Are there certain things you find incredibly annoying when flying? Maybe you are guilty of doing one, or more, of these things when you are on an airplane. Let’s take a minute to review a list of things you should stop doing on an airplane for the sake of other travelers.
1. Don’t put your seat back – Yes, I know, the seat is made to recline. That doesn’t mean you should do it. There is nothing more annoying than having someone suddenly lay back into your lap just so they can get a little more comfortable. Damn your space and comfort, it’s all about them. Next time, suck it up and sit upright.
2. Don’t try to bring on “carry on” bags you know won’t fit in the overhead bin – Don’t you just love watching people try to stuff massive bags in the overhead bin? I know paying for checked luggage really sucks, but if you are going on a long trip and have a massive bag, check it.
3. Related to number 2, don’t put your bag in someone else’s overhead bin – Are you one of those people that throws your bag in an open overhead bin, then continue walking back to where your seat is actually located? This “strategy” allows you to claim space that doesn’t belong to you just so you can fit your monstrous bag. So now, the person that is supposed to sit where your bag is located, now has to find somewhere else for their bag. Kinda inconsiderate if you think about it.
4. Don’t monopolize the arm rest – Share the arm rest from time to time. Don’t be one of those people that takes over the arm rest and doesn’t let someone else get a little space. Alternate from time to time. Move your arm inside the arm rest and let your seat mate get a little. Sometimes you can even work a high/low deal where one person’s arm is located further up the arm rest than the other person. Your momma always taught you to share, start doing it.
5. Don’t use the seat in front of you to help you get up – Do you reach up and grab the top of the seat in front of you when trying to get up? Well stop it. All you do is give whiplash to the person sitting in front of you. For all you know, they could be in a nice deep sleep. Then you have to go and pull their chair back unexpectedly before letting go and propelling them forward. Use the armrests to lift yourself up, or reach back and push off your seat.
6. Don’t stand up when the plane is pulling up to the gate and the seat belt sign is still on – I know the risk of injury in this situation is very low, but just wait a few more seconds until the pilot turns off the light. How ridiculous do you look when everyone is still seated and you feel the need to stand up and start gathering your stuff? You are not more important than the rest of us. You simply look like an ass that thinks the rules don’t apply to you. I wish the pilot could see the passengers and when someone did this they could slam on the brake. Just give them a little jolt to let them know they are doing something wrong.
7. Don’t race up the aisle when the seat belt light goes off – I got news for you, the plane is going to take a little while to unload. You racing up the aisle gains you a few rows but also gains you a few dirty looks. I understand when you have a tight layover that you want to get to the next gate, but really, you are only gaining a few aisles before you run into traffic again. I doubt that is going to make or break where you need to be next. And, this puts you in the pretentious a-hole category described in number 6.
8. Wait until you are off the plane before you start yapping – Do you immediately take out your cell phone and start calling people to announce your arrival? If so, you need to stop. We don’t want to hear you tell grandma that you’ve just landed. I don’t think grandma will know, or care, if you wait until you get off the plane to spring the news on her. When you pull out your phone to tell everyone you are here, the rest of us have to listen to it.
9. Alternate rows when leaving the plane – It’s a pretty simple concept yet many times people feel the need to just go regardless if there are people trying to get out of the row ahead of them. One side goes, the other side goes, then we move to the next row and repeat. It’s simple people.
What other things do you find incredibly annoying on an airplane? Is there something missing from the list?
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