Very interesting thread. A few thoughts:
“Seatbelts – Why do so many people need to be told again how to put them on? I mean come on, its easier than spreading butter on bread. And why is it that immediately after the arrival brief on landing where the F/A says keep your belts on until light goes out you start hearing the clicks of belts coming off. I think people who do that need to be flogged or something.”
You wouldn’t believe how many idiots still have to be told how to fix one strap to another! Amazing. In my outfit the pilot who isn’t taxying makes a PA before we get onto stand asking the cabin crew to disarm the doors and asking the passengers to remain seated with the seatbelt fastenened until the seatbelt sign is extinguished. Now as a passenger you have no idea when we have come to a final halt except for us turning off the seatbelt sign. There are many occasions where we have to stop short of our final position (perhaps the docking guidance system hasn’t been turned on yet or the instructions for that stand are that big jets have to shut down early and be towed the last few yards because of jet blast, etc) so the idiots that stand up early are endangering others. Personally if you want to get up early then I couldn’t give a toss if you hurt yourself when you then fall over when we move again but I do give a toss when your stupidity means you fall on and hurt another passenger who was wisely following instructions. The thing that amuses me is that the person who battles to get off the plane first still has just as much chance of their bag coming off the reclaim last. Now that’s justice!
“Queueing for boarding – The Gate agent said rows 1 to 10 not free for all!”
Not quite sure exactly what you mean but could it be that in some aircraft (like the 757-300) boarding had to be regulated (particularly at the front) to avoid the aircraft tipping on its tail?
“If I can hold a pee in for 11 hours, why can’t everybody else?”
If nothing else comes of this thread understand that you must stop doing this. This is the sort of thing that leads to Irritable Bowel Syndrome and a whole heap of other problems for you and a perhaps a DVT or other condition related medical diversion for us. Going for a pee means you won’t be sat stationary in your seat for 11 hours and might be the only thing that gets your circulation moving. I know it’s a pain in the butt but one day you’ll thank me. One of my colleagues sets his countdown timer every 30 minutes and always gets out of the seat when it goes off. That might be a bit much but it’s a valid point.
“Babies crying throuought the flight. Sorry if anybody here has young children. They start crying once the door is closed, and stop once the door is open again”
Perhaps I can add to that one…I have been said parent and my complaint is about the people that look at you thinking that you have the ability to switch the child off but choose not to. Do you really think we are happy with the situation? Whatever your stress level is, multiply it by 10 and that is where we are. Personally, despite having more opportunity than anyone else I know I don’t take my 4 year old on any flight over a couple of hours partially out of respect for other people.
“People who recline the seat when the meals are being served”
With you on that one. I don’t go to a restaurant and ask for a flat bed!
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