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Plane Rant

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LucyDontLockIt · 29/08/2018 03:27

Why do "special diet" people get all their food about an hour earlier than everyone ekse??

Why don't people think to put their chairs back upright at meal times??

Why do people wait until the passengers finally get moving off the plane before they start getting their shit together in the fucking aisle so nobody can get passed??

Does flying bring out the megabitch in anyone else? I spend hours boiling over with fury on a flight, surely I can't be the only one

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TwoBlueShoes · 29/08/2018 03:38

Honestly, no one enjoys flying. It’s best just to sit back, watch the movies and try not to get wound up about stuff.

Last time I flew, a guy yelled at me because I was waiting for a Mum with a baby to get her stuff together so we could all continue disembarking. So much rage because he got held up for a minute. Bizarre

Monty27 · 29/08/2018 03:44

Just sit back until everything is civilised. Nobody gets back to the carousel any quicker.

Todamhottoday · 29/08/2018 04:26

I fly a lot and well, some people leave their brains/manners/politeness/general human decency at home.

Dont get me started on the entitled and dont think about anybody else during meal times and dont put the seatback up. Crew really at times should really enforce this strongly (although some are excellent at making sure this happens)

Sadly its part and parcel of using another form of public transport.

twiglet · 29/08/2018 04:30

Special diet food comes first to ensure that its not mixed up/given to the wrong person leaving them with nothing to eat. It's also not that much fun sitting eating on your own then having to sit for another hour with a empty tray in front of you unable to move and generally waiting for a drink for an hour....

The chair thing I always just tap on the shoulder of the person in front and usually the air hosts tell people to do it as well.

NewIdeasToday · 29/08/2018 06:58

“I spend hours boiling over with fury on a flight, surely I can't be the only one”

This is an odd reaction to be honest. Just chill, read a book or watch a movie and look forward to your destination.

Twotailed · 29/08/2018 07:06

Nothing brings out my misanthropy like flying. I think there is a secret international conspiracy which exists for the sole purpose of putting people in airports to hold you up. The worst offenders:

  1. The people who don’t sort their liquids / remove their shoes / unpack their electronics etc until they are actually at the security conveyor belt, thereby holding everyone up
  1. The people who, on the other side of the security conveyor belt, repack their bags and put their shoes back on without moving their tray off the belt first, thereby causing a backlog which holds up everybody else
  1. The people who walk around while staring in a different direction to the one they’re walking in, meaning the cut you up or walk into you
  1. The people who stop dead after walking through a door or off an escalator while they work out which direction to go in
  1. The people who hold their suitcases three feet away from their bodies so that they take up twice as much space as they need to
  1. The people who lie down, using 6 seats instead of 1

I think I need to go and have a lie down now...

BlueBug45 · 29/08/2018 07:17
  1. As a special diet person it is because my food is labelled and they need to avoid it being mixed up with everyone else's. (Or would you prefer me to block one of the toilets for the rest of the flight?)
  1. Because they think they can eat like that if they are an average height but can actually eat like that if they are much taller than average.
  1. They aren't in a rush to get off the plane and/or they have had a young child sitting on them using a lap belt which means they can't.

No I don't get angry, I tune in and drop out - get some decent headphones and watch stuff you have downloaded on your phone/tablet, or watch your inflight entertainment. There should be a couple of films you haven't watched.

serbska · 29/08/2018 07:18

Just sit back until everything is civilised. Nobody gets back to the carousel any quicker

Yes you do! If you travel handluggge and you’re straight off the plane, fast walk around anyone ahead, straight through passport and straight to the taxi / train / car park.

Agree with all your points @Twotailed!

The fuck faces who repack al their shit after security on the belt rather than moving to a table, and THEN leave their tray rather than putting it in the tray collection spot really fuck me off.

serbska · 29/08/2018 07:19

They aren't in a rush to get off the plane and/or they have had a young child sitting on them using a lap belt which means they can't

Then sit tight and wait until the plane is clear. Don’t decide to stand up, fanny about blocking the aisle and stopping other people from walking straight off.

serbska · 29/08/2018 07:20

Seriously, if you want to ‘slow travel’ that’s fine but keep out of the fucking way with anyone who has a tight connection to make/places to be.

Amanduh · 29/08/2018 07:23

Chill out. Nobodys getting anywhere faster anyway.
Special diet food is because they have to do it that way.
People who are agressive and pushy when travelling are the worst! 5 minutes in the aisle isn’t going to make any difference! Also you’re not supposed to get up or take off your seatbelt until the plane has stopped so how are you supposed to get your stuff without standing in the aisle when the plane has stopped? So much anger over a few minutes who cares?

