Passengers who refuse to follow simple instructions
As you know, at the beginning of your flight, flight attendants require your attention for a short demonstration of how to stay safe while cruising through the air. And, as you can imagine, they just get a bit frustrated when you decide to disregard the rules set by airline regulators.
“It really bothers me when I tell someone something simple, for example, ‘I need you to stow your purse underneath the seat in front of you,’ and they argue as if it’s my personal preference,” wrote a Reddit user and flight attendant. “I always very sweetly explain that it’s a federal aviation regulation, and sometimes even then, people argue. Why? They want to know. And that’s fair. So I tell them, ‘If we need to evacuate the aircraft, your purse could get caught on an armrest and slow not only you down but all of the people behind you.'”
“Usually, at this point, people comply,” the Redditor continued. “But I had one lady continue past that point, telling me how expensive, and handmade, and Italian her purse was. … All I could think was, Wow. You are seriously implying that a bag is more valuable than the lives of those around you.”
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I travel everyyear for 6 months. When I know that the season is too many rude people will be travelling, I will book on the business class. On the economy class, most of those travel for the first time were such a jerk, they will just stand up and wants to get out of their seat even when they see you have your meal on the table. Another thing with the arm rest. the armrest is to be share by two persons seating next to each other but they do not think about that… they will just put their arm not only on the whole arm rest but invading into your seat. I think when they booked a flight thru any travel agent or airline booking… they should print a do and do not do inside the plane.
Absolutely!