Pet peeve: deboarding an airplane by row

[Anonymous]

This is why I fly Southwest as much as possible. I'm always in one of the first few rows.

I can't stand watching the human catastrophe that happens the minute the seat belt sign goes off.

First, every white man on the aisle leaps out of his seat and snatches all his crap from the overhead bin. (They never ever put their "personal items" under the seat in front of them.) Then, they stand in the aisle and GLARE at everyone in front of them, which at this point is mostly other white men.

The door opens, and a few white men up front escape. But then there's the older woman in row 3 who can't reach her bag in the overhead. Does the white man huffing and puffing behind her help? No, he shoves past her and the younger woman in the middle seat helps her get her bag down.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope! This happens on 90% of my flights. Crazy making. It's somebody from Row 4 who fancies himself a true gentleman, and he stands up in the aisle, blocking all the folks behind him. He then waits on every single person in row 3 to exit before he will get the eff out of the way.

That's how it's done. Front to back lady. If you want to exit early, pay more for the front of the plane.

+1. It’s my pet peeve when rude, pushy people rush the front to exit.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope! This happens on 90% of my flights. Crazy making. It's somebody from Row 4 who fancies himself a true gentleman, and he stands up in the aisle, blocking all the folks behind him. He then waits on every single person in row 3 to exit before he will get the eff out of the way.

That's how it's done. Front to back lady. If you want to exit early, pay more for the front of the plane.

+1. It’s my pet peeve when rude, pushy people rush the front to exit.

Totally agree. It really doesn't save time when people are pushy. Even when there is a slight time gap as people get out of their seat, people catch up as they walk down the aisle.

OP are you from another culture? The people I see rushing the front tend to be those from other cultures where orderly lines are not the norm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really hate the people who can’t wait their turn. The people in front of you need to get off the plane too. I standup right away to prevent people in the back from rushing the aisles. So rude. Why do you think you’re time is more important than someone else’s?

Yeah...a family is traveling together, and mom pauses to take the 3 year olds hand and now the family is separated because of the 5 second pause.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope! This happens on 90% of my flights. Crazy making. It's somebody from Row 4 who fancies himself a true gentleman, and he stands up in the aisle, blocking all the folks behind him. He then waits on every single person in row 3 to exit before he will get the eff out of the way.

That's how it's done. Front to back lady. If you want to exit early, pay more for the front of the plane.

Completely agree. I hate the people who charge from the back. If there is a connection you need to make, ask the stewardess to make an announcement. That is the only time I’m ok with people from the back barging to the front. You guys are bananas. It is not a free for all. We all have to get off and it happens faster if the people go in an orderly fashion.

[Anonymous]

Neither a blocker nor a pusher be

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I fly Southwest as much as possible. I'm always in one of the first few rows.

I can't stand watching the human catastrophe that happens the minute the seat belt sign goes off.

First, every white man on the aisle leaps out of his seat and snatches all his crap from the overhead bin. (They never ever put their "personal items" under the seat in front of them.) Then, they stand in the aisle and GLARE at everyone in front of them, which at this point is mostly other white men.

The door opens, and a few white men up front escape. But then there's the older woman in row 3 who can't reach her bag in the overhead. Does the white man huffing and puffing behind her help? No, he shoves past her and the younger woman in the middle seat helps her get her bag down.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Not a white man but if you can’t get your overhead luggage without help you should wait for the crew to assist you or at least for the stream of passengers to subside

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Anonymous wrote:When it is my turn, I take my turn as quickly and efficiently as possible. I have a hidden disability, but it is still my turn and I am using it appropriately. You can be a jerk all you want, but I’m going to take my turn, and it’s going to take as long as it takes.

You’re not all that important. If you were, you would have had a first class ticket.

What does this even mean? If you're standing in the aisle gathering your things, yes, people should wait and they do. No one will shove you aside. If you're still sitting in your seat or you're standing in the row gathering your things, then people who are standing and ready to move forward will move forward. Are you saying you're going to sit in your seat for as long as you want shouting "It's my turn! I'm taking my turn!"? Because that would be as insane as someone mowing you down while you're standing in the aisle.

