Don’t bring an overloaded carry on or the maxi purse as a personal item. Then it takes us an extra 15 minutes to load the plane and we all arrive late. I just got back from Europe and volunteered to check my carry one and it was quite pleasant
Totally disagree. I like choosing my seat when I board. Way too often on other airlines, the seat I am assigned gets given to someone else and I’m forced to sit in the crap seat no one else wanted, so standby mom and 3 kids can all sit together. I can appreciate keeping the family together, but if I pay for a seat, I should not have to move.
My experience with involuntary bumps recently has only been in the positive direction. Delta moved me from a random middle in economy to an aisle in Comfort+, which turned out to be good for everyone when the food poisoning kicked in 45 minutes into a Boston to LAX flight.
Most recently we were bumped from the seats we purchased to the front row. No seat trays and no seat to put your bags under. Only worse seat is the last seat on the plane. Where you can’t lean back and have to smell the bathroom.
What other air travel issues do you have?
Too many old crotchety guys flying that yell, “get off my lawn!”
My recent flight was with one of my younger kids and there was no yelling to others to get off my lawn, but I did look at my kid when we landed, and the seatbelt sign was off and said, “watch this, all these knuckleheads are going to stand up and go nowhere” Bing…all these folks stand up and my kid starts laughing.
I stand up to go nowhere many flights. Tired of being cramped in my seats. 6’3" so maybe its a height thing. I wait orderly until its my time to go.
I agree with pretty much everything you said except the first part of #1. I really don’t care if people dress like they just got out of bed.
I’m much more cranky nowadays and agree with this. As long as people don’t smell badly, I don’t care what they wear. I do understand people getting annoyed at the person who looks like they literally rolled out bed with the messy bed-hair.
A few other behaviors that annoy me on a flight
Clipping finger or toenails. Please don’t do it on the plane or even at the gate. Long hair - keep it in your space. I had this woman on my Dec 2022 flight to San Diego from JFK who had long hair that was all over the place and kept flowing over her seat in front of me into my space and the space by her left arm rest, creeping into my space. It was gross and annoying. I’ve had girls with braids and ponytails going over the back of their seats into my space above my food tray. Once I did ask the Flight Attendant to address it. WTF people! Grabbing the top of my seat if you are sitting behind me- don’t do it. I don’t like a giant hand above my head. The person who keeps letting their jacket and or pillow/blankets drop into my space. I don’t want your cooties! lol Once or twice is OK. More than that and I’m getting cranky.
I think SDG nailed it with the obvious and normal NO NOs on a flight. Flying is miserable. We try to upgrade to FC when we can or it’s available. As horrible as it is for the environment, I’d fly private if we could. We talk about it every time we have to fly somewhere which is becoming less often. If I get my Kona slot this summer, Hawaii will be the only other time I fly this year. I just hate it so much lol. It’s the worst! (kidding but not kidding)
I do appreciate the new seats that don’t really recline, but instead move the bottom part of the seat forward. If you want to change the angle of your back then you are free to use up your own leg room.
Still will crush your laptop screen if you aren’t quick enough. So even better are when the seats are designed so they take a few seconds to change position.
Overhead bin not available then generally flight attendant ends up sorting things out. I just don’t understand why people are in a hurry to sit on a plane. Once you sit you are going to sit for a long time
now wondering –
is it more polite for mens to leave the lid up in case of ‘unexpected turbulence’ while peeing
or leave it down and aim harder so I don’t have to touch it to reset
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
I put seat up go pee and then put it down. I gotta wash my hands anyway
I agree with pretty much everything you said except the first part of #1. I really don’t care if people dress like they just got out of bed.
I’m much more cranky nowadays and agree with this. As long as people don’t smell badly, I don’t care what they wear. I do understand people getting annoyed at the person who looks like they literally rolled out bed with the messy bed-hair.
A few other behaviors that annoy me on a flight
Clipping finger or toenails. Please don’t do it on the plane or even at the gate. Long hair - keep it in your space. I had this woman on my Dec 2022 flight to San Diego from JFK who had long hair that was all over the place and kept flowing over her seat in front of me into my space and the space by her left arm rest, creeping into my space. It was gross and annoying. I’ve had girls with braids and ponytails going over the back of their seats into my space above my food tray. Once I did ask the Flight Attendant to address it. WTF people! Grabbing the top of my seat if you are sitting behind me- don’t do it. I don’t like a giant hand above my head. The person who keeps letting their jacket and or pillow/blankets drop into my space. I don’t want your cooties! lol Once or twice is OK. More than that and I’m getting cranky.
