Annoying things that people do when travelling

[serfty]

Why do you give up your wallet? I would never let my wallet or passport leave my person.

At some locations, security ask that you empty all trouser/pants pockets, including your wallet.

If I remember beforehand, I either temporarily relocate my wallet in my bag or a shirt pocket.

 

[QF WP]

And the list is likely to be different for all travellers.

Amen...

People who use knife and forks to eat the meal in economy, even pasta, and then also use a knife to meticulously cut the bread roll with knife and spread the margarine. Seriously? A fork is more than enough to do all those tasks.

Hmmm, you'd better not sit next to me on a flight then JohnK, I'm a Virgo and was brought up old fashioned by my parents to use my cutlery properly, whatever the situation

My list is amaller and from recent experience:

Pax who turn on their phone before even touchdown and/or leaving the active runway
Unorganised pax or lack of prior research/knowledge
Deciding after boarding (but just before front door closure) wanting to vidit the can - or as soon as the seatbelt light turns off, wanting to climb over me before I have time to re-arrange my legs/feet so they don't crush me

 

[dajop]

The onboard real-estate issue is always controversial (in economy). Recliners vs Non-recliners. Who get's the armrest? etc. But had a bit of a tussle for floor space on a recent flight. Always assumed that space under seat in front (at least to the bar) is mine, but on recent flight person in front kept on putting there feet right under their seat, behind the bar not once, but throughout the whole 4 hour flight. That was annoying. Never had that before.

 

[drron]

The onboard real-estate issue is always controversial (in economy). Recliners vs Non-recliners. Who get's the armrest? etc. But had a bit of a tussle for floor space on a recent flight. Always assumed that space under seat in front (at least to the bar) is mine, but on recent flight person in front kept on putting there feet right under their seat, behind the bar not once, but throughout the whole 4 hour flight. That was annoying. Never had that before.

Happened to me when our Yupp went south on AA.The young,short woman in front reclined her seat as soon as we started down the runway then spent the flight sitting forward flirting with the guy in front of her.But put her legs back under her seat.She got quite a kick when i extended my legs.She complained but i simply said-seat up or my legs are under your seat which is my space anyway-working on the principle that you are meant to put smaller carryons under the seat in front therefore your space.
But Vinny-I always have an aisle seat,always on early,but very willing to stand for the pax in the window seat even though they are invariably the last to board.Think about it.i find that poor form and irritating.

 

[JohnK]

Why do you give up your wallet? I would never let my wallet or passport leave my person.

Wallet I do not really have a choice in Australia as they ask for it to be removed from person. I may have keys and/or coins inside anyway. Interesting how SIN security ask you to walk through the metal detector with wallet in tact.

Passport hardly ever leaves my person.

 

[LiamR]

Biggest gripe.

Pax who are seated in rows 1-13, and board via the rear, or pax that are seated in 13-32 and board via the front. There's always one or two, and it causes a complete jam in the middle of the aircraft. (Not directly interfering with me, but it slows down the whole boarding process)

Gate Lice. Or anybody that stands up and starts queuing at the gate as soon as the aircraft pulls up, making it impossible for anybody else to get near the gate.

People that stop to look at business class while boarding on 737s....

"Wow, look at the legroom"

"This is where I'm sitting, how cool is this"

"I'd sit here, but I prefer my private jet"

"Who on earth would pay this much for a one hour flight."

"Fancy Shmancy isn't it Tracey? Wonder how much it costs to get a seat up front darl?"

just thought of another one. People who are in row 54 and start looking for seat numbers from row one... keep walking :!:

Yes, as arrogant as it sounds. What is so interesting about the overhead luggage lockers in J compared to Y?

 

[richie9x]

Pulling hard on the seat in front when they get out of their seat. I mean how hard is it to stand up by normally. I will excuse people with injuries and disabilities.

Sitting in the wrong seat. I know some planes that some seats aren't labelled well and can be an easy mistake to make, but most of the time seats are well labeled. Although I hate to admit it I once boarded the wrong flight (late change of gates, my flight was still configured in the bar code scanners) but I still made it to the right seat (but wrong plane).

Taking a very long time at check in. I can't understand why it takes some people so long. You should be in an done and gone in a couple of minutes.

Standing blocking the exit/entry to an escalator. There are a whole lot of people coming your way, don't be surprised when they crash into you.

Taking the wrong luggage. I don't care if by accident or on purpose - keep your hands off my luggage. There seem to be quite a few people who don't know what their own luggage looks like.