Twotailed · 29/08/2018 07:37

The fuck faces who repack al their shit after security on the belt rather than moving to a table, and THEN leave their tray rather than putting it in the tray collection spot really fuck me off.

The worst offenders! These are the people who 100% believe that what is convenient for them is more important than what is convenient for 20 other people. The ones who do it even when airport staff have specifically asked them to move are the most brazen!

Viviene · 29/08/2018 07:40

You can avoid all of that by upgrading / buying a fast security pass / picking your security lanes wisely (very good point on that in 'Up in the air').
You can ask for a special meal too if it annoys you to wait. You can then put the tray on the floor under your feet or under the seat in front of you.
If you want to be the first one off the plane pick the seat next to the door or don't expect to rush past 30 rows of people just because you are in a hurry.

ionising · 29/08/2018 07:49

I honestly think putting chairs back should be banned.

Have Just flown 5 times in 9 days and not one inconsiderate numpty put their chairs back into me. So happy.
Lovely people and it made for a pleasant flight.

Murine · 29/08/2018 07:55

I used to get wound up too but I’m now too busy distracting the kids so we’re not the ones annoying everyone! Although DS loudly exclaimed “what’s happening? I’ve got no rooooooom!” when the person in front reclined their seat (on a two hour flight.no need.) I’ll have to remember that one Grin

kenandbarbie · 29/08/2018 07:57

I think people with no patience or consideration for people slower than them make it hard for everyone. People with kids, older people or people who don't fly regularly and aren't sure where they are supposed to be going etc might need a bit of help rather than anger.

Loonoon · 29/08/2018 08:02

I think the feeling we get at airports of everything being out of our control makes most people anxious and I think it’s that anxiety that makes air travel so awful.
Some people are anxious so don’t think clearly, they panic and behave in a thoughtless fashion. Other people’s anxiety means they think the most efficient way to travel through in great detail and then get irritated when other people interfere with their plans.

I find a glass or two of wine is very helpful in improving the experience.

lucieloops88 · 29/08/2018 08:06

I get annoyed when most people have clearly oversized hand luggage, which means that you can't fit your handbag/ backpack (actual hand luggage, not a suitcase!) into the overhead lockers at all and end up hunting halfway down the plane for it once everyone has got off Envy

Nomad86 · 29/08/2018 08:08

I'm 6ft tall and most of me is thigh. When people recline their seats on a daytime flight it gives me the rage. I literally cannot fit into the seat.

And yes, people who don't sort their liquids before they get to security and hold everyone up.

People who stand up before the seatbelt light is off.

MorseandLewis · 29/08/2018 08:11

just fly long-haul 1st class

Pinkyyy · 29/08/2018 08:12

To be honest I wouldn't be in any kind of a rush to get my plane food anyway! Been on countless flights and never been given anything that looked remotely appetising so I just politely refuse the meal now, I'm an extremely picky eater though so probably my own fault.

I hate people who moan at you for putting your chair back, It's designed to recline for a reason. I had a woman go crazy at me for putting it back at the start of a 9 hour (overnight) flight last year, there was no chance I was sitting bolt upright for her, especially when she was asleep within 5 minutes! Maybe this is an example of my mega bitch coming out too haha...

Westworldmaeve · 29/08/2018 08:12

I'm 6ft tall and most of me is thigh. When people recline their seats on a daytime flight it gives me the rage. I literally cannot fit into the seat.

Do you realise it might be their third flight in succesion and they might have already travelled half the globe? That it's a daytime flight for you doesn't mean that it's a daytime flight for other.

OneStepSideways · 29/08/2018 08:14

I HATE it when people are slow getting on-off the plane, and you're stuck behind them in the aisle! Just shove your cases in the overhead and sit down!! If you need things have them ready in your hands or a smaller bag Instead of unzipping your cases and fumbling around looking for phone/iPads/snacks so no one can get past! And when the seatbelt sign goes off, get up quickly and get your luggage, so everyone else can get up too! Why do people sit chatting until the queue starts moving, then jump up and stop it? If you don't want to stand up and wait in the queue, stay sitting until the standing people have exited. Especially if the person trapped behind you is holding lots of bags and a tantruming toddler!

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/08/2018 08:15

Just sit back until everything is civilised. Nobody gets back to the carousel any quicker.

Not everybody needs the carousel. By the time you get to the carousel I might be out of the airport and on the tube home.

Kidssendingmenuts · 29/08/2018 08:16

This is why I love jet 2 holidays, you can't move the seats back 😂😂 x