Proper Etiquette to Leaving an Airplane for the Most Efficient Deplaning
Jul 26, 2015, 6:44 am
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But if you'll note the actual protocol I proposed, they'd be the first to exit in the second group. (I didn't have the people at the back move up with the line.)
Jul 26, 2015, 8:57 am
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I sit back and laugh as I watch people fall all over themselves trying to get out of their seats and into the aisle, they stand there for ages waiting for the doors to open and then when they finally do, that's my cue to stand up and just walk into the aisle and grab my bag and off the plane.
Aug 6, 2015, 9:10 am
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The whole point of it is to keep the flow moving.
Consider: everybody who is standing in the aisle when the door opens walks right off. As the end of that line passes a row, someone (or more) in that row stands up and gets ready to leave. When that first group is off the plane, the entire aisle is again full of people ready to leave, who all walk right off. Repeat as necessary. This gets everybody off the plane at walking speed with very few gaps, in about half the time it normally takes.
Consider: everybody who is standing in the aisle when the door opens walks right off. As the end of that line passes a row, someone (or more) in that row stands up and gets ready to leave. When that first group is off the plane, the entire aisle is again full of people ready to leave, who all walk right off. Repeat as necessary. This gets everybody off the plane at walking speed with very few gaps, in about half the time it normally takes.
Aug 6, 2015, 10:46 am
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The etiquette for deplaning in the most efficient and respectful manner can be boiled down to a few simple points:
- Gather your belongings ahead of time so you're ready to move when given the opportunity.
- Take your bags down without blocking traffic in the aisle. Do it either while standing at the aisle seat, or from the aisle if the aisle isn't moving.
- Don't stop in the aisle to wait for people who aren't ready. That creates more delays. But...
- Don't push or cut off people who are trying to move. That's hostile and doesn't help empty the aircraft any faster.
Aug 6, 2015, 11:00 am
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With this many interpretations of what proper etiquette even is, you'll never get a concensus. And without true concensus deboarding will just continue to be what it is: get out while you can. And if you're in the back rows of the plane, that likely means you're waiting for quite a bit. Live with that, because it's not going to change.
Aug 14, 2015, 4:35 am
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Has anyone had people push past them while they are already standing in the aisle? I have had this happen 2 times...I wasn't taking a long time to get my bag from the bin, just the normal time to stand up, and pull it out and go. And when I say push past them I mean you are taking up most of the aisle and the person really has to move by you, not that I'm standing in the aisle and there is room to pass.
Aug 14, 2015, 11:12 am
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Has anyone had people push past them while they are already standing in the aisle? I have had this happen 2 times...I wasn't taking a long time to get my bag from the bin, just the normal time to stand up, and pull it out and go. And when I say push past them I mean you are taking up most of the aisle and the person really has to move by you, not that I'm standing in the aisle and there is room to pass.
Aug 14, 2015, 3:44 pm
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Aug 14, 2015, 5:43 pm
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Aug 14, 2015, 5:46 pm
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Yeesh.
Aug 14, 2015, 8:25 pm
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Leaving an airplane, the limit is walking through the doorway. When you block the aisle, you cause there to be nobody walking through the doorway for a while. That's a waste of time.
The equivalent at the supermarket is waiting for the cashier to finish ringing you up, and then realizing you might have to actually pay so you slowly start searching for your checkbook. Do you do that, too?
Aug 15, 2015, 4:52 am
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I didn't mean to say I was blocking the aisle, let me put it this way, I was getting my bag from the OB and someone tried to squeeze past me instead of waiting the less then 2 seconds for me to get my bag. If there was room sure I wouldn't care, but if you have to touch me? Absurd.
The other thing I find is people won't yield if you are ready to go....so if someone is coming from an aisle further back and I've got my bag and am ready to go, they'll try to go ahead of me, when it is obvious I am ready to leave....Should be the aisles furthest forward move first.
The other thing I find is people won't yield if you are ready to go....so if someone is coming from an aisle further back and I've got my bag and am ready to go, they'll try to go ahead of me, when it is obvious I am ready to leave....Should be the aisles furthest forward move first.
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Aug 15, 2015, 8:27 am
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Has anyone had people push past them while they are already standing in the aisle? I have had this happen 2 times...I wasn't taking a long time to get my bag from the bin, just the normal time to stand up, and pull it out and go. And when I say push past them I mean you are taking up most of the aisle and the person really has to move by you, not that I'm standing in the aisle and there is room to pass.
Aug 15, 2015, 9:36 am
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instead of waiting the less then 2 seconds for me to get my bag. If there was room sure I wouldn't care, but if you have to touch me? Absurd.
The other thing I find is people won't yield if you are ready to go....so if someone is coming from an aisle further back and I've got my bag and am ready to go, they'll try to go ahead of me, when it is obvious I am ready to leave....Should be the aisles furthest forward move first.