akl_traveller

I was a backpacker once! And my older sisters who had also been backpackers drummed into me that a backpack is ne'er worn on one's back in any form of transport (bus, train, aeroplane), nor in stairwells or narrow corridors. One holds the backpack in front.

I wonder if the backpackers of this modern age know this? Perhaps we need a #packerquette instagram hashtag.

LTBoston

They don't. Not only do they enter the aircraft fully strapped, they also twist and swivel about, blithely chatting with their companions as they look for their seats--completely oblivious to the seated passengers they're bashing in the face. This is particularly unpleasant when it's been raining out and the backpack is a soggy mess.

Mike Rivers

On what aircraft is there room, perhaps other than in first class, is there room for a passenger with baggage to pass another passenger in the aisle?

I've occasionally been on a flight where the CA made a request, particularly if the landing is a bit late, to allow passengers with tight connections to deplane first. Sometimes it's honored, sometimes it isn't.

gay

Maybe the couple was in hurry to get off because they were going to have booty leakage or blow chunks. I'd let them through. Now if it was a rock concert, that would be another story.

rosege

You don't even have to be in China to experience it - I'm 6'1 and pretty big and they were trying to push me around at various tourist attractions in Rome.

awayIgo

I know when I fly business, the FAs block economy passengers from moving forward prior to First and Business getting off. It seems to me, that this would have solved a myriad of problems. AND yes, I can "push back" when someone tries to push past me. AND I am a female of average size!

ozone

What IS the proper etiquette in this position? I once had to put my bag about 4-5 rows back of me (I was in E+). It was too far back to ask for someone to get it for me. So I popped up quickly, got it down, apologized to the person right under the overhead compartment, and stood in line at that point, where the bag had been, to exit with that further back row (and grab my coat on my way past my own seat). I got yelled at by someone who said I was bothering people and taking up their space in the aisle. I think their idea was that I should have waited for the whole plane to empty, and then go get it. I admired their self-righteousness and wondered what else I could or should have done.

bmayer

Lacking any other Government regulations you want to have written for this situation (hopefully NONE) and tight connections, I find it logical that people exit by row and seat, from A-Z, or there about. It avoids this type of stupid "I'm the most important person on the plane" status that floats insides someones head.

That's just me. I hope the airlines don't start new procedures that will only slow down the process.

And I certainly hope they don't start charging for the privilege to be the first 15 passengers to exit. ha!

kc1174

jpzeller

Germany.

JBinVT

yes, deplaning is the worst...but doesn't it make sense that those who "need more time boarding" wait for the plane to empty before they crawl/limp/roll
into the aisle (hopefully they don't have an impossibly tight connection). They obviously need more time deplaning but I never hear the FA ask them to wait and have been behind veeeerrrrryyyy slow moving exiting passengers. (two other notes: love the airports where you can exit both ends of the plane and my back-pack is much more maneuverable than your roller bag)

tsuarez

This brings some memories....Some years ago, in what I thought at the time to be a "genius" move: Get from IAH to CMN in a single day at a super low cost. I landed in LHR to take an easyJet to CMN via MAD, with 30 minutes between landing time and departure to the next flight.....Half way in the flight I realized I would have to pick up by backpack from the carrousel -checked in- go thru customs in MAD (on a non-EU passport, had a US at the time) and then run to the easyJet counter in MAD to check it in (too big to be carry on). I was already resigned to spend the night (only 1 flight a day, assuming there would be space in the next) when we landed in MAD about 5 minutes ahead of schedule. Waited for people to deplane, run to the luggage pickup hoping my backpack was already there -it was!- run thru customs and then to the easyJet counter before the close the flight...No sure how, but I made the connection with 1-2 minutes to spare....

arcticflier

stickytoffee

We only fly internationally IAD>LHR non-stop on holiday so we're not in a rush and stay seated while the hordes stampede the aisles .We're generally the last 4-5 people off the plane. Flying this route for almost 20 years have seen little rudeness thankfully.

I can see where flying on business would be more fraught though. Having to make a tight connection would add to the trauma.

It goes without saying that pushing and shoving are always inappropriate especially in a confined space.

Namikis

Fair enough - but do keep in mind that in some countries and cultures (and this took me a while to get accustomed to, not easy) such as in India, pushing while in line is considered the polite thing to do, it *is* the etiquette to push while in line there. :-)

(but if it is a couple of Americans behaving poorly, go ahead, block away!)