Travel etiquette

[medhead]

I think i'd sign a petition for wheel-on *only* (and all one sized). The amount of times i've been sconned in the head or knees by people with huge duffle bags or oversized handbags as people sling them over their shoulder and just barge down the aisle towards their seat without regard for who they're hitting, i've lost count of!

The numbers times a wheelie bag smashes into my seat or can't fit down the aisle and gets pick up to slam me in the shoulder, I've lost count of.

 

[BadgerBoi]

Say you are in the aisle seat in Y when the window / middle person comes in later, how many of you would unbuckle and stand up to allow for an easier access?

Or just sit upright, move knees sideways only ?

Would it matter if the other person is a male or female, young or old ?

Similarly, what's your response like during the flight to allow their egress ?

Cheers

If my seatmate hasn't yet arrived I won't buckle up, and I'll stand to let them in, the same as I would at the theatre. I don't want their nether regions in my face if they have to clamber over me. During the flight I'll stand to let them pass, it's a good chance to stretch my legs. Just don't try it while I'm eating or waiting for the tray to be cleared, because nobody is going anywhere at that time.

International premium cabins it's different, there should be enough room for them to pass without the need for me to move, apart from maybe bringing my seat upright.

 

[Robbi]

Say you are in the aisle seat in Y when the window / middle person comes in later, how many of you would unbuckle and stand up to allow for an easier access?

Or just sit upright, move knees sideways only ?

Would it matter if the other person is a male or female, young or old ?

Similarly, what's your response like during the flight to allow their egress ?

Cheers

I get up from my seat, makes it easier and good excuse to stretch legs.

On last EU trip the attractive young woman next to me in the middle seat (of 4) kept hopping over me to get in or out, stepping from arm-rest to arm-rest, which was quite a pleasant sight from my vantage point

 

[cambriamarsh]

That's the first time I've come across the word murse, but I hope it becomes widely used in 2014. It sounds like the ideal place to carry one's merkin.

There's a company in NZ that makes murses, http://www.murse.co.nz. They've been around a year or two.

 

[drron]

I always stand.But fortunately not often in Y so no need as when not in Y mrsdrron always boards before me and is already in the window seat when I sit down.

 

[BadgerBoi]

There's a company in NZ that makes murses, The Original Murse Co. | iPhone Case and Wallet. They've been around a year or two.

I stand by my merkin comment.

 

[DC3]

Murse: Man purse; male purse

Also known as a satchel.

 

[11sjw]

Say you are in the aisle seat in Y when the window / middle person comes in later, how many of you would unbuckle and stand up to allow for an easier access?

Or just sit upright, move knees sideways only ?

Would it matter if the other person is a male or female, young or old ?

Similarly, what's your response like during the flight to allow their egress ?

Cheers

If I'm in an emergency row and they're not Andre the Giant I can stay seated (even at 6'2"). Outside of that I get out of my seat.

 

[legroom]

If my seatmate hasn't yet arrived I won't buckle up, and I'll stand to let them in, the same as I would at the theatre. I don't want their nether regions in my face if they have to clamber over me. During the flight I'll stand to let them pass, it's a good chance to stretch my legs. Just don't try it while I'm eating or waiting for the tray to be cleared, because nobody is going anywhere at that time.

International premium cabins it's different, there should be enough room for them to pass without the need for me to move, apart from maybe bringing my seat upright.

On occasions I have met the "sitter" rather the "stander" as most of us would like to do.

Quite often, the sitter does not smile whereas the stander would be more approachable.

It is certainly more helpful if the other person stands up, so ... do unto others what you would have them do to you.

Same principle with getting organised before & immediately post security, upon boarding, on disembarkation etc...

 

[Foreigner]

If I'm in an emergency row and they're not Andre the Giant I can stay seated (even at 6'2"). Outside of that I get out of my seat.

I'm an aisle person. At boarding time I would always get up to let others in my row get in. During flight, I let the others squeeze out if there're skinny/petite. If rather bulky, I'd get up. Thankfully, all international flights are J so not so much of an issue about access. On domestic, I fly Y so inconvenient of moving out for others but nevertheless my preference always has been aisle.

 

[amp-qld]

As a matter of principle, I won't use a wheeled carry-on. I use a (relatively small) backpack with a very small backpack inside that. I put the larger of the two (with things I MIGHT need in flight) in the overhead locker and have the small one with my definite needs at my feet. Once, on Ryanair, the FAs insisted that I took my backpack out of the overhead locker so that someone's wheel-on (which wouldn't fit at their feet) could go in the locker. I was really pissed off.

