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Air Travel / Opinion / Tips & Advice

My Latest Economy Class Observations Are Disturbing

Many Economy Class passengers don’t realise they are doing annoying, disgusting and disrespectful things. Here are some beauties I just observed from my little corner of Economy Class on a couple of long-haul flights (out of six I did over a three week period). Just after meal time When the person in front of you reclines their seat before you have finished your meal. That’s happened to me and I made sure the person in front of me understood this. I tapped him on the shoulder and repeated several times not to assume the person behind has finished their meal. Just because you are not eating it doesn’t mean everyone else has also done so. The right thing to do is to look around...

Air Travel / Opinion

Airport Rage

Do airports really send people into a rage or is it just an unlucky coincidence anger happens there? Causes Getting frustrated at airports is understandable. I think we all have at some stage. There are a lot of things happening. The slow check-in process, the long lines, the scanning, probing, identity checks, being monitored, etc. They all take time. One needs to be constantly alert and aware of what’s going on, and be on your feet for a while. This can weigh on a person’s mind and can get tiring. I think many of us agree on these points. We would rather this whole operation be more streamlined if it were possible. The less time standing, waiting and snaking around queues the better. Then...