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"Blue" - you're right about chilly aircrafts! I hate that! then you're lucky if you find a "blanket" on board. I've starting bringing an extra sweater and socks just so I can be comfortable!
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Originally Posted by Bluesbabe
Airports:
I hate the inconsistency from one airport to the other in how they do things.
In Sept, at our airport, jetBlue didn't require use of kiosks for the boarding pass. I went straight to counter since I had a bag to check in, anyway. No problem. But at JFK on the way back, I had to turn and go to the kiosk first even though I had 2 bags to check in.
Plane:
Personally, I think the flight attendants should be required to direct everyone into storing their bags in the proper bins over their seats. This would not be a hard thing for them to do if fliers had to board by front-to-back instead of back-to-front. I am aware that extra craft supplies are stored in a few of those carriage bins, but they shouldn't be.
A man's cologne called "Angel"? Hmmm.. don't think I've heard of it. I haven't noticed anyone's perfume/cologne being too strong, but I agree about the corwding around the jetway, even if waiting for a bag, just move along to the side and let others by, some of us have a connection to get to!!!
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Originally Posted by Toosday
Whodathunk this little thread would get to be 12 pages?! I've enjoyed reading other's pet peeves.
I flew last week.
Here are my latest: sweet Lord Jesus in heaven, do not lather yourself in perfume or cologne before you board the plane. I am very sensitive to one particular perfume/cologne; I believe it's called Angel. I was sitting the aisle, and I was bummed to smell it immediately, as someone had bathed in it. I was excited momentarily that it actually dissipated, but then it came back. Honest to God, it was the flight attendant, and I smelled it every blessed time he went up and down the aisle. Horrible! He, of all people, should've known better.
Second, if you need extra time to get on the plane (for pre-boarding), you probably need extra time to get off. If you don't have getting off the plane quickly down to a science, stay seated until you're free and clear to get off. I really don't want to wait for you to fuss with a car seat; please don't hold up the deplaning for stuff like that.
Third, if you've checked a stroller at the gate, please form a single file line to claim it. Don't block the whole gateway with your entire family waiting for one stroller. Other people need to get by!
"Blue" - you're right about chilly aircrafts! I hate that! then you're lucky if you find a "blanket" on board. I've starting bringing an extra sweater and socks just so I can be comfortable!
I travel from SoFlo to Maine about every 8-10 weeks. If you do manage to find an airline blanket, it's like wrapping a kleenex around your shoulders. I broke down and bought the travel pillow and blanket for when I travel home to Maine now. I can't stand sitting there freezing.
I also agree about the people that pre-board should have to wait to exit the aircraft so they can gather all of the crap they've managed to squeeze into their oversized carry-ons. My DH just flew out of here on US Air, he got an email before he left stating they had just reduced the weight limit of their baggage from 50 lbs to 42 lbs. It was nice of them to let him know before he got to the airport!
What about people that travel together as a family or a group, but aren't seated next to each other but still insist on hollering to each other from various other seats. I hate loud mouths! Shut up, you're on vacation. Big deal, the rest of us don't care. There's always a big mouth on every flight.
I'm having such a good time reading these posts. It's bringing back many memories of my flying days. My job required flying all over the US, usually two to three trips per month. My company was generous enough to let us use our frequent flyer miles for our own leisure travel, so there were good parts that offset some of the bad. It was a great job, and I mostly enjoyed my travels.
I did have one memorable trip that still astounds me all these years later. I was on a morning United flight from Chicago to San Jose. Funny how I remember the details, isn't it? Anyway, I was in an aisle seat, the middle seat was empty and a gentleman, probably in his early 30's, casually dressed and neat looking, was in the window seat.
We had just taken off when he grabbed a gym bag from the overhead bin, opened it on the middle seat and took out some of the grossest porn magazines imaginable. Crossed his left leg over his right so the magazine was tilted, open, towards me. Eeeeuuuwwww! I stuck my nose in my book and tried to ignore the view. He then pulled off his shoe and sock and began VIGOROUSLY picking at the dead skin on his heel. OK, I'm really getting skeeved.
Then, an angel of mercy. A flight attendant walked by, stopped, walked back, looked at him and his in-flight activity, and leaned down and said "come with me.... bring your stuff". I did. I was taken to first class, where there were several empty seats. She and I had a good laugh. I did wonder if it mattered that I was dressed professionally in a suit and pumps, and was obviously not traveling with the skeev-o.
OMG! "jsqueezer", How disgusting! Couldn't he have waited to get his hotel/home to look at his dirty magazines and pick his feet? How awful! I would've had to move even before and FA said anything! Luckily, I haven't had that awful of an experience. Ohh, that's giving me the chills just writing about it!
Oh! I remember something I did encounter! I was on a flight in the aisle seat, and a couple was to my left at the window and middle seats. Mid-was throught the flight, they draped a blanket over themselves and it looked to me (through my peripheral vision) that she was "handling" her bf/hub. I, too, had to bury my nose in my book to keep from puking! I must have buried that in my subconscious! How gross!
