AirplaneEtiquette

My wife and I were flying home from Aruba and had a short connecting flight for the final leg of our trip. We were seated across the aisle from each other in aisle seats. While boarding was still underway, my wife mentioned that she could hear audio from what she thought was my...

I had an interesting experience on a recent flight from Washington National to Charlotte. A passenger seated near the back seemed determined to be among the first people off the aircraft. As everyone was waiting to deplane, he became increasingly impatient, repeatedly bumping...

I am currently at LAX waiting for a flight to Newark on United Airlines. Boarding for Groups 1 and 2 was lined up properly before the announcement. I am in Group 1, and I was standing near an elderly couple in Group 2. When Group 1 boarding began, the woman suddenly moved into...

I started my trip in ARN and around 7 a.m. I had a private bed in the lounge quiet zone. It was a nice setup and I was looking forward to relaxing. A woman a few beds away began taking phone calls. I initially ignored it because I didn’t want to create tension that early in the...

Currently on a flight from Miami to Philadelphia and the passengers in front of me are watching videos on full volume without headphones, even after being offered a pair. I honestly do not understand how some people have zero awareness of basic flight etiquette. Headphones are...

I have been sitting in bulkhead seats quite often lately on United, mostly due to complimentary upgrades. I am starting to question whether the extra legroom is worth the tradeoffs. One recurring issue is how the space in front of bulkhead seats is treated by other passengers....

I don’t care if you’re seated in first class, please stop putting your bags in the overhead bins above the first row when you have other options. Passengers in those seats don’t have under-seat storage, so they rely entirely on overhead space. Meanwhile, my bag (from Comfort...

Saw one of the wildest seat swap attempts on a BA overnight flight. Guy was seated one row behind his wife and kids, who were in an extra legroom row. Instead of offering to move them back or trade fairly, he tried to get a woman in that row to give up her aisle seat. Problem...

This one surprised me a bit… guy asks for his seat back and the person argues, says just take another one. Already annoying. Then turns out she’s actually a flight attendant, just deadheading. Didn’t expect that at all. You’d think crew would be the last people to pull that...

This has happened to me a few times now and I’m starting to wonder what people usually do in this situation. I normally book the window seat. On multiple flights I’ve had the person next to me repeatedly lean over me to take photos or videos out the window. Not just once, but...

Sitting at my gate today and the woman next to me was scrolling TikTok with the volume on full blast. No headphones, nothing. I politely asked if she could use headphones and she responded with “it’s a free country.” This is the third time in the past week I’ve seen people doing...

reminding everyone that she’s United 1K and flies every week. Guess the headphone rule doesn’t apply if you’re 1K? The whole interaction had a pretty sarcastic vibe afterward, with the person wondering if there’s actually a way to report passengers for ignoring the headphone...

I saw this post from a Southwest flyer and honestly it made me laugh a bit. They said when the bins are full near their seat but clearly nobody sitting there owns the bags, they’ll start asking whose bag it is. If nobody claims it, they’ll pull it out and tell the flight...

I kind of love that idea. The worst part of landing is the instant aisle rush. Everyone pops up, opens bins, and then just stands there awkwardly for 10 minutes. If they actually call a few rows at a time and open the overhead bins for you, that would probably keep things way...

This kind of stuff drives me crazy too. You get there early, stand in line like everyone else, and then someone just hovers and slides in once boarding starts like it’s no big deal. The “yeah I’m good” response is wild. That’s not confusion, that’s entitlement. At that point you...

I have lounge access through my AA credit card and usually hit Platinum or PP each year. I’m based at a small regional airport and always connect through a hub, so I end up in lounges a lot during layovers and delays. I can bring in two guests, but that perk almost never gets...

Been flying for years and this used to be rare, but it’s becoming pretty common lately. First really noticed it a few years ago on a flight into Shanghai, where as soon as the seatbelt sign went off people rushed the aisle and pushed forward. Fast forward to now and I’m seeing...

Never thought this would happen to me, but here we are. On DL 3053 from ATL to ECP. I specifically booked and paid for 2A because I need a left-side window seat (claustrophobic and hip issues). Boarded early in Zone 1 and… someone’s already sitting in my seat. I politely said...

Guy on my Delta flight was watching videos out loud, no headphones. FA came over and asked if he had headphones. He said no. She told him he’d need to turn the volume off. He immediately fired back with “why, did somebody complain?” She didn’t even entertain it. Just said it’s...

I’ve flown Qatar economy a bunch recently, six flights over two weeks, short and long haul. Every single time, walking out of the plane, the amount of mess left behind was shocking. Trash on the floor, bottles everywhere, spilled drinks. Blankets and pillows just tossed around....

Waiting to board AUS to MSP and every single accessible seat at the gate is taken by able bodied people scrolling their phones. Meanwhile I’m standing there on crutches with a leg brace after fracturing my leg just below the kneecap. I’m cleared to fly, but standing around like...