I have to scoot to the end of the row and swivel my legs out before standing, check my balance for one moment, reach back to retrieve my personal item from the seat where I’ve scooted it behind me. It doesn’t take long, and I would venture to say I’m still moving faster than the vast majority of people, as I never have overhead baggage. But what may look to you like laziness is actually just me moving at maximum speed and efficiency. I see your glare, though. Good thing I’m in so much overwhelming pain that you are the least of my worries.

Sorry about your hidden disability but why don’t you wait for everyone in the aisle to move forward before standing up? I used to do that when I traveled with a young child who sat by the window.

Um, I do—in the aisle of *my row and the row across from me,* not every aisle passenger on the plane. I usually do have an aisle seat. But because other people perceive that the few extra seconds it takes me to stand and get my balance is “off” or “wrong” or “different,” they get completely huffy, even though as soon as I’m standing, I’m exiting. LIKE I SAID, I take less time than most people, overall, because I am never reaching up to get a bag from the overhead bins. But any nanosecond is a chance for rude, impatient people like OP to huff.

Thank you for your reply. But what’s the problem of letting other people who are already in the aisle (even if they sat in rows behind you) pass, if you know you take longer? Or why not sit by the window or just towards the back of the plane?
When my kid was young I would sit there with him until I saw that all the “fast” people left. Never was a huge problem.
I am not saying you should do it, but to avoid the glares AND to speed up the process a bit, it may be something to consider?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Neither a blocker nor a pusher be

True I stand by my aisle seat, but once people start moving I am moving with them, leaving a minimal gap between me and the person in front

[Anonymous]

I HATE that they don't BOARD by the window seats first, then middle, then aisle, back to front.

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Anonymous wrote:When it is my turn, I take my turn as quickly and efficiently as possible. I have a hidden disability, but it is still my turn and I am using it appropriately. You can be a jerk all you want, but I’m going to take my turn, and it’s going to take as long as it takes.

You’re not all that important. If you were, you would have had a first class ticket.

What does this even mean? If you're standing in the aisle gathering your things, yes, people should wait and they do. No one will shove you aside. If you're still sitting in your seat or you're standing in the row gathering your things, then people who are standing and ready to move forward will move forward. Are you saying you're going to sit in your seat for as long as you want shouting "It's my turn! I'm taking my turn!"? Because that would be as insane as someone mowing you down while you're standing in the aisle.

I have to scoot to the end of the row and swivel my legs out before standing, check my balance for one moment, reach back to retrieve my personal item from the seat where I’ve scooted it behind me. It doesn’t take long, and I would venture to say I’m still moving faster than the vast majority of people, as I never have overhead baggage. But what may look to you like laziness is actually just me moving at maximum speed and efficiency. I see your glare, though. Good thing I’m in so much overwhelming pain that you are the least of my worries.

Sorry about your hidden disability but why don’t you wait for everyone in the aisle to move forward before standing up? I used to do that when I traveled with a young child who sat by the window.

Um, I do—in the aisle of *my row and the row across from me,* not every aisle passenger on the plane. I usually do have an aisle seat. But because other people perceive that the few extra seconds it takes me to stand and get my balance is “off” or “wrong” or “different,” they get completely huffy, even though as soon as I’m standing, I’m exiting. LIKE I SAID, I take less time than most people, overall, because I am never reaching up to get a bag from the overhead bins. But any nanosecond is a chance for rude, impatient people like OP to huff.

Thank you for your reply. But what’s the problem of letting other people who are already in the aisle (even if they sat in rows behind you) pass, if you know you take longer? Or why not sit by the window or just towards the back of the plane?
When my kid was young I would sit there with him until I saw that all the “fast” people left. Never was a huge problem.
I am not saying you should do it, but to avoid the glares AND to speed up the process a bit, it may be something to consider?