I think SDG nailed it with the obvious and normal NO NOs on a flight. Flying is miserable. We try to upgrade to FC when we can or it’s available. As horrible as it is for the environment, I’d fly private if we could. We talk about it every time we have to fly somewhere which is becoming less often. If I get my Kona slot this summer, Hawaii will be the only other time I fly this year. I just hate it so much lol. It’s the worst! (kidding but not kidding)
Clipping anything is a good one. That is gross and can’t imagine if someone did that near me.
The hair too. I had a girl once with what was clearly a very long weave of fake hair in front of me and it would splash over the back of her seat and cover my Ipad if I had it in the little holder on the back of the seat. I had to take it down and hold it in my lap. Her hair was about ten inches from my lap…gross.
A plane is the only place where you get so close to people you don’t even know. Your head is inches from their head and your touching hips most of the time for hours. Pretty big invasion of normal privacy.
I typically sleep on all flights unless I just happen to watch a movie. When I would fly 2 to 3 times a week on a commuter flight on SW, I would get on the plane, pick a window seat and be asleep by the time we pushed back from the gate. I would wake up to the feeling of the wheels touching down about an hour later. That is the best way to fly if you can do it.
I agree with pretty much everything you said except the first part of #1. I really don’t care if people dress like they just got out of bed.
I’m much more cranky nowadays and agree with this. As long as people don’t smell badly, I don’t care what they wear. I do understand people getting annoyed at the person who looks like they literally rolled out bed with the messy bed-hair.
A few other behaviors that annoy me on a flight
Clipping finger or toenails. Please don’t do it on the plane or even at the gate. Long hair - keep it in your space. I had this woman on my Dec 2022 flight to San Diego from JFK who had long hair that was all over the place and kept flowing over her seat in front of me into my space and the space by her left arm rest, creeping into my space. It was gross and annoying. I’ve had girls with braids and ponytails going over the back of their seats into my space above my food tray. Once I did ask the Flight Attendant to address it. WTF people! Grabbing the top of my seat if you are sitting behind me- don’t do it. I don’t like a giant hand above my head. The person who keeps letting their jacket and or pillow/blankets drop into my space. I don’t want your cooties! lol Once or twice is OK. More than that and I’m getting cranky.
I think SDG nailed it with the obvious and normal NO NOs on a flight. Flying is miserable. We try to upgrade to FC when we can or it’s available. As horrible as it is for the environment, I’d fly private if we could. We talk about it every time we have to fly somewhere which is becoming less often. If I get my Kona slot this summer, Hawaii will be the only other time I fly this year. I just hate it so much lol. It’s the worst! (kidding but not kidding)
Clipping anything is a good one. That is gross and can’t imagine if someone did that near me.
The hair too. I had a girl once with what was clearly a very long weave of fake hair in front of me and it would splash over the back of her seat and cover my Ipad if I had it in the little holder on the back of the seat. I had to take it down and hold it in my lap. Her hair was about ten inches from my lap…gross.
A plane is the only place where you get so close to people you don’t even know. Your head is inches from their head and your touching hips most of the time for hours. Pretty big invasion of normal privacy.
I typically sleep on all flights unless I just happen to watch a movie. When I would fly 2 to 3 times a week on a commuter flight on SW, I would get on the plane, pick a window seat and be asleep by the time we pushed back from the gate. I would wake up to the feeling of the wheels touching down about an hour later. That is the best way to fly if you can do it.
I can’t sleep on the plane. I envy those who can.
My husband is a saint and sits in the middle seat and lets me have the window (he’s afraid I’ll end up on a viral video getting upset at someone’s bad behavior next to me lol). He basically protects me from the person who would be less than an inch from me. Flying is almost inhumane in coach (chuckling as I type this). I know these are all first world problems. But fun to vent about them. My husband is also much more chill and tolerant. He’s really easy going and makes friends with the person next to him. We are opposites in that regard. I wish I was a better person and could be more chill like that but I’m not wired like my husband. Now put me in the middle of a crowded Ironman marathon, and I’m your best friend. It’s like I’m a totally different person.
