My fellow pax

The person who stands behind the:

  • The, ‘I’ve just got to my seat now I’ll start to organise my fifteen carry-on pieces before sitting down’ aisle blocker. Bonus points when they sit down then immediately decide they need to take off a piece of clothing and store it with their overhead carry on.
And doesn’t say ‘excuse me, can I get past?’
 
We once had a screaming kid the whole way from SYD to HNL. You can imagine our dismay when they were also on our return flight a week later 😭
Yeah but that's always going to happen when you take your children with you. (Just joking. I'm sure the cat family is very travel nuanced in travel etiquette )
Travelling J or F does not immune you to a screaming toddler!!
It's worse because parents (in our experience) don't give a damn.
 
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I don't think we've had the seat pullerer backer as they get out of their seat, then to release it with a whack back when they are out (I think airline seats are designed to make this happen.
 
Yeah but that's always going to happen when you take your children with you. (Just joking. I'm sure the cat family is very travel nuanced in travel etiquette )

It's worse because parents (in our experience) don't give a damn.
Given how well our two handled the epic four flight trip to the States this year when our flights were cancelled, with missed flights and not a lot of sleep, I have full confidence in them 😂
 
Starts intently looking for seat 38D whilst passing row 1.

Counterpoint on this one

They are looking for the location of the seat row numbers. This can vary between aircraft and airlines.

Makes sense to orient yourself as soon as you have entered the aircraft, and work out where to look, so that you can easily spot it when you get closer to your row.

People do the same thing in cinemas and sport stadiums.

YMMV
 
Counterpoint on this one

They are looking for the location of the seat row numbers. This can vary between aircraft and airlines.

Makes sense to orient yourself as soon as you have entered the aircraft, and work out where to look, so that you can easily spot it when you get closer to your row.

People do the same thing in cinemas and sport stadiums.

YMMV
True, but… are you holding a business class boarding pass? If not… move on!

It could be confusing when rows aren’t sequential, so airlines routinely starting their business cabin at row 11 for example, and economy at row whatever. But confusing class of service is a bit harder 🤣

Theatres and statia are a bit different… don’t always go A->Z or 1-> …. you often have AA-?? before or after the regular seat rows, and boxes, and side seats! 😳
 

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