No thanks, if you’re happy to sit and gaze out of the window while everyone else departs that’s great for you but after traveling on a long flight with 2 small kids i’m just as anxious to get off the plane and to our destination as everyone else (probably more so!) so I purposely book seats as close to the front as possible and typically don’t check luggage. I’m not going to sit and wait an extra 10 minutes to allow everyone else on the plane to go first just because it may take us an extra 20-30 seconds max for us to get out of our row (which we typically make up while moving up the aisle). Not to mention that if it’s an international flight you’re then also sacrificing your position in the passport check line which could result in an additional much more significant wait.

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Anonymous wrote:When it is my turn, I take my turn as quickly and efficiently as possible. I have a hidden disability, but it is still my turn and I am using it appropriately. You can be a jerk all you want, but I’m going to take my turn, and it’s going to take as long as it takes.

You’re not all that important. If you were, you would have had a first class ticket.

Because we all need to get off and you rushing out of your seat doesn’t mean that you will get off the plane fast. You will hit the people in front of me who are also waiting. So in truth, you are just jumping ahead of people who are tiny bit slower than you but you are still waiting behind first class etc so you basically jumping a line. You need to chill out or pony up for a seat closer to the front. It’s that simple.

What does this even mean? If you're standing in the aisle gathering your things, yes, people should wait and they do. No one will shove you aside. If you're still sitting in your seat or you're standing in the row gathering your things, then people who are standing and ready to move forward will move forward. Are you saying you're going to sit in your seat for as long as you want shouting "It's my turn! I'm taking my turn!"? Because that would be as insane as someone mowing you down while you're standing in the aisle.

I have to scoot to the end of the row and swivel my legs out before standing, check my balance for one moment, reach back to retrieve my personal item from the seat where I’ve scooted it behind me. It doesn’t take long, and I would venture to say I’m still moving faster than the vast majority of people, as I never have overhead baggage. But what may look to you like laziness is actually just me moving at maximum speed and efficiency. I see your glare, though. Good thing I’m in so much overwhelming pain that you are the least of my worries.

Sorry about your hidden disability but why don’t you wait for everyone in the aisle to move forward before standing up? I used to do that when I traveled with a young child who sat by the window.

Um, I do—in the aisle of *my row and the row across from me,* not every aisle passenger on the plane. I usually do have an aisle seat. But because other people perceive that the few extra seconds it takes me to stand and get my balance is “off” or “wrong” or “different,” they get completely huffy, even though as soon as I’m standing, I’m exiting. LIKE I SAID, I take less time than most people, overall, because I am never reaching up to get a bag from the overhead bins. But any nanosecond is a chance for rude, impatient people like OP to huff.

Thank you for your reply. But what’s the problem of letting other people who are already in the aisle (even if they sat in rows behind you) pass, if you know you take longer? Or why not sit by the window or just towards the back of the plane?
When my kid was young I would sit there with him until I saw that all the “fast” people left. Never was a huge problem.
I am not saying you should do it, but to avoid the glares AND to speed up the process a bit, it may be something to consider?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When it is my turn, I take my turn as quickly and efficiently as possible. I have a hidden disability, but it is still my turn and I am using it appropriately. You can be a jerk all you want, but I’m going to take my turn, and it’s going to take as long as it takes.

You’re not all that important. If you were, you would have had a first class ticket.

Because we all need to get off and you rushing out of your seat doesn’t mean that you will get off the plane fast. You will hit the people in front of me who are also waiting. So in truth, you are just jumping ahead of people who are tiny bit slower than you but you are still waiting behind first class etc so you basically jumping a line. You need to chill out or pony up for a seat closer to the front. It’s that simple.

What does this even mean? If you're standing in the aisle gathering your things, yes, people should wait and they do. No one will shove you aside. If you're still sitting in your seat or you're standing in the row gathering your things, then people who are standing and ready to move forward will move forward. Are you saying you're going to sit in your seat for as long as you want shouting "It's my turn! I'm taking my turn!"? Because that would be as insane as someone mowing you down while you're standing in the aisle.

