Get. Off. The. Plane.
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it’s with one shoulder bag I usually just shove under my seat,
That isn't an option for those afflicted with long legs.
I put it under the seat during takeoff/landing, then move it under my legs the rest of the flight. Frees up space for your feet while providing additional support under your legs.
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it’s with one shoulder bag I usually just shove under my seat,
That isn't an option for those afflicted with long legs.
wrote last edited by [email protected]As long as you aren't packing that bag to the seams, consider just sliding your feet under the bag.
I tend to be a "1.5 bagger" in that I have a small duffel/backpack in the overhead and my backpack/messenger bag for inflight stuff. And the latter gives me easy access to my steam deck or my kobo but is also more than small enough I can just slide my legs under and get a significant amount of legroom. ALSO has the benefit of making me lean back in my seat which means I don't care if the person in front of me "reclines"
A buddy of mine is 6'5" and he is just in hell no matter what. Like, anything short of one of the enhanced legroom rows is gonna suck whether he has a bag under the seat or not.
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(Source: TikTok video)
I'm often the last to leave the plane. By the time I reach the passport control/baggage claim areas I'm barely having to wait. I've never really understood how other adults are always in such a damn rush.
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I love that video (and enjoyed the paper) but even the modified Steffen is bullshit. People will inevitably sit in the wrong row (sometimes on purpose, sometimes because they didn't pay attention what number started that block of seats and can't tell if "13" in between two rows is the first or second, they looked at the wrong ticket, etc) and it still falls apart for the reason people want to get on a plane sooner than later: Overhead bins are too small for the amount of luggage on a plane and people are monsters who put ALL their bags up there before sitting down.
My understanding is that, in practice, the best model tends to be what Southwest used to do (before everyone figured out how to abuse it). You board by number/group and just sit wherever the fuck you want to. Families group up and as long as you are in teh first half or so you are all but guaranteed your preferred seat type (window/aisle).
Combine that with no large bags (under seat or checked. nothing in between) and you would have a REALLY effective model that all passengers hate.
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Tl;dw it's not just profits
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it’s with one shoulder bag I usually just shove under my seat,
That isn't an option for those afflicted with long legs.
wrote last edited by [email protected]taps head
I would simply have a comically short torso
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Seeing the crowd of people squeeze off the Airplane like a tube of toothpaste only to all congregate around baggage claim is the same energy as passing aggressively on the street only for you to pull up next to them at the redlight.
I used to fly for work a LOT. At one point it was 2x a week for a year.
I have never once had my bags make it to baggage claim before me, even being the last person off the plane.
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But it's not just saving time, I want my stuff to make it to my destination too, and too often it doesn't if you check it.
Or like that one time where I put my shampoo and conditioner in baggies so they wouldn't spill over my luggage, and TSA took them out to test the liquid, THEN PUT THE DE-LIDDED CONTAINERS BACK IN THE SUITCASE WITHOUT THE BAG.
Wasted all my shampoo and conditioner, and I had to do laundry in the shower on vacation because there wasn't a washer available.
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I used to fly for work a LOT. At one point it was 2x a week for a year.
I have never once had my bags make it to baggage claim before me, even being the last person off the plane.
i used to fly a lot back in the 90s. rarely had to wait for bags, even when taking the cattle car (old swa).
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I'm often the last to leave the plane. By the time I reach the passport control/baggage claim areas I'm barely having to wait. I've never really understood how other adults are always in such a damn rush.
My legs are long af, and I’m cramped in that tiny fucking seat. Also, I probably have to pee.
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It's the fucking trolley warriors....they take as much stuff as possible inside the cabin, to avoid checking baggage.
Of course the time they save at the baggage belt, they waste for themselves and everybody else when disembarking the plane.Every time I’ve checked my bags I’ve been called a moron because my bags are going to get lost.
And sadly those people are not wrong, I’ve had my luggage lost twice, and they don’t pay you back for that.
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When I travel solo, it's with one shoulder bag I usually just shove under my seat, don't even need the overhead. I'm instantly ready, but everyone is in my waaaay.
Same. But usually I opt to sit at the back. Sometimes I get a seat to myself and if not, one of the rows is reserved for medical and always free, so they let me have that. Then on landing, it's just a matter of laying back and catching up on my phone as the cattle crams itself into awful positions and just stands there staring at their comfy seats. But if the rear door is open, I'm straight off.
If you can't be first, you want to be last. This is the golden rule of embarking/disemmbarking an aircraft.
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I'm often the last to leave the plane. By the time I reach the passport control/baggage claim areas I'm barely having to wait. I've never really understood how other adults are always in such a damn rush.
If you don't have checked baggage on a domestic flight then being in the back of the plane just means you're waiting longer to get on with your day
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I'm often the last to leave the plane. By the time I reach the passport control/baggage claim areas I'm barely having to wait. I've never really understood how other adults are always in such a damn rush.
I hate the air on planes sitting on the ground. I always feel like I'm mildy suffocating.
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If you don't have checked baggage on a domestic flight then being in the back of the plane just means you're waiting longer to get on with your day
So? Decelerate your life a bit.
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I hate the air on planes sitting on the ground. I always feel like I'm mildy suffocating.
Rushing to get out past the people in rows between you and the exit makes the suffocation last longer for everyone, though.
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I used to fly for work a LOT. At one point it was 2x a week for a year.
I have never once had my bags make it to baggage claim before me, even being the last person off the plane.
Try İstanbul airports - especially Sabiha Gökçen. They are really fast.
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If it was 200 clones of me, we would have gotten off the plane before it even finishes taxiing to the gate. We woulda kicked the emergency doors off and inflated those big slides to ride down the moment the tires touch the ground.
"You can't catch us all!"
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I used to fly for work a LOT. At one point it was 2x a week for a year.
I have never once had my bags make it to baggage claim before me, even being the last person off the plane.
You couldn't get away with just doing a carry on? It would have to be a 2+ week trip for me going through the hell of checking a bag.
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So? Decelerate your life a bit.
This sounds like you've never missed a connecting flight. There are plenty of reasons people want to get off the plane.