 

[farstar]

Pulling hard on the seat in front when they get out of their seat. I mean how hard is it to stand up by normally. I will excuse people with injuries and disabilities.

Yes this is my biggest hate on planes and they seem to need to sit down and get up a few times before the plane has even taken off.

 

[medhead]

Yes this is my biggest hate on planes and they seem to need to sit down and get up a few times before the plane has even taken off.

I got one of these on Saturday. Spotted them returning from the toilet for about the 3rd time. Sat so I wasn't leaning on the seat, crossed arms and push the recline button. Seat snapped back and then forward. They got up like a normal person from then on. 20 something so not an old disabled person.

 

[notzac]

People that stop to look at business class while boarding on 737s....

"Wow, look at the legroom"
"This is where I'm sitting, how cool is this"
"I'd sit here, but I prefer my private jet"
"Who on earth would pay this much for a one hour flight."
"Fancy Shmancy isn't it Tracey? Wonder how much it costs to get a seat up front darl?"

Oh lawdy, this is too true. Total #firstworldproblem, but nonetheless true!

 

[scottpilot10]

Another annoying thing. iFlight to LA from Sydney flying Y. Platinum but missed out on forward exit row by one. Wedged into window next to two men 6 foot plus (as I am). Find myself behind a considerably smaller man who scored the exit row bulkhead. He had stuffed his voluminous carry on under his seat affording me no leg room. I boot his carry on forward arousing the small man's ire. I point out that I have no room and (as an exit row occupier) he is supposed to place bags overhead. He basically told me to get ....ed. Not wanting a confrontation before the forthcoming painful long haul, I pressed the FA call button. Luckily the FA dealt with it well (polite but firm). I even offered to swap seats as a conciliatory gesture (a win win: I get the exit row, he gets to put his bags under the sea) but the obnoxious passenger was having none of it. I would have thought that QF would have prioritised tall people for exits (this was before the remunerative opportunities re exit row allocation were implemented). Best practice: avoid on board confrontations with obnoxious passengers, let the FAs sort it out.

 

[simongr]

People who use knife and forks to eat the meal in economy, even pasta, and then also use a knife to meticulously cut the bread roll with knife and spread the margarine. Seriously? A fork is more than enough to do all those tasks.

I 100% agree with the rest of your list but for this - wtf? Seriously this is an issue for you how?

I mentioned the issue of seat number checking in J when travelling in 87Q and got quite badly flamed so I don't bring that up again - "Not everyone flies as much as you simon..."

 

[Fantic125]

My pet peeve is people who crowd around the baggage carousels so tightly that you can barely see the bags coming down and then get annoyed when you ask them to move so you can get your bag.

 

[munitalP]

Well, it's official. AFF members hate everything about everything.

 

[dajop]

My pet peeve is people who crowd around the baggage carousels so tightly that you can barely see the bags coming down and then get annoyed when you ask them to move so you can get your bag.

Have you ever travelled in India? The only approach there is to find a luggage trolley and park it right against the carousel so no-one else at all can access the carousel.

 

[vertisol]

The couple that get on the full plane late with 15 pieces of hand luggage and wander up and down the aisle bemoaning the lack of room left in the overhead lockers. No worries though, if you push really hard you can cram those suckers right in there! First I'll just drop your coat on the floor, move your laptop across to the other locker, turn that guys bag on its side...

 

[TonyHancock]

Well, it's official. AFF members hate everything about everything.

Count me in on that! I can barely stand myself!

 

[Archphoto]

Why do you give up your wallet? I would never let my wallet or passport leave my person.

It varies at soooo many security points (and you can be asked to do so in the am, and not in the pm & vv) that now I just do it automatically. Having to stop and do so irritates the hell out of me, so now I just do it.

Passport though, always on me - back pocket as I go through detector - if/when it goes off I pull out to show. Sometimes I get hand check even when I have removed everything - think the large, metal staple in my tibia might have something to do with that. . . . . . .

 

[simongr]

Well, it's official. AFF members hate everything about everything.

And everybody!

 

[JohnK]

Pulling hard on the seat in front when they get out of their seat. I mean how hard is it to stand up by normally. I will excuse people with injuries and disabilities.

Believe or not there are times when I struggle to get out of a seat without holding the seat in front. On some aircraft the seat is slanted further back than others. I try not to yank on the seat in front (it depends if the person has been good on the flight ) but sometimes it is unavoidable.

By the way isn't there a handle at the back of the headrest of some aircraft seats. I wonder why the handle is there?

I 100% agree with the rest of your list but for this - wtf? Seriously this is an issue for you how?

The topic is annoying things that people do, not issues!