I have flown over 2 million miles. I stopped giving a shit long ago. Want to recline? Go for it. Kids screaming? No problem, they are kids. I seldom talk to anyone, noise canceling headphones drown out kids and tell people you don’t want to talk. Bring food? Sure, but you better share. I would prefer that you use headphones for your tablet and don’t overflow your seat.
The best thing you can do is learn how to tune out everything around you.
I have flown over 2 million miles. I stopped giving a shit long ago. Want to recline? Go for it. Kids screaming? No problem, they are kids. I seldom talk to anyone, noise canceling headphones drown out kids and tell people you don’t want to talk. Bring food? Sure, but you better share. I would prefer that you use headphones for your tablet and don’t overflow your seat.
The best thing you can do is learn how to tune out everything around you.
Now who is the wealthy person on this forum? 2milion miles ain’t cheap. Assuming some company is paying for them you must be high enough in said company to get paid a pretty penny. 1 percenter.
In reality, I am the same on flights. I make notes and laugh internally at these issues, but don’t say anything. Most of the time i deal with all of it by going to sleep as soon as I sit down. Smells are a PITA however.
now wondering –
is it more polite for mens to leave the lid up in case of ‘unexpected turbulence’ while peeing
or leave it down and aim harder so I don’t have to touch it to reset
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
I put seat up go pee and then put it down. I gotta wash my hands anyway
Unless your ass is sitting on the seat lid, you better have it up. No exceptions.
Guys you should never ever pee standing with the lid up. It is not OK to “wipe” it clean afterward. Treat yourself and sit your ass down to pee, or you flip the lid up and do your target practice. It’s a binary choice.
Girls, you’re not exempt from this. No squatting (especially in an airplane toilet) with the lid down and aiming. It is not OK to “wipe” it clean afterward. Yes, I know it requires more squat balance with the lid up, but no one wants your pee or your nasty ass shoe funk on the lid either.
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Agree with everything !
Especially the way slobs dress these days. You just need to be near a Spirit or Frontier gate to have a good laugh.
Have to add, I am 6’5 any flight under 45 minutes do not recline any flights longer always recline.
Just had a religious women in her 50’s try to aisle bomb us after she was talking about church with 2 other ladies 2 seats in front of her, I blocked her got up and asked if she went to church, she said yes then I told her she may want to go back to Sunday school and learn some manners, a lot of Amens came from around everyone laughing at her.
I flew cross country twice last weekend and a few things I have always noticed while flying are starting to be pet peeves of mine that bug me as I get older. Not enough to really complain ( other than on here) but most likely will make a smart ass comment and laugh at the people doing these things.
A few things that need to change in Airports and on Planes:
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Can we not dress like we just got out of bed? And for god sake, put on some deodorant.
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When standing at the gate ready to board your flight, why are you standing up and lining up as soon as they start boarding if you are in boarding group ZZ. You aren’t getting on for a while, so have a seat and stop clogging the gate area while those in earlier groups are boarding.
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If you have the middle seat, you get the armrests…period, end of story.
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Don’t play your music, movies, etc without headphones.
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Never Never Never remove your shoes on a plane unless you have socks on. People don’t need to see and smell your stinky feet.
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Do not bring food on the plane and start eating it as you sit two inches from me. I don’t want to smell your tuna salad sandwich or hear you eating. Unless your flight is over 3 hours, its only nuts or small snacks, keep it simple and no smelly food.
7.Hold in your flatulence. If you need to let rip, go to the bathroom. No one wants to sit next to your death smell.
- Don’t talk to me if it’s clear I am not interested.
LAST AND PROBABLY BIGGEST PET PEEVE:
When we have landed and are at the gate, for the love of GOD, do not stand up in the aisle and try to cut in front of people ahead of you. You will get off the plane when it is your turn, no need to stand and act impatient when we will still have ten minutes before we can move anywhere. ( unless you are hustling for a connecting flight, then ask to go ahead, but don’t lie about this as that is an asshole move).
What other air travel issues do you have?
People with “clear” should cut in front of the regular line, not the TSA pre-check line.
Ha! I’m sitting at DCA right now waiting to fly home. Clear has people now who check you in and then walk you up to the TSA person to cut the line, so you don’t get a choice of where you go.
