Airplane etiquette

[Guapo]

Yeah, I’m in D...

Thoughts and prayers

 

[polycom]

Thoughts and prayers

In comfort + no less.

 

[Chin Diesel]

On an MD-90 today. I know the 737 struggle.

Flying a 757 on a 35 minute flight to Atlanta tomorrow and then an MD-88 from ATL to BDL tomorrow night. Big time red eye. Arriving at 12:50am.

 

[Chin Diesel]

6 hr flights? Cake; perfect time for some work, reading, a movie, potentially an edible meal on non-US airlines (esp in business+), and even a siesta or 2. Over time, you learn to deal with true long-duration flights, e.g., non-direct or even direct business to Asia.

If lucky, you're flying Sing, Cathay, Thai, Japan, or ANA or maybe Asiana or Korean on their best days. Less lucky, you're on a US airlines or Air Canada with typically neanderthalic flight attendants. Even worse, you're flying on some other Asian airline.

Agree on a six hour. Enough time to eat, drink, catch a movie, take a nap and then freshen up before arrival.

Due to a short-term policy change had a flight from Atlanta-Tokyo in coach back in January. That was tough. Fortunately I had a window passenger, I had the aisle seat and the middle seat was open to make it tolerable. Seats sucked big time.

 

[polycom]

Flying a 757 on a 35 minute flight to Atlanta tomorrow and then an MD-88 from ATL to BDL tomorrow night. Big time red eye. Arriving at 12:50am.

Are you diamond? Getting upgraded flying through ATL is impossible

 

[Chin Diesel]

Are you diamond? Getting upgraded flying through ATL is impossible

Gold. Have platinum $$$ but need some more miles.

Travelling with +3 family so no upgrades.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

... MD-88 from ATL to BDL tomorrow night. Big time red eye. Arriving at 12:50am.

Departure or arrival, 12:50 am's no red eye from ATL to BDL. 12:50 am west coast departure to east coast, now that's a red eye!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Departure or arrival, 12:50 am's no red eye from ATL to BDL. 12:50 am west coast departure to east coast, now that's a red eye!

Damnit. The reservation shows a red eye icon, so it's a red eye!! lol.

I haven't flown a true red eye domestically in probably a decade.

International red eyes, no problem. I worse flight was the no darkness Tokyo-Atlanta where I didn't see dark for 40 hours from the time I woke up in Japan, made a domestic flight to Haneda, took connecting bus to Narita, flew to ATL and then final leg to Florida and drive home. That can mess with your body.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I worse flight was the no darkness Tokyo-Atlanta where I didn't see dark for 40 hours from the time I woke up in Japan, made a domestic flight to Haneda, took connecting bus to Narita, flew to ATL and then final leg to Florida and drive home. That can mess with your body.

Now, you're talking!

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'll leave this little nugget here.

Delta passengers restrain unruly man threatening to 'take the plane down'

 

[polycom]

I'll leave this little nugget here.

Delta passengers restrain unruly man threatening to 'take the plane down'

i just always wonder what these types of people are thinking. There are 200+ other people on a plane who do not want to die, they will do what they need to do to keep you from killing them.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

There are 200+ other people on a plane who do not want to die, they will do what they need to do to keep you from killing them.

Post-9/11, ayup! Maybe they're not thinking, don't think too well, are motivated by booze or other drugs, etc.

 

[storrsroars]

Flying isn't bad. People say flying is miserable but it's only miserable if you don't do it regularly. I fly every week, getting a on a plane is like getting on a bus for me.

It's miserable if you compare it to pre-2001 flying experiences, especially domestic/Latin America. I was Chairmans on USAirways and Platinum on AA in late 90s/early 00s. Spent a crap ton of time in the air. Glad I don't these days.

 

[polycom]

It's miserable if you compare it to pre-2001 flying experiences, especially domestic/Latin America. I was Chairmans on USAirways and Platinum on AA in late 90s/early 00s. Spent a crap ton of time in the air. Glad I don't these days.

