Deplaning procedures
Nov 19, 2004 | 7:34 am
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Deplaning procedures
A small annoyance...
When you are trying to exit the plane, and the crowd is filtering up the aisle row by row...
If you are still in the seat row, standing up (or stooping due to the overheads), waiting for the person in the aisle to move forward, should you be allowed to egress to the aisle in order to exit while the person in the aisle behind your row waits? I see time and time again that the people in the aisle behind you feel they should bully forward and let you stand there in the seat row, untill the point where you give up on civility and simply 'force a yield' by just jumping into the aisle.
What are your thoughts on this?
When you are trying to exit the plane, and the crowd is filtering up the aisle row by row...
If you are still in the seat row, standing up (or stooping due to the overheads), waiting for the person in the aisle to move forward, should you be allowed to egress to the aisle in order to exit while the person in the aisle behind your row waits? I see time and time again that the people in the aisle behind you feel they should bully forward and let you stand there in the seat row, untill the point where you give up on civility and simply 'force a yield' by just jumping into the aisle.
What are your thoughts on this?
Nov 19, 2004 | 7:54 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Toronto
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I let people get out if they are clearly waiting to leave their row. No one needs to force a yield with me.
If they are dawdling I'm going to keep walking.
What I don't understand is why so many people find the need to block the whole aisle when removing things from or placing things in the overhead compartment. It's pretty easy to do from the aisle seat instead and lets everyone else keep moving.
If they are dawdling I'm going to keep walking.
What I don't understand is why so many people find the need to block the whole aisle when removing things from or placing things in the overhead compartment. It's pretty easy to do from the aisle seat instead and lets everyone else keep moving.
Nov 19, 2004 | 8:40 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Rockville,MD,USA
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I agree with Grouse. If you are standing or stooping this should be a clear sign that you are ready to go and the courteous thing to do is to let the person in the line. I suppose some people feel that it may be too risky to let them in line in case they have to remove items from the overhead and feel the need to use the aisle space rather than the aisle seat space to do this.
Nov 19, 2004 | 12:21 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: duh
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How about the merge?
on a/c where there are two lines of people deplaning and they meet up at the cabin door.
usually, i travel alone. however, it seems that people traveling together have to stay together and will not let you go between them. instead of letting everyone other person off the a/c, they seem to get stuck together and do not make room to let people between them. and of course, they have to walk up the jetway side-by-side so no one can pass.
sometimes it can be annoying, especially when they do not seem to be in a rush now that they are off the a/c.
or is it just me?
usually, i travel alone. however, it seems that people traveling together have to stay together and will not let you go between them. instead of letting everyone other person off the a/c, they seem to get stuck together and do not make room to let people between them. and of course, they have to walk up the jetway side-by-side so no one can pass.
sometimes it can be annoying, especially when they do not seem to be in a rush now that they are off the a/c.
or is it just me?
Nov 19, 2004 | 12:54 pm
#5
Join Date: Jul 2004
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<Rant>
By observation, the correct procedure seems to be:
1) Get out of seat the moment the aircraft reaches the gate.
2) If in a middle or window seat, climb immediately over your neighbors.
3) Open the overhead bin containing your oversized roll-a-way (stowed across the bin taking up two spaces) - if necessary, push people's heads out of the way.
4) Pull your roll-a-way down - don't worry about the other passengers, they'll move.
5) Leave the bag in the aisle - go back and get your other bag or two which you've stowed partly under your own, and partly under your neighbor's seat.
6) Start rearranging things, calling people on your cell phone, etc.
7) When leaving the plane, stop (blocking the jetway) and place your briefcase and/or backpack onto your rollaway. Take enough time to make sure the straps are tight.
</Rant>
By observation, the correct procedure seems to be:
1) Get out of seat the moment the aircraft reaches the gate.
2) If in a middle or window seat, climb immediately over your neighbors.
3) Open the overhead bin containing your oversized roll-a-way (stowed across the bin taking up two spaces) - if necessary, push people's heads out of the way.
4) Pull your roll-a-way down - don't worry about the other passengers, they'll move.
5) Leave the bag in the aisle - go back and get your other bag or two which you've stowed partly under your own, and partly under your neighbor's seat.
6) Start rearranging things, calling people on your cell phone, etc.
7) When leaving the plane, stop (blocking the jetway) and place your briefcase and/or backpack onto your rollaway. Take enough time to make sure the straps are tight.
</Rant>