Air travel is so undignified

[Anonymous]

I never traveled at all much growing up except to my grandparents camper. We certainly didn’t fly anywhere. I’m so thankful to be able to afford to go all these cool places and if flying in economy is how we have to get there, so be it. I never stop appreciating the ability to travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never traveled at all much growing up except to my grandparents camper. We certainly didn’t fly anywhere. I’m so thankful to be able to afford to go all these cool places and if flying in economy is how we have to get there, so be it. I never stop appreciating the ability to travel.

This!!!

[Anonymous]

there are a MILLION things to hate about air travel, but people 'looking sloppy' is the least of anyone's problem. Who cares??? Is op the same person who freaked out when her neighbors came to dinner in sweats? Pls experience some modicum of actual human problem op. This is not one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the pandemic just made worse what was already bad. A new behavior post pandemic for me are the people pushing you over in the aisle to rush from row 37 to be the first off the plane. And if you enter the aisle to get your bag, you are subject to their breathy, vulgar, criminal slurs.

But really before the pandemic, it was an arms race of noise cancelling headphones elbowing to fight ofr the middle seat and seething over issues with your seat ranging from small kid kicking it to the pressures of the laptop on the tray behind you.

20 years ago you might even talk to someone on a lfight. My most extensive conversation on the flight in the past 3 years (and I fly 80k miles/year, mostly domestic, alas) was with a woman engaged in copious PDA and with minimal clothing (think skintight butt shorts and a crop top) who spilled a full class of water on my seat when I got up to go the bathroom, probably on purpose.

Life is too short to dwell, but yes, flying is not what it used to be and is truly a place where we all just get through.

Those of you romanticizing the bus, well, I've tried that too. It isn't worse than flying, but it is certainly no way on earth better. And it is much, much longer.

One day the world will be so bad no one will understand our complaints about the terribleness. At least I tell myself this, though perhaps I should be more optimistic about the world.

These people have got places to be, people to see. Also, they are really important and special. That’s why they are sitting in seat 34b. Since they are THE ONLY ONES THAT WANT TO GET OFF THE PLANE, we should dutifully clear the aisles for them so they can exit first 😉

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s shocking is how much worse it is to fly now than even 5 years ago.

This is true.

Remember when airlines proposed seating that looked and felt like a bicycle seat so they could squish more people inside?

Ugh.

I am really annoyed that window seats cost more and try to fly as little as possible.

[Anonymous]

This thread reads “oh no I know have to interact with the plebs.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread reads “oh no I know have to interact with the plebs.”

*now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:there are a MILLION things to hate about air travel, but people 'looking sloppy' is the least of anyone's problem. Who cares??? Is op the same person who freaked out when her neighbors came to dinner in sweats? Pls experience some modicum of actual human problem op. This is not one.

Because it’s rude and annoying. Stay in your own living room if you went to look and act like a pig.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:there are a MILLION things to hate about air travel, but people 'looking sloppy' is the least of anyone's problem. Who cares??? Is op the same person who freaked out when her neighbors came to dinner in sweats? Pls experience some modicum of actual human problem op. This is not one.

Because it’s rude and annoying. Stay in your own living room if you went to look and act like a pig.

No. Stay mad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s shocking is how much worse it is to fly now than even 5 years ago.

This is true.

Remember when airlines proposed seating that looked and felt like a bicycle seat so they could squish more people inside?

Ugh.

I am really annoyed that window seats cost more and try to fly as little as possible.

What are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s shocking is how much worse it is to fly now than even 5 years ago.

This is true.

Remember when airlines proposed seating that looked and felt like a bicycle seat so they could squish more people inside?

Ugh.

I am really annoyed that window seats cost more and try to fly as little as possible.

What are you talking about?

True story.

https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-bicycle-seat-patent-2014-7

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the pandemic just made worse what was already bad. A new behavior post pandemic for me are the people pushing you over in the aisle to rush from row 37 to be the first off the plane. And if you enter the aisle to get your bag, you are subject to their breathy, vulgar, criminal slurs.

But really before the pandemic, it was an arms race of noise cancelling headphones elbowing to fight ofr the middle seat and seething over issues with your seat ranging from small kid kicking it to the pressures of the laptop on the tray behind you.

20 years ago you might even talk to someone on a lfight. My most extensive conversation on the flight in the past 3 years (and I fly 80k miles/year, mostly domestic, alas) was with a woman engaged in copious PDA and with minimal clothing (think skintight butt shorts and a crop top) who spilled a full class of water on my seat when I got up to go the bathroom, probably on purpose.

Life is too short to dwell, but yes, flying is not what it used to be and is truly a place where we all just get through.

Those of you romanticizing the bus, well, I've tried that too. It isn't worse than flying, but it is certainly no way on earth better. And it is much, much longer.

One day the world will be so bad no one will understand our complaints about the terribleness. At least I tell myself this, though perhaps I should be more optimistic about the world.

These people have got places to be, people to see. Also, they are really important and special. That’s why they are sitting in seat 34b. Since they are THE ONLY ONES THAT WANT TO GET OFF THE PLANE, we should dutifully clear the aisles for them so they can exit first 😉

If they were as important as they think they are, in their own minds, certainly they could afford private jets. But they can't, so they can sit down and wait their turn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s shocking is how much worse it is to fly now than even 5 years ago.

This is true.

Remember when airlines proposed seating that looked and felt like a bicycle seat so they could squish more people inside?

Ugh.

I am really annoyed that window seats cost more and try to fly as little as possible.

What are you talking about?

True story.

https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-bicycle-seat-patent-2014-7

Anyone too ill mannered to fly public should be subjected to this design.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s shocking is how much worse it is to fly now than even 5 years ago.

This is true.

Remember when airlines proposed seating that looked and felt like a bicycle seat so they could squish more people inside?

Ugh.

I am really annoyed that window seats cost more and try to fly as little as possible.

What are you talking about?

True story.

https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-bicycle-seat-patent-2014-7

Oh a patent application by Airbus. That's not a "proposal by the airlines". Companies patent things all the time just to protect some future concept or piece of a concept, most of which go nowhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:there are a MILLION things to hate about air travel, but people 'looking sloppy' is the least of anyone's problem. Who cares??? Is op the same person who freaked out when her neighbors came to dinner in sweats? Pls experience some modicum of actual human problem op. This is not one.

Because it’s rude and annoying. Stay in your own living room if you went to look and act like a pig.

No. Stay mad.

DP here. Sit down and act like you have parents.