I have to scoot to the end of the row and swivel my legs out before standing, check my balance for one moment, reach back to retrieve my personal item from the seat where I’ve scooted it behind me. It doesn’t take long, and I would venture to say I’m still moving faster than the vast majority of people, as I never have overhead baggage. But what may look to you like laziness is actually just me moving at maximum speed and efficiency. I see your glare, though. Good thing I’m in so much overwhelming pain that you are the least of my worries.

Sorry about your hidden disability but why don’t you wait for everyone in the aisle to move forward before standing up? I used to do that when I traveled with a young child who sat by the window.

Um, I do—in the aisle of *my row and the row across from me,* not every aisle passenger on the plane. I usually do have an aisle seat. But because other people perceive that the few extra seconds it takes me to stand and get my balance is “off” or “wrong” or “different,” they get completely huffy, even though as soon as I’m standing, I’m exiting. LIKE I SAID, I take less time than most people, overall, because I am never reaching up to get a bag from the overhead bins. But any nanosecond is a chance for rude, impatient people like OP to huff.

Thank you for your reply. But what’s the problem of letting other people who are already in the aisle (even if they sat in rows behind you) pass, if you know you take longer? Or why not sit by the window or just towards the back of the plane?
When my kid was young I would sit there with him until I saw that all the “fast” people left. Never was a huge problem.
I am not saying you should do it, but to avoid the glares AND to speed up the process a bit, it may be something to consider?

Everyone cannot stand in aisle because there is not enough space. It fills quickly and then when everyone stands in aisle, there is no space for people sitting in middle and window seats to get their luggage from overhead bins. So what you’re proposing is basically same in reverse, those who stood up to but then if people at front let them pass then the back seats will be emptying before the front seats. It’s just reverse order what you’re proposing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When it is my turn, I take my turn as quickly and efficiently as possible. I have a hidden disability, but it is still my turn and I am using it appropriately. You can be a jerk all you want, but I’m going to take my turn, and it’s going to take as long as it takes.

You’re not all that important. If you were, you would have had a first class ticket.

What does this even mean? If you're standing in the aisle gathering your things, yes, people should wait and they do. No one will shove you aside. If you're still sitting in your seat or you're standing in the row gathering your things, then people who are standing and ready to move forward will move forward. Are you saying you're going to sit in your seat for as long as you want shouting "It's my turn! I'm taking my turn!"? Because that would be as insane as someone mowing you down while you're standing in the aisle.

I have to scoot to the end of the row and swivel my legs out before standing, check my balance for one moment, reach back to retrieve my personal item from the seat where I’ve scooted it behind me. It doesn’t take long, and I would venture to say I’m still moving faster than the vast majority of people, as I never have overhead baggage. But what may look to you like laziness is actually just me moving at maximum speed and efficiency. I see your glare, though. Good thing I’m in so much overwhelming pain that you are the least of my worries.

Sorry about your hidden disability but why don’t you wait for everyone in the aisle to move forward before standing up? I used to do that when I traveled with a young child who sat by the window.

Um, I do—in the aisle of *my row and the row across from me,* not every aisle passenger on the plane. I usually do have an aisle seat. But because other people perceive that the few extra seconds it takes me to stand and get my balance is “off” or “wrong” or “different,” they get completely huffy, even though as soon as I’m standing, I’m exiting. LIKE I SAID, I take less time than most people, overall, because I am never reaching up to get a bag from the overhead bins. But any nanosecond is a chance for rude, impatient people like OP to huff.

Thank you for your reply. But what’s the problem of letting other people who are already in the aisle (even if they sat in rows behind you) pass, if you know you take longer? Or why not sit by the window or just towards the back of the plane?
When my kid was young I would sit there with him until I saw that all the “fast” people left. Never was a huge problem.
I am not saying you should do it, but to avoid the glares AND to speed up the process a bit, it may be something to consider?

No, thanks, I will take my turn. It takes a few precious seconds to have patience and to avoid being rude to others—maybe that is something you should consider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I HATE that they don't BOARD by the window seats first, then middle, then aisle, back to front.

We actually did case studies on this in logistics classes in undergrad! Row by row has been found to be the most efficient way.

Most people aren’t traveling as a singleton and don’t want to be separated from their children or spouse or elderly parents anyway.