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Airplane Etiquette
- Carry your bag in front of you and low to the ground as you walk down the aisle in search of your seat. Holding it up and at your sides will inevitably knock seated passengers on their arms, shoulders, and heads.
- Keep your chair upright until you're told it can be reclined. Don't lean your chair back as soon as you get on. When you do recline your chair, do it slowly. Otherwise, you risk bumping the head of the unsuspecting passenger behind you who's getting something from the bag at her feet, or you could knock over the drink on his tray.
- Mind your own business. No matter how much you love to make new friends on the plane, the person next to you might rather get some work done, or simply may not feel like being chatty. If a friendly comment gets a minimal answer, take the hint and leave them be.
- Keep your conversations to a low whisper if you're traveling with someone. If you speak too loudly,you'll interrupt someone's sleep or annoy your fellow passengers.
- Book two economy (coach) seats or one first class seat if you're too large to fit into one seat. It doesn't matter whether your obesity is "medical" related or not - this is irrelevant to the person next to you who will only have 3/4 of their seat available to them during the flight.
- Do not put your feet up on the bulkhead if you are sitting by it. It's ill-mannered and unhygienic. If you must raise your feet, put your bag on the floor and put your feet on that.
- Assist the flight attendants by removing your headset when they approach with meal or drink carts. Do not take your used meal tray to the galley - it is a busy cramped space. They'll collect your tray as soon as they can. When you're done with your tray, try and arrange it neatly so that everything is flat. This will allow the crew to place it easily in their carts when collecting in and allow them to collect in trays quicker, resulting in clear aisles and more time to provide you service.
- Respect personal space.
- Make use of your own arm rest and headphone plug outlet. Don't use someone else's because it's more convenient for you.
- Keep your stuff close. If you put a bag or a jacket at your feet, don't let it spill over onto the legs or feet of the person sitting next to you. Don't force them to share a blanket or pillow with you, either (as cozy as it may be).
- If you're stuck in an aisle seat but still want to enjoy the view, don't lean over the person next to you to look out the window.
- Get your own reading material--don't read theirs. They'll notice, and it's nosy and rude.
- Avoid hogging the aisle. Be swift and alert while putting things in the overhead, as other people need the aisle space to get around you and to their seat. Get up to use the lavatory or to walk around only when necessary. Go through your carry-on luggage at intervals. If you need something, think ahead and retrieve items you might need later on during the flight.
- Be considerate of other passengers when you deplane. Resist the urge to push your way out first; let those nearest the exit deplane first. When your turn comes, move quickly so people with connecting flights can make it in time.
- Take care when retrieving luggage from the overhead compartment! It may be positioned to fall on you or someone else.
- At the baggage claim, stand back from the carousel until you see your bag approaching, then step forward to retrieve it.
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