letting the window seat deplane - what's the protocol....
Jul 28, 2015, 1:30 pm
#46
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My self imposed rule is:-
If people are in front of me and moving to get out of their seat then I will wait till they move, sometimes to my detriment when they start reorganising their carry on in the aisle.
If they seem to be waiting for any reason then off I go past them. Just a mixture of common sense and politeness.
If people are in front of me and moving to get out of their seat then I will wait till they move, sometimes to my detriment when they start reorganising their carry on in the aisle.
If they seem to be waiting for any reason then off I go past them. Just a mixture of common sense and politeness.
Jul 28, 2015, 2:23 pm
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Slightly off topic, but somewhat related. When on 757 and the door is in between F and Coach, I'm always embarassed when I'm UG'd and they FA is holding the coach pax back so we can deplane. That's on case where it is being rude to the other pax, though the FA means well, I hate it.
I think you are out of sync with the general notion of politeness. I hear what you are saying, but cooperative behavior, in addition to making life more pleasant overall, has been shown to have evolutionary advantages. As someone upthread has said, it's just a few more seconds at most, and contributes to the general good feeling in the cabin. It is true that there are people who take their sweet time, but most do not, and most people (myself included) really appreciate it when people smile and signal me through out of my window seat. It's just a quality of life thing, and probably more important than getting to the nasty gate area 10 seconds earlier.
And it's not "just a few more seconds". It might be only an extra 10 seconds per person, but for someone 20 rows back, that can be over 10 minutes. I've missed connections by less.
If they're in line (in the aisle) ahead of me, fine. But it's the people who aren't in the actual line but who (to use your terms) cut in that I object to.
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Jul 28, 2015, 2:39 pm
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Was on a CR9 a couple days ago. Guy in 4C stayed on his laptop all the way through landing, despite the FAs telling him to put it away multiple times during their final cabin walkthrough. (Sidenote: Dude needs to get a privacy screen. From 5B in a dimmed nighttime cabin I couldn't help but see all the onboarding materials from his (very large) consulting firm, read the reviews on the wallet he was buying off Amazon, and observe him set up a new fantasy football league at Yahoo Sports.)
We hadn't even turned off the runway when he stood up to pull his backpack down, and was waiting at the 1L door with the FA yelling at him while we were still turning to pull into our gate, a solid 10-15 minutes ahead of schedule.
Jul 28, 2015, 2:41 pm
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Yeah, that's also one thing that I don't like either. I've seen the FAs stand in the aisle, with their arms spread out wide and their back to the passengers, so that all of F can deplane first.
I've also been sitting in the bulkhead row on the 757, and been told by the FA that I have to wait to F deplanes. Nope, the door is right there, and I'm heading out of it as soon as it opens.
I've also been sitting in the bulkhead row on the 757, and been told by the FA that I have to wait to F deplanes. Nope, the door is right there, and I'm heading out of it as soon as it opens.
And there are times when I'm in F that I take several minutes to repack stuff. I've never seen them block Y pax during that time.
Jul 28, 2015, 2:55 pm
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GAH, this is definitely one of my pet peeves. That said, flying Air China was a lot worse. The boarding order was ignored by all, including the GAs.
Jul 28, 2015, 3:13 pm
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Sorry, I have to disagree with you there. Nothing says F has priority on deplaning. A large share of those in first paid the same fair as those in coach but got an upgrade because the airline couldn't sell the seat. I fly DL and have DM status, but I'm no better than anyone else on the flight. Granted, many in F would agree with you however.
Jul 28, 2015, 3:21 pm
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Sorry, I have to disagree with you there. Nothing says F has priority on deplaning. A large share of those in first paid the same fair as those in coach but got an upgrade because the airline couldn't sell the seat. I fly DL and have DM status, but I'm no better than anyone else on the flight. Granted, many in F would agree with you however.
Jul 28, 2015, 3:45 pm
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Here in Asia, [edited by Moderator: the pushing is] quite gender and age neutral and come from all layers of society, though in North America, I have only be pushed by females and I always attributed this to them being above the law. But your experience tells me that it is a more complex phenomenon
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Jul 28, 2015, 4:27 pm
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This is one of those threads that makes flyertalk such a great - and entertaining - place to be. Totally love Often1's comment about first class and sethb's "oozing into the aisle" - way too funny and true. I wish everyone here a quick and efficient way off your next flights
Heaves to Betsy!!!
Jul 28, 2015, 7:34 pm
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Jul 28, 2015, 11:38 pm
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Had a chap yesterday standing behind me while I was letting wife and daughter out on a 737. Before my daughter could step out he started squeezing past me. I turned around and asked him "can I help you?". He stopped and waited.
But I do the same even when not family - as long as you're ready to go, and I am sitting on the isle seat, I will block the way for you to get out... (as long as you're ready to go).
But I do the same even when not family - as long as you're ready to go, and I am sitting on the isle seat, I will block the way for you to get out... (as long as you're ready to go).
Jul 29, 2015, 6:22 am
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They are not "filtering" into anything. If they're seated forward of you, standard protocol is that they leave before you if they're ready.