Doc Savage

This is the DL forum. Many of the DL folks would seriously suggest or agree with what you suggested.

(No smiley.)

sethb

I agree, for amusement value alone. I want to watch the DM in 15A exit before the PM in 15B who exits before the GM in 15C.

Crazyhotelguy

This is fine if the flow is moving, but I do try to let those in my row have a chance at exiting without getting stuck. If they choose not to take advantage, I will leave them be. I do believe that a constant flow if possible.

NotHamSarnie

Yes!

For those who are tall and uncomfortable, just stretch your legs before the descent! If everyone except those needing to go upstream just sat in their seat until close to the time their row were deplaning, we could all get our bags and be ready (even me in the window) when our row was up.

zitsky

Better for priority flyers but no one else. I would guess a flyer with priority would be near the front so your plan wouldn't be so bad, but what if they are in the back? Should the whole economy cabin wait for them to disembark?

sethb

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.

SkyBuck

Aisle lice.

krlcomm

What makes me laugh is that anyone actually believes that any of this deplaning "stuff" is ever going to change. I've been at this pretty much weekly (8 times last week, 8 times this upcoming week, and 4-8 pretty much every week) since the end of 1995... it has always been the same and will never change... never. So if venting about it here makes you feel better, carry on!

ATOBTTR

That's exactly it. Given that I've seen some pretty ridiculous suggestions that were dead serious from the people who've posted them. Without the emoji's it's often difficult to determine who is being sarcastic and who isn't around here. Based on later responses in the thread, it seems others agree with my sentiment too.

Crazyhotelguy

Someone proposed this idea a while back. The huge issue here is that the people who sit in the window seats on rows 1-4could actually end up being the last to deplane.....

Canarsie

This discussion — which pertains to the proper etiquette of leaving an airplane in general and is not specific to Delta Air Lines — has been separated from its origin and now has its own discussion here in the TravelBuzz forum.

Regards,

Canarsie
Co-Moderator, Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles forum

Rebelyell

My father advised me at an early age that there was no need to rush to wait, since most people will have to wait a while at baggage claim or to board their next flight. So I've always tended to just keep my seat until it is convenient to get up. If I'm in the rear, I may be among the last to exit the plane.

On one occasion my little family was just taking our time packing up diaper bags and such when a FA came back to inform me that the "bus" was waiting. I think it was at Dulles, and they used some people-mover contraption to cart everyone to the terminal. We were a bit embarrassed when we finally stepped on board while 100 or so people glared at us.

If I have a connection to make or only have hand luggage I might be more aggressive in my effort to deplane, but my primary rule is to just sit and wait.

TravelsaurusRex

My routine is to stand up at the ding and get my briefcase squared away (put my book, headphones, etc. back). Then I'll see if I can get anyone in the middle or window their bags to help out and generally try not to take up too much space in case anyone else wants to stand. If there's room, I'll pull my suitcase down but usually there isn't, so I'll wait until the line is moving and grab it when it's my time to go.

I don't feel the need to stand up because I think it's that important to shave seconds. I just like standing after sitting for the whole flight and I might as well be productive during that time by getting ready to go. I only feel the need to move quickly once the line ahead of me opens up, as I don't want to delay anyone behind me. If I'm tired or maybe had a few too many drinks, I'm happy to sit and wait.

This all assumes I don't have a tight connection. If I do then all bets are off. I'll get my bags and be ready to run as soon as there's an opening. It's nice when the FA asks people to remain seated if they don't have a tight connection, but that doesn't seem to happen each time that there's a delay.

matrixwalker2012

For me, sometimes I let the ones in the row in front of me get up and get their stuff, and sometimes if I feel I can shoot by them before they reach the aisle, then I'll shoot that gap. Perhaps I'm just too influenced by my formerly frequent contact with air traffic controllers at my old job where I got to learn from them how to safely shoot gaps on intersecting runways with planes. How else do you think they can launch 60-80 planes an hour and also land 60 as well?

chris19992

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.