AIBU - Etiquette disembarking plane

@planeetiquette what on earth are you going on about? I've not changed my name?

You're being totally ridiculous, and making yourself look foolish!

If you are saying this because you asked a question to someone else about the voting, you do realise that in the app you can't quote a second remark, so therefore I answered the question you've asked someone else without quoting?

You really are a very silly billy!

I'm trolling, myself and the other person you questioned are sock puppeting.

Or maybe we both (and at least 40% of website users), think you're wrong.

I'm not sure AIBU is the place for you!

@planeetiquette because people on the app cannot vote? So the vote is only reflective of people that are using the website.

And 90% of the people commenting said you were being unreasonable but still you stand on that hill!

You had right of way?! 😂 you asked if you were ridiculous and have been told you were. Can’t bear people that jump up as soon as that light goes on. Don’t book such a tight connecting flight then! Yes you were rude

*Then those who do this are the first to board the terminal - plane bus (so to get one of the dozen seats) which means that they will be one of the last to leave it.

As mentioned in a pp - one of these idiots did this on my flight. I had Muttley’s snigger in my head when I turned around and saw him about 70 people behind me!*

In my experience, the best spot is at the front of the bus, standing up opposite the side of the driver by the door. You will get off the bus first in most cases.

Totally beside the point of this thread but I like to remain in my seat reading until every other passenger has disembarked and then stroll off the plane in a leisurely fashion. My husband likes to leap into the aisles as soon as the seatbelt sign is off and accounts it a personal failure if he is not amongst the first 10 passengers off the plane.

It is actually a real source of friction in our marriage especially since having DC. Once he apparently "forgot" that we had two small children with us (baby and pre school child) and leapt into the aisle, retrieved his case and out the door without waiting for us. I was left to struggle with the baby in a sling, the travel buggy, the baby bag, older child, older child's bag and my own bag. We just sat and waited until the plane was empty and then a lovely retired couple who were also waiting helped us off. I think they thought I was a single parent, but I took great pleasure in disabusing them of that notion when we eventually caught up with a red-faced DH waiting for us. I thanked them very politely and then let rip. Older child was none too pleased with daddy either and wasn't quiet about it.

Its a total pain when your case ends up half way down the plane. I think Y were completely U blocking her trying to get it quickly. What if she had a connection too? Although everyone stands up. Iv always found the etiquette to be if you are in a row infront of people coming down the isle then you can shove out infront of them. If you have been unlucky to have your case shunted half way down the plane then i think its fair fellow passengers should do what they could to help get it up to you or allow you to pass by. Id have sat quietly but next time im going to get up and stand my ground like that lady.

What an odd thing to get worked up about.

Surely if you had let her go behind you too get her stuff, you could have taken her place, not allowed her back in front, and got off the plane faster?

Then those who do this are the first to board the terminal - plane bus (so to get one of the dozen seats) which means that they will be one of the last to leave it.

As mentioned in a pp - one of these idiots did this on my flight. I had Muttley’s snigger in my head when I turned around and saw him about 70 people behind me!

I have definitely moved in with my hand luggage to let someone get theirs against the flow before back when I had to fly economy or when the plane was small and had no choice for seating.

OP I think not doing so shows quite low empathy, your choice but that’s what I would perceive if I saw someone declining.

@Onthehuntstill

Airlines should let passengers with a connection off first.

For info back when I was working on Longhaul flights into/out of a couple of the London airports we’d routinely have something like 30% of passengers (so sometimes 100 plus in numbers per flight ) connecting onwards with us or a code-share partner.

It could be a similar percentage on the same company’s shorthaul services so selectively trying to let all connecting pax off ahead of all the non connectors wasn’t really practical.

We did however know if connections were running tight due to delays (there was actually a department at base that kept an eye on all this) and if possible tried to expedite the disembarkation of those who really were at risk at missing the onwards flight.

Anyone who stands up on a plane as soon as it stops is just pathetic. No point even attempting to get your stuff until the steps/whatever have arrived and the doors opened, otherwise, you stand around in aisle and people barge past trying to get to their case.
People have no idea how to behave; they want to be first off, first to baggage reclaim, etc.
Ignorant behaviour abounds on flights. Especially package holiday ones

How the fuck do you know? Are you in charge of plane timetables across the world?
What a silly thing to say

I think OP has disembarked this thread!

I'm American and in that situation it's usual to allow the person whose bags are way in the back to go past you back to where their bags are. But it would not have been normal for that woman to then push her way all the way back to her seat with her bags. Once she went to the back she should have exited with the people in the back.
I am one of those people who pops up as soon as I can and gets my bag from the bin, but I then get back in my seat with my bag out of people's way until just before my row gets to exit.

The people commenting on connecting flights clearly have not done them or have been lucky. The only two times we have had a connecting flight, we've ended up close to missing it. One time we and others were literally running through the airport. So yes I'd want to get off ASAP if I had another flight to get. Airlines should let passengers with a connection off first.

What if the lady in front of you also had a connecting flight? Should she miss it because her luggage happened to be at the back of the aircraft and you have "right of way" ? I think you were unreasonable

Where is she supposed to go?

But why shouldn't the op grab her luggage? How is she supposed to know where everyone's luggage is?
I'm with you op. They were being dicks.

Sorry OP I think you're a little bit unreasonable here - but to be fair long haul economy flights make the most reasonable people VVU!!!

I reckon you could have squeezed back into your spot with your carry on luggage BUT,.really, cabin crew should have sorted the luggage for the lady and other people after the plane had landed.

I can 100% understand your anxiety about making your connection, though. LAX is a flippin nightmare isn't it?!?! Immigration (even in transit) takes ages and the airport itself is like the twilight zone. Shuddering thinking about it!

You're lucky, I've not seen anywhere near such good manners on a flight!

I think everyone is missing the most crucial piece of information. The person in question was “an American lady” which automatically means rude, bad and wrong. yes you were unreasonable and entitled.