Regarding the people who jump up and stand in the aisle when they’re towards the middle or back of the plane, this happened to me yesterday flying out. The guy on the other side of the aisle jumped up and took his bag down blocking the aisle. I always stand up because my knee doesn’t like sitting that long, but I was where my seat was and I was still at my seat. When it came time to exit, ailes blocking guy said go ahead. I smiled at him and told him he was blocking me getting my bag down. So he nicely got my bag down for me and I exited.
I pretty much fly Southwest all the time because it’s easiest out of Nashville. What was fun yesterday was to stand in line and chat with a guy who was in his late 20s and he was on his first ever airplane flight.
But honestly, flying private is the best of all. I’ve gotten to fly with the hockey team, and that just killed me for commercial.
now wondering –
is it more polite for mens to leave the lid up in case of ‘unexpected turbulence’ while peeing
or leave it down and aim harder so I don’t have to touch it to reset
or simply everybody pees sitting down?
I put seat up go pee and then put it down. I gotta wash my hands anyway
Unless your ass is sitting on the seat lid, you better have it up. No exceptions.
Guys you should never ever pee standing with the lid up. It is not OK to “wipe” it clean afterward. Treat yourself and sit your ass down to pee, or you flip the lid up and do your target practice. It’s a binary choice.
Girls, you’re not exempt from this. No squatting (especially in an airplane toilet) with the lid down and aiming. It is not OK to “wipe” it clean afterward. Yes, I know it requires more squat balance with the lid up, but no one wants your pee or your nasty ass shoe funk on the lid either.
I think I am talking about the seat not the lid. I go pee with seat and lid up. That way no pee on seat. Besides my aging prostate doesn’t pee well whilst sitting. I put the seat down for the next person who wants to sit. Am I missing something
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Just had a religious women in her 50’s try to aisle bomb us after she was talking about church with 2 other ladies 2 seats in front of her, I blocked her got up and asked if she went to church, she said yes then I told her she may want to go back to Sunday school and learn some manners, a lot of Amens came from around everyone laughing at her.
Oh how I wish there was a video of this…
I have flown over 2 million miles. I stopped giving a shit long ago. Want to recline? Go for it. Kids screaming? No problem, they are kids. I seldom talk to anyone, noise canceling headphones drown out kids and tell people you don’t want to talk. Bring food? Sure, but you better share. I would prefer that you use headphones for your tablet and don’t overflow your seat.
The best thing you can do is learn how to tune out everything around you.
Now who is the wealthy person on this forum? 2milion miles ain’t cheap. Assuming some company is paying for them you must be high enough in said company to get paid a pretty penny. 1 percenter.
In reality, I am the same on flights. I make notes and laugh internally at these issues, but don’t say anything. Most of the time i deal with all of it by going to sleep as soon as I sit down. Smells are a PITA however.
I have known people who viewed their frequent flyer status as a measure of professional success. To me, it was the opposite. When you’re really important, people fly to see you.
Grabbing the top of my seat if you are sitting behind me- don’t do it. I don’t like a giant hand above my head.
I agree with this strongly but I think people do it because they are out-of-shape (or just old, lol) and physically unable to get up and out of their seat without doing so.
Grabbing the top of my seat if you are sitting behind me- don’t do it. I don’t like a giant hand above my head.
I agree with this strongly but I think people do it because they are out-of-shape (or just old, lol) and physically unable to get up and out of their seat without doing so.
And it gets worse with less leg room, because people can’t lean forward to lever themselves out of their seat.
I have flown over 2 million miles. I stopped giving a shit long ago. Want to recline? Go for it. Kids screaming? No problem, they are kids. I seldom talk to anyone, noise canceling headphones drown out kids and tell people you don’t want to talk. Bring food? Sure, but you better share. I would prefer that you use headphones for your tablet and don’t overflow your seat.
The best thing you can do is learn how to tune out everything around you.
Now who is the wealthy person on this forum? 2milion miles ain’t cheap. Assuming some company is paying for them you must be high enough in said company to get paid a pretty penny. 1 percenter.
In reality, I am the same on flights. I make notes and laugh internally at these issues, but don’t say anything. Most of the time i deal with all of it by going to sleep as soon as I sit down. Smells are a PITA however.
I have known people who viewed their frequent flyer status as a measure of professional success. To me, it was the opposite. When you’re really important, people fly to see you.
It is the same with a pager. You got a pager congrats now people disrupt your sleep. Of course cellphones eliminated pagers. My wife however she can shut her cell phone if or leave it downstairs , she is smarter than I