smoking.
3. Wanting to get near the front of the immigration line.
4. The bathroom.
5. Just an urgent, subconcious need to get out of the horrible metal tube in which you've been cooped up for several hours.
6. This one's kind of in agreement with you - people being jerks.