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I find it hard to believe that on any plane no one moved as soon as the seatbelt sign went off.
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Originally Posted by mapleg
(Post 26628581)
I find it hard to believe that on any plane no one moved as soon as the seatbelt sign went off.
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I just had a trip through ORD, and the people beside me were clamoring to get out - because they had a tight connection (I had one too), but the flight was 45 minutes early, and we went straight to the gate (no waiting on the tarmac). When we got to the jetway, they tried to run me (and the lady in the wheelchair in front of me) over, and I had to use the "C" word (Chill...). We all made it to our gates - their new gate was next to mine, and their flight took off after mine... Not sure what the big rush was, especially with the 45 minute head-start over the plan...
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If you are in row 29, is it any less "efficient" to wait until the first twenty-five rows of the plane have disembarked before standing and grabbing your bag? Of course, in a curteous world this would be possible without getting line-jumped.
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Originally Posted by elCheapoDeluxe
(Post 26665934)
If you are in row 29, is it any less "efficient" to wait until the first twenty-five rows of the plane have disembarked before standing and grabbing your bag? Of course, in a curteous world this would be possible without getting line-jumped.
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Originally Posted by NYCommuter
(Post 26629889)
Try a plane full of mostly leisure travelers on a weekend. People behind me may well have moved, but people who I saw in my row and in front (I was in an exit row) just sat there for 20 seconds.
Given that I yet have to see an airplane were they managed to open the door that fast you really lost valuable time... Seriously... You get the feedback here from almost everybody that your behavior is conceived as rude, so no matter how much you argue... Most here still think it is rude. |
Originally Posted by Commie
(Post 26561061)
To add to this discussion, this happened to me this past Thursday on an AC flight from ATL to YYZ.
I am sitting in the aisle seat, and the plane landed and at the gate. Its one of those narrowbody E75, so there is not much room in the aisle, other passengers in the aisle seat got up, and hence taking the space near my seat. So I didn't bother getting up to stand in the aisle and forced to be within 2 inches of other passengers. My window seatmate, saw that I wasn't moving to get up, she literally jumped over my seat to get into what little aisle space that was available, forcing the person in front and back to make adjustments to their position to let her in. Who was in the right here? Should I had tried to jam myself into that little space? Not sure about everyone else, but I don't like to invade other's person space, and be literally breathing in their neck. I did get a last laugh with this 'lady' though. While walking to the Canadian customs area, that Thursday night, there was a long line up, and they were holding passengers up in the 2nd floor before even letting them downstairs to the customs area. Downstairs were a zoo. I would say its a good 45-60 minutes wait for customs clearance. She didn't have a Nexus pass and had to wait in line, while I walked right by her and downstairs and out in 2 minutes. Of course, I did re-iterated my comment to her that maybe now she can learn how to wait in line. I've flown so much in the past 30 years that I've decided to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. It's a good idea and great stress reliever. BTW this works while driving as well. If someone jumps over me, races to the front, or seems agitated to get off the plane, I just make something up that makes me feel better about them: 1) they need to really really really use the bathroom and did us all a favor by not using the one on the plane; 2) they have a tight connection; 3) they are sick and need to find a place to throw up; 4) they are very infrequent fliers and have an all-consuming fear of flying; 5) they are flying home to tend to a sick child or loved one and nothing else matters to them, including being polite. Feel free to add your own or use any of mine...:p While it's possible they are mindless or clueless or just think we are all beneath them, it doesn't matter. Any excuse keeps me from dwelling on it or stressing out. And really, many of us have - at one time or another - been in some of the above listed situations. |
Deplaning manners
Originally Posted by ibrandsguest
(Post 26560843)
When I get off a plane, as I am usually in an aisle seat and am pretty quick, When the "fasten seatbelts" sign goes off, I usually get up from my seat and walk forward as many rows as I can before the aisle gets crowded. I have no problem if others do that in front of me. I figure that the quick and agile people can get off first, and then people who prefer to take their time slowly get out of their seats and do whatever they want.
Recently, people who do not look like frequent flyers in coach have stood up when the fasten seatbelt sign goes off. Instead of moving forward, though, they just stand their at their row, even though the aisle is free for quite a ways towards the exit. They keep standing there until passengers in rows in front of them have stood up, gotten their bags and moved forward. I can see that those non-frequent flyers don't want to be seen as cutting in line, but they're holding everyone up behind them. So which is proper plane etiquette when getting off: 1. Stand up and zip forward if you can (if people in rows ahead of you are still seated), or 2. Stand up and stand there until every single person in front of you has gotten up, gotten bags and moved towards the exit? To be clear, I am NOT saying that it's OK to cut in front of people who are standing in front of you. EDITED TO ADD: The question is, "during the few seconds before anyone else has stood up, is it OK to move forward a few rows"? I have never gotten a bad reaction, and I see people (usually frequent flyers) do it during the workweek all the time. Thanks. |
If there was ever a time for an accidental elbow to the face this is it.
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Most often I'm in an aisle seat and when the seat belt light goes off I unbuckle, stand up and begin retrieving my items from the overhead bin. I wait until the people ahead of me are moving and go forward when there is room in front of me. No rush, no pushing, no elbows and no drama. There is no point trying to push past me in the narrow aisle and I don't go past anyone unless they are seated and showing no sign of getting up.
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Originally Posted by Tennis69
(Post 36179148)
If there was ever a time for an accidental elbow to the face this is it.
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I know OP was many years ago, but the ONLY time the "zip forward" method is acceptable is if the crew has asked everyone to allow tight connections to deplane first.
I'm nearly always aisle. I stand immediately, gather stuff, try to leave room for other people around me to do the same, but there is NOT room for any kind of "zip forward" behavior. You don't have to be an NFL linebacker to occupy enough aisle space where this is impossible. Occasionally, I'll pass the window passengers from the row in front of me if they're taking their time gathering stuff. But only if my flow doesn't slow them down and my exit therefore is only a net-positive for everyone else. (In other words, I'm just filling the empty space in front of me.) |
Many aisle passengers want to deplane in turn but know that it'll be a few minutes before their row has that opportunity so they stay seated until that opportunity draws near. I think it is polite to allow them to do so.
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Originally Posted by Tennis69 (Post # 114)
(Post 36179148)
If there was ever a time for an accidental elbow to the face this is it.
Originally Posted by LarryJ (Post # 118)
(Post 36180944)
Many aisle passengers want to deplane in turn but know that it'll be a few minutes before their row has that opportunity so they stay seated until that opportunity draws near. I think it is polite to allow them to do so.
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Originally Posted by SPN Lifer
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:tu: When seated by the aisle, one might also retrieve a carry-on bag and place it in the aisle as a signal of willingness to move forward immediately, when free to do so. :idea:
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