 

[JessicaTam]

If my seatmate hasn't yet arrived I won't buckle up, and I'll stand to let them in, the same as I would at the theatre. I don't want their nether regions in my face if they have to clamber over me. During the flight I'll stand to let them pass, it's a good chance to stretch my legs. Just don't try it while I'm eating or waiting for the tray to be cleared, because nobody is going anywhere at that time.

International premium cabins it's different, there should be enough room for them to pass without the need for me to move, apart from maybe bringing my seat upright.

I do the same. If I am in a window seat and need to get out or in, I will say 'excuse me' and then if the sitter decides to stay sitting, I might casually look around making it pretty clear I am waiting for them to stand up.

 

[Awesom Andy]

As a matter of principle, I won't use a wheeled carry-on. I use a (relatively small) backpack with a very small backpack inside that. I put the larger of the two (with things I MIGHT need in flight) in the overhead locker and have the small one with my definite needs at my feet. Once, on Ryanair, the FAs insisted that I took my backpack out of the overhead locker so that someone's wheel-on (which wouldn't fit at their feet) could go in the locker. I was really pissed off.

Get yourself a wheelie then it won't happen again.

 

[Milboo]

I think it is reasonable for the aisle and/ or middle people to stand up to let people into the other seats. While you might be okay with people squeezing in, as the person expected to squeeze, I find this extremely awkward and way too personal for my liking.

I will say excuse me. If they don't stand and just move their legs I will actually ask them to get up.

There are all sorts of trade offs for whether you sit aisle or window and as a aisle person, getting up is to be expected.

That at said, I am pretty considerate and if the aisle person does a toilet run then I will get up the same time to minimise hassle.

 

[get me outta here]

Agree w' this comment. I would never climb in over or try to squeeze past someone. I usually say 'excuse me please', smile and stand back so that they understand I am making room for them to get up. It all seems to work smoothly so far.

I think it is reasonable for the aisle and/ or middle people to stand up to let people into the other seats. While you might be okay with people squeezing in, as the person expected to squeeze, I find this extremely awkward and way too personal for my liking.

I will say excuse me. If they don't stand and just move their legs I will actually ask them to get up.

There are all sorts of trade offs for whether you sit aisle or window and as a aisle person, getting up is to be expected.

That at said, I am pretty considerate and if the aisle person does a toilet run then I will get up the same time to minimise hassle.

 

[ashleyn]

I think it is reasonable for the aisle and/ or middle people to stand up to let people into the other seats. While you might be okay with people squeezing in, as the person expected to squeeze, I find this extremely awkward and way too personal for my liking.

I will say excuse me. If they don't stand and just move their legs I will actually ask them to get up.

There are all sorts of trade offs for whether you sit aisle or window and as a aisle person, getting up is to be expected.

That at said, I am pretty considerate and if the aisle person does a toilet run then I will get up the same time to minimise hassle.

And that's not hard to do "I don't think I can fit past you" will usually work.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Get yourself a wheelie then it won't happen again.

Domestically I will normally have a wheelie on the plane for both business and leisure trips.

However internationally I never do as all my J/F flights are leisure and I have no use for a small wheelie bag on my holiday trips. I use a small backpack, as that is what I use when off the plane.

 

[IrishPete]

Reminds me of passengers who board busses. They wait for bus to come by but don't keep their tickets ready, holding back others wishing to board. Many don't have tickets or have expired ones, planning to sneak in for free ride. I see them every day, opening wallets, checking pockets, and on and on.

SUPERMARKET QUEUES! And unfortunately, it seems to me that women are worse at this than men.

But anyone, if you've been standing in a queue for a few minutes, even just seconds, why is it such a surprise that you have to get your money or cards out of your pocket/wallet/handbag?

While I am waiting, I slip my credit card out of the wallet and put it in my shirt pocket or somewhere else where it is much more easily accessible. (Rewards card too if it's that supermarket.)

Generally, in an airport security queue, I find I usually can't get ready for security much in advance because the benches are so close to the machine, or too far away (and you simply can't juggle that amount of stuff for that distance).

 

[amp-qld]

Get yourself a wheelie then it won't happen again.

No! NO! NO!

 

[IrishPete]

I saw that in the UK June last year. EasyJet were totally relaxed Belfast to Birmingham about size and weight, which may have been a trap because on the way back Birmingham to Belfast, they were weighing and measuring. It's very easy to make a 3kg roller carry-on overweight for a budget airline, but carrying books, magazines and newspaper separately helps, and wearing everything that you comfortably can.

I don't think this related to how full the flights were either.