Comments on: You Should Stand Up As Soon As The Plane Lands (Like I do)

By: Jai

Jai — Fri, 26 May 2023 16:58:56 +0000

Sitting for hours… so have the rest of us. You’ll be alright.
It gives more room to your seat mates… but invades the space of others. The last thing I want while waiting to get off the plane is someone’s rear end in my face while they stand in the aisle waiting for the 75-150 people in front of them to get off first.
It speeds up the deplaning process…. no, it doesn’t. Maybe reword this to say “for you” because now you’re preventing others in your vicinity to maybe put away their things and prepare to get off when it’s time for your row to exit.
It (maybe) gets you off the plane faster…. it doesn’t and you know it doesn’t hence the (maybe) but you’d like to think it does. It only gets you off the plane fatter if you’re in row 1-3 and even then it’s only mere seconds.

Just be patient, take your time, and stop living like the world revolves around you. If you want to be first, get off (deplane) quicker, or any of the other reasons you have from your own individual perspective, spend the extra dollars to sit in first class. If not, just be courteous.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:38:13 +0000

One flaw in the logic (and it’s obvious and a biggie…..) Is that the seatbelt sign is still ON until one reaches the gate. Ive seen flight attendants (backed up by their captain) refuse to taxi the plane until everyone sits down (including those that felt they had to use the bathroom just before landing). Its a safety issue. I dont necessarily agree ots unsafe to stand in the aisles while taxiing… but those are the rules. Companies cam make their own rules and if people don’t abide by them they can do what they wish. I can already hear the “well you must not be a critical thinker” comments readying to by deployed by some.
I’m sorry, but in the world we live in today we still have rules that need to be followed (despite beliefs of certain wackos and radicals to the contrary)?

By: William Howe

William Howe — Thu, 25 May 2023 02:23:06 +0000

Pure selfishness. Manners have given way to the “it’s all about me” mindset.

By: Brian Mcnally

Brian Mcnally — Thu, 25 May 2023 02:00:23 +0000

In reply to GoyoGuate. Agree! Hate the people who stand up right away - wait in-line like the rest of us. Basic courtesy; the reasons otherwise are all B!”,,,sh8’

By: Kirkland Reitz

Kirkland Reitz — Wed, 24 May 2023 11:42:56 +0000

In reply to Mannix. Unfortunately yes the airlines say deplane.

By: GoyoGuate

GoyoGuate — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:39:41 +0000

In reply to Suq. Agreed! The reasons given are completely lame. People jumping right after landing are often bumping into me, dropping a carryon on my head, and invading my personal space. Does it really make a difference to have to sit 5-20 minutes instead of being a self-entitled jerk.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 23 May 2023 06:17:07 +0000

When I have an aisle seat I always stand up right away and get my gear ready. I hate when passengers try to jump in front UNLESS they have a pressing connection. Then I will always let them go in front and even help them if I can. I’ve had occasions where it’s been me, and have seen both types of reactions from others – go ahead and good luck versus “hell no you’re not getting around me no matter what”

By: Alan Braaten

Alan Braaten — Tue, 23 May 2023 04:41:37 +0000

You forgot the most important reason to stand as soon as allowed. You block the aisle from people who are trying to rush the aisle to get ahead of everyone else.

By: jsn55

jsn55 — Tue, 23 May 2023 01:22:50 +0000

In reply to glen.

Shouldn’t be difficult for anyone to figure this out for themselves, eh?

I’d never get involved in this debate … I am standing up the instant I’m allowed to. I’ve flown with people who just sit in that seat for six hours, but I ain’t one of them. Nothing will stop me from standing up as soon as possible … it doesn’t get me off the plane faster, it just feels good to stand up. I did have a drunk woman come barrelling out of coach once, she bounced right off me. Then she came back, determined to push her way to the front of the line. I’m 6′ tall with linebacker shoulders … it was a wasted effort on her part.

By: sk9879

sk9879 — Mon, 22 May 2023 14:34:51 +0000

“1. I’ve Been Sitting Down For Hours”… The only time you are required to sit is when the seat belt sign is on. If you want to “stretch (your) legs and get more comfortable”, you’ve got the whole flight to do this when the aisles are wide open. As an aisle guy, I am happy to oblige if an inner seater needs to get out during the flight; however, after we’ve landed, I’ll be damned if I’m going to stand up into an aisle packed with overly anxious passengers just so you can have a little more room.