Originally Posted by
new2japan
Perhaps if you kept your body out of the aisle she wouldn't bump into it. Pretty simple solution. They most commonly ask this during announcements. She can't bump into you if you're not in the aisle. As for what you do when you walk, how can you really tell? She might think the same thing as you.
Originally Posted by
RichMSN
I was waiting for this one.
As I walked back to the lavatory, I noticed about half the people spilling out into the aisle. These days, it's almost impossible to stay in a Y seat, especially if those in the middle seat want/take a little more room.
It's inconsiderate for the FA to ignore and bump into passengers, though. And I'm willing to bet that quite a few who do it do it on purpose.
It think it is fairly common for people walking in the aisle to bump into seated passengers if they are not careful about how they walk.
Usually it doesn't bother me. However, one time one particular FA was so consistent in bumping me no matter how careful I was, that I pulled up my table from the arm rest (I was in an exit row aisle on AA) and left it in the vertical to use as a shield.
She bumped into that three or four times looking miffed as she did so, but realize, it seemed to me, that there was nothing she could complain about. Finally she adjusted her behavior when passing.
I really don't think she knew that her bustling walk - and she had a considerable bustle
- was intrusive. Nor do I think she cared much.