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Originally Posted by jsqueezer
I'm having such a good time reading these posts. It's bringing back many memories of my flying days. My job required flying all over the US, usually two to three trips per month. My company was generous enough to let us use our frequent flyer miles for our own leisure travel, so there were good parts that offset some of the bad. It was a great job, and I mostly enjoyed my travels.
I did have one memorable trip that still astounds me all these years later. I was on a morning United flight from Chicago to San Jose. Funny how I remember the details, isn't it? Anyway, I was in an aisle seat, the middle seat was empty and a gentleman, probably in his early 30's, casually dressed and neat looking, was in the window seat.
We had just taken off when he grabbed a gym bag from the overhead bin, opened it on the middle seat and took out some of the grossest porn magazines imaginable. Crossed his left leg over his right so the magazine was tilted, open, towards me. Eeeeuuuwwww! I stuck my nose in my book and tried to ignore the view. He then pulled off his shoe and sock and began VIGOROUSLY picking at the dead skin on his heel. OK, I'm really getting skeeved.
Then, an angel of mercy. A flight attendant walked by, stopped, walked back, looked at him and his in-flight activity, and leaned down and said "come with me.... bring your stuff". I did. I was taken to first class, where there were several empty seats. She and I had a good laugh. I did wonder if it mattered that I was dressed professionally in a suit and pumps, and was obviously not traveling with the skeev-o.
"Fort Lauderdale"- I hope it isn't a trend that airlines will reduce the weight limit! I do slightly "cram" my carry on because it's ridiculous to have to pay for a checked bag, IMO!!! But I keep it within reason and prepare myself to depart the aircraft quickly and move out of the way of others. I also step into the row to prepare for the flight, I don't disrobe, organize my stuff, etc while standing in the aisle as a whole line of passengers are waiting!!!
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Originally Posted by Fort Lauderdale mermaid
I travel from SoFlo to Maine about every 8-10 weeks. If you do manage to find an airline blanket, it's like wrapping a kleenex around your shoulders. I broke down and bought the travel pillow and blanket for when I travel home to Maine now. I can't stand sitting there freezing.
I also agree about the people that pre-board should have to wait to exit the aircraft so they can gather all of the crap they've managed to squeeze into their oversized carry-ons. My DH just flew out of here on US Air, he got an email before he left stating they had just reduced the weight limit of their baggage from 50 lbs to 42 lbs. It was nice of them to let him know before he got to the airport!
What about people that travel together as a family or a group, but aren't seated next to each other but still insist on hollering to each other from various other seats. I hate loud mouths! Shut up, you're on vacation. Big deal, the rest of us don't care. There's always a big mouth on every flight.
OMG, Sportsfangal. I never had that particular spectacle going on beside me, but I was aware, a couple of times, when couples would go into the toilets together and stay in there a while. :>) (speaking of gross!)
Sometimes, I think people figure they will never see their fellow-travelers again, so "what the heck... I'm gonna do what I want."
They don't see a problem or don't care that their behavior is gross and offensive.
As Judge Joe Brown would say, their behavior "shows a lack of home training!" (I love Joe Brown)
lack of training for sure! and lack of manners! To give them a little slack, they seemed wasted to me, but still it's not excuse! My bf and I have flown several times and never felt the need to do things like that, in public, on a plane, train, or automobile!
The bathroom? ewww! I don't even like going to the bathroom in there, much less doing anything else!!
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Originally Posted by jsqueezer
OMG, Sportsfangal. I never had that particular spectacle going on beside me, but I was aware, a couple of times, when couples would go into the toilets together and stay in there a while. :>) (speaking of gross!)
Sometimes, I think people figure they will never see their fellow-travelers again, so "what the heck... I'm gonna do what I want."
They don't see a problem or don't care that their behavior is gross and offensive.
As Judge Joe Brown would say, their behavior "shows a lack of home training!" (I love Joe Brown)
Wow, after reading all this, I guess I'm lucky as all get out!!!
The only time I had a flight that I was cheesed about was a flight from Dallas Love Field to New Orleans. Since it was a fairly short flight, I headed straight to the back row with my newspaper and took the window seat. Another passenger took the aisle seat, and I thought we might get lucky, as nobody else came back, so it looked like we might actually have some extra room.
Then, it happened. A very large man came back and sat between us. His girth spilled over the armrest and into my seating area. I literally had to lean into the window to keep his folds of fat from resting on my body. Made for a rather uncomfortable flight, but at least it was fairly short, but you should have seen me trying to read my paper!
Oh wait...I just remembered another one...this is actually much worse...we were flying from Dallas to Seattle, and the flight required a plane change in Chicago (at Midway...UGH)...Now I know the airline and airport has no control over the weather, so flying in circles outside of Indianapolis waiting for the weather to clear up over Midway isn't my complaint here...we finally get cleared for landing, and begin our descent, which, flying into Midway looks like you are about to crash in a warehouse district, when suddenly the engines power back up and we start going back up...
To this day, I don't know whose fault it was (Air Traffic Controller or just a bad pilot on another plane), but our pilot had to abort the landing because there was another freaking plane on the runway that we were supposed to land on...I won't be on any flights going to Midway any time soon!!!
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