Is it OK to sleep on the floor?
 

I was wondering, are CO passengers allowed to sleep on the floor during a flight?

I've often been on long flights in cramped Y seating where I was so uncomfortable & desperate to sleep that I thought seriously of stretching out on the floor (between the seats, not in the aisle, of course!). (For example, when you & a family member are sitting in the middle 3 seats on a 777 or 767, and the middle seat is empty. The family member lies down on the 3 seats and I would sleep on the floor.)

Aside from the health concerns of being in contact with the whatever was last spilled on the floor, is this simply frowned upon as bad manners, or is this really not allowed for safety reasons (since you're not in your seat with your seat belt on)?

Does anybody know if there is official policy on ths or been discouraged from doing this?

i believe the answer is no. I had heard FAs tell folks no.

CO doesn't have a problem with you sleeping on the floor overnight at EWR, why would they have a problem with you sleeping on the plane?

You'll get scolded for that one. :) By the way, have you ever seen what lives in carpets? I wouldn't want to sleep next or near the floor on an airliner. :eek:

That is a great line. I guess you've had the presidential EWR suite - a couple seats together in the gate area or the ***floor***.
SR

It's not their airport; but they have rights to the plane. I guess there is a liability issue: if people trip over you, they could sustain an injury, leaving CO exposed to litigation. They also need room to maneuver those carts when they deliver that multi-course gourmet meal in coach. :)

I'm sure it's also an FAA reg, for safety reasons. No floor mounted seat belts. :)

Here's an alternative: if the flight is light, can a person stretch out in the overhead locker? :) It's tricky on a B777 or 767, since they're more bins, but there is some equipment where it's possible!

Queen of Sky did this (or a friend, maybe), and look what happened to her. :(

I've put blankets on the floor and had my kids sleep there on red-eyes. More than 9 times out of 10, nobody will bother you. Now I'm not always sure the fa's see the kids, so it's kind of a "don't ask, don't tell" thing. When I do get a fa comment, some say it's OK, and some say no. I will say my kids get lots more sleep down there, which of course is a good thing for everyone!

I just flew from EWR to EDI today.There were two men who were origianlly sitting in A and C.But later on A was sleeping on the three seats and C was sleeping on the floor.
Crew members dont even care about it as long as your legs dont block the aisle and I have seen people doing it quite often.

I've feen FAs saying no to people.
Dont remember which airline... but one of the Skyteam member.

And I've seen on some flights.. FAs dont care.

I bet my daughter would fit in the overhead bin, if it weren't so full... :D

Frankly, I could care less.....except for the fact that if we hit turbulence the "floor sleepers" are more likely to be the ones taken off in crevical collars. In addition, I don't want someone not wearing a seat belt landing on me after they bounce off the ceiling.

A friend of mine, an engineer at Boeing, says that they have a saying about people on airplanes (and turbulence):

There are two types of passengers on airplanes:
Those buckled into their seat and projectiles.

Remember when Mr. Brown was Gov. of Calif. One of the many stories they told on him was he would sleep in the asile of certain red-eye flights. At that time, before he became Mayor of Oakland, he had a nickname of Mr. Moonbeam. Soooooooooo if it's good enough for the "Gov", why not you?
Of course he had blankets, pillow, etc. I am sure but interestingly enough, this was supposedly in coach...I oftened wondered what others did to get access to lavatories in Y.