Ah, ignorance is bliss, in my case.

 

[Deepster]

If someone reclines their seat on a plane, that's all you need to know about that person and they deserve a special spot in hell. It is flat out selfish and rude. I usually work during most business flights and it's impossible to have a laptop on a tray with the seat reclined and I will always ask them to move the seat back up.

 

[8893]

Totally disagree on the reclining. I'm 6'2" and it's an option that comes with the seat I purchased, and I need it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

If someone reclines their seat on a plane, that's all you need to know about that person and they deserve a special spot in hell. It is flat out selfish and rude. I usually work during most business flights and it's impossible to have a laptop on a tray with the seat reclined and I will always ask them to move the seat back up.

Totally disagree on the reclining. I'm 6'2" and it's an option that comes with the seat I purchased, and I need it.

I try to go with the reasonable person standard. Flew from Bradley down to Atlanta Monday afternoon. MD-88. A dude is getting on the plane and he's about 6'4"-6'5" and 350 easily. If you are sitting behind him, know you are screwed.

If not having any possibility of row in front of you reclining, make sure to pick seats in the beginning of a section with a bulkhead in front or pick an exit row. Bonus if you are smart enough to pick row behind exit row seats.

 

[8893]

If not having any possibility of row in front of you reclining, make sure to pick seats in the beginning of a section with a bulkhead in front or pick an exit row. Bonus if you are smart enough to pick row behind exit row seats.

Exactly my strategy. I will always pay up the additional $10 to $30 for exit row seats.

 

[polycom]

Totally disagree on the reclining. I'm 6'2" and it's an option that comes with the seat I purchased, and I need it.

Exactly my strategy. I will always pay up the additional $10 to $30 for exit row seats.

In this case I have no issues. Being cheap then reclining smh.

 

[8893]

In this case I have no issues. Being cheap then reclining smh.

I view it the opposite: if your seat reclines it comes with the price, no matter how cheap. If you want to avoid being cramped by someone using one of the options on the seat s/he purchased, pay up for a higher class of seat.

Like I said, I always look for exit row or bulkhead seats and am willing to pay up for more room, but if they are not available, I'm reclining in my seat wherever it is. On many planes I literally cannot fit my femur with the seat upright unless I turn sideways.

 

[Deepster]

Totally disagree on the reclining. I'm 6'2" and it's an option that comes with the seat I purchased, and I need it.

See? That's selfish. You don't care that your seat is knocking me in the teeth, as long as you can stretch your legs.

We're all uncomfortable on a plane. Deal with it.

 

[CL82]

See? That's selfish. You don't care that your seat is knocking me in the teeth, as long as you can stretch your legs.

We're all uncomfortable on a plane. Deal with it.

So why is your comfort more important than 88's?

 

[8893]

See? That's selfish. You don't care that your seat is knocking me in the teeth, as long as you can stretch your legs.

We're all uncomfortable on a plane. Deal with it.

Easy to say when you're 5'4".

If wanting my femur to fit in between my seat and the seat in front of me is selfish, color me selfish. But it's not stretching my legs by a long shot; it's allowing circulation and preventing blood clots.

 

[Excalibur]

If it's a short flight (2.5 hours or less), I'll refrain from reclining. But I'll be damned if I'm sitting upright flying from BDL to Houston. My back can't handle it.

I share the contempt for the person who jams their seat back the second the wheels leave the ground . . .

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I usually work during most business flights and it's impossible to have a laptop on a tray with the seat reclined and I will always ask them to move the seat back up.

Other than little kids, why adults place a laptop on a tray versus resting it on their laps prompts reasonable questions. Perhaps some height limited adults require trays or booster seats, but they can sit on a pillow, blanket, etc.

Being tall, I'm particularly mindful of the heights of people behind my row. Additionally, I often sit on available pillows or blankets for non-extra leg space or business flights just to enable a bit more leg room and comfort. Alternatively, getting one's legs locked in place by some clown in front can contribute blood circulation issues. As with many aspects of life, there's a balance for most reasonable people.