Article: Airport Disease: Enter Airport, Exit Manners

[AFF Editor]

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Airport Disease: Enter Airport, Exit Manners

There's something about airports that stresses a lot of people out... so much so, that they forget their manners. Frontline airline staff call it "airport disease".

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[Melburnian1]

It's linked to fewer people attending Mass or other religious observances., sadly.

However I have seen travellers justifiably upset at security staff who make silly decisions, such as occasionally removing empty water bottles for no supportable reason. Yes, they have a stressful job, and airports don't help by sometimes having insufficient 'lanes' for the volume of passengers at busier times.

 

[dajop]

It's linked to fewer people attending Mass or other religious observances., sadly.

Drawing a long bow there I think.

 

[flyingfan]

Some people are just jerks, no apology or placation will work and they’re best given a very wide berth.i suspect they’re the same driving, at the supermarket…

Airports can be dehumanising places even for frequent flyers and exacerbate the stress or anxiety of travelling and coping with crowds and noise. The staff dealing with thousands of pax daily can be worn down by sometimes at best gruff responses or ignoring greetings, so hats off to those who can still keep the cheer.

 

[Pushka]

I think I just get stressed and that might make me less patient. The airport is also a collection of humanity that you'd likely never come across on daily life. So it's out of the comfort zone. You might worry about delayed departures and connections, the thought of flying itself, and so many different interpretations of the security requirements. Take off your belt. Shoes. Watch and so on. People having no idea. Kids screaming and running around. Everything is so out of place from normal.