Traveling right now is tough, especially because it seems passengers behavior is at an all time low with very little etiquette. These are the 21 things that if we all did them, would make air travel a significantly better experience for everyone! We’re going to start with how I wished everyone behaved in the airport, getting on the plane, sitting on the plane, getting off the plane, and finally getting luggage.
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✔ You might enjoy watching my video about How to AVOID JET LAG Like a Pro Traveler here: https://youtu.be/0a45-mQDpgc
You only need one rule, don't take your shoes off while on the plane.
yes people are obnoxious ! to travelled to and from From UK to Crete ! all went fine on the outbound fabulous ! inbound a different story ! rude obnoxious people ! and don’t yell at the staff because the plane is late its not their fault ! i wouldn’t mind but everyone has their own seats anyway !
Went on our first flight to Seattle in 4 years from John Wayne a few months ago on Alaska Airlines, a bit weird but it was no big deal.
I can't believe that some of this stuff even has to be said.
DCA reagan's baggage claim is pretty bad like John Polese, but BWI's baggage claim in Baltimore is so much worse
I'm doing Cuenca, Ecuador to Nova Scotia.to San Francisco to Charleston SC, then back to Cuenca. A month long trip. Aisle team for sure. This has been a fun and very informative hour.
And I'm packing my patience. 90% of trip is using miles.
I've never seen more people get up during taxiing than this summer. Rookies
Great video. My camera guy is traveling soon and definitely needed some traveling refreshing tips..lol
Thanks so much
Hey Chris. You should do a video on how to positively deal with fly delays and/or cancellations.
Excellent video ! I totally agree with all your Unwritten Rules of Air Travel. Another unwritten rule I have experienced , is please don't move my bag in the overhead bin, so you can put your bag in, and then move my to another bin, no no no 🙂 Thanks Chris !
I'm guilty of #5 because my phone seems to lock just as I'm approaching the gate agent. Then, if I'm wearing a mask the phone won't unlock and I'm that guy. If I'm not wearing a mask, it's not as much of a delay. I do try to limit this but it's not because my boarding pass isn't downloaded, I also have a picture of it. It's because of the mask.
In the German version of Civilization IV, there is a quote for the invention of railroad, that roughly translates: A railroad is made out of 95% humans and 5% iron.
Guess that’s also true here, because at the end of the day, it all comes down to two rules: don’t be stupid and – even more important – don’t be a d*ck (like the guy who once violated rule 18 and put his shoe-less foot on my armrest (and all the other people who somehow manage to forget that there are other people on the airplane with them)).
Also: I‘m generally against reclining – 100% benefit for you, 100% annoyance for the guy behind you… doesn’t seem fair to me. Yes, seats are reclineable, but reclining is still a change of the default status and should therefore be done cautiously, if at all. I mean: space is already limited, don’t take away even more from me (and I get it, that you would want some more space, I‘m 6‘2 myself)
when people want to swap seats and give me their middle seat -_-
It is amazing and sad at the same time to think that all of what you mentioned is pretty much common sense but they have to be reinterated… I've seen some savage folks traveling and the worst part is they don't know it's not socially acceptable and they think it's perfectly normal…. Maybe we should implement those social scores/points like they wanna do in china haha.
I enjoy your videos. They are educational yet entertaining. I apologize because this question has nothing to do with this video. Is there a lot of crime in the Oakland area? How about in Napa or Sonoma?
I think another unwritten rule is to let the person in the seat behind you know that you are about to recline your seat.
If you have Apple Watch, have the boarding pass on the watch. It's much easier than the phone when scanning.
Regarding seat swapping, it really is not a great idea to swap, if there happens to be an accident it can be difficult to identify the victims. This advice is not mine, but, that from flying crew and the National Safety Boards.
The strong scents also goes for men.
I have a serious problem with people that put their seat back as far as it can go, as soon as the cabin crew starts moving around. I end up with less than 20 cm between my face and the entertainment screen. I'd love to see a rule that only allow people to put their seats back once the lights are dimmed in the cabins.
SUPER good idea about carry-on storage on the plane. I have watched so many of your vids that I did not think I would get any ideas but you came thru as usual, THANKS!
Thank you for the wonderful content! One observation…. It's very distracting when you smack your lips. I hope I'm not being offensive.
As a former flight attendant I've gotten hit in the face and head by backpacks as people make the turn to the aisle as they board. Digging in the suitcase while boarding was a pet peeve. Another thing…GET OFF THE PHONE WHILE BOARDING OR DEPLANING. DON'T SHOULDER IT. People bring too much on. Kids have carry ons now and back packs so you have 3 or more bags per row. The bins aren't made for kitchen sinks. Don't expect FAs to lift your luggage if you can't lift it unless you're old or incapacitated. Imagine if you had to lift 25 bags every flight…when you get up from your seat don't pull down the seat in front of you. Don't let your kid kick or pull on the seat in front of them. Don't sit your feet or your child on the tray table. DON'T CHANGE DIAPERS ON TRAY TABLE OR SEATS. If you can't fit a seatbelt on your middle, DON'T SIT IN THE EXIT ROW PLEASE. In an emergency you have to be able to fit through that window otherwise you can endanger lives of everyone. The jumpseat is earned thru training, not a place to rest waiting for the bathroom or a diaper changing place. Just a small list.
Regarding armrests. Remember that armrest users on the aisle must be careful of service carts and other aisle activity.
It’s really curious, or perhaps it’s my eyesight, but with the lighting in the room the pandas behind you to the left look like skulls. 💀💀💀
Great tips.
Thank you for a very useful video! As a frequent solo traveler to Poland to visit my son who lives and works there, here are some of my observations. One is that politeness with the ticket person pays off. When my flight from Poland to US was cancelled until the next day, I was given a taxi voucher for my trip to and from the airport. One problem is that the number I had to call to order the taxi had a receptionist that spoke ONLY Polish. This was at 3 am. My son helped me and got on the phone with his broken Polish, and told me that he THINKS I have a taxi arriving. When I got to the airport I made a polite suggestion that maybe since there are international travelers, it would be more useful to give us a voucher for an Uber as an option. The ticket person thanked me for the suggestion, and later, when I was ready to board the plane, she ran over to me with a new boarding pass upgrading me to business class! This was Lufthansa. The second thing was about strong cologne. I was in the dreaded middle seat on Finnair from Helsinki to Krakow, and the two MEN I was sitting between were wearing very strong cologne. Finnair wasn't requiring masks, but I put one on to help filter out some of the smell. The third thing is about unruly kids. I was crossing the Atlantic on a flight with kids kicking my seat most of the way. When they weren't kicking my seat, they were running up and down the aisles. The flight attendants tried to deal with this, but they weren't able to stop them for long. I blame the parents because they didn't seem to be trying to correct their kids at all. I say this as a mom and a former teacher.