Air travel has a way of turning things otherwise civilised adults into aisle-lunging desperados the moment the seatbelt signs goes ding. And unlike popular consensus, it happens outside India, too and isn't really "an Indian thing to do" as they say.
To help preserve a shred of humanity, here are the top deplaning sins that one must avoid offered to you with a lot of truth. So read on!
1. Jumping Up Like a Jack-in-the-Box
Someone called it aisle lice and there is no better to describe this fiasco. Aisle lice are those who leap up the second the plane stops aren’t impressing anyone. Wait your turn. If you actually need to race to another gate, ask the crew, not the innocent person in 23C.
2. Ignoring Tight-Connection Pleas
When attendants say, “Let the runners go first,” they mean it. If someone’s about to reenact Home Alone through the airport, be a hero and let them through. P.S., avoid standing too close in a queue as well. It is not going to make it go faster for God's sake.
3. Not Being Ready to Roll
If your row is moving and you’re only just discovering your belongings, congratulations you’ve become a human traffic jam. Prep early. Anticipate your moment. Be the change.
4. Forcing Yourself Into the Aisle
Shoving into a packed aisle doesn’t get you out faster, it just gets you remembered as that a**. Stand if there’s space; retreat if there isn’t. It is literally that simple.
5. Yanking Bags with Nowhere to Put Them
Overhead-bin acrobatics should never result in dropping luggage onto strangers. Wait until there’s room to maneuver without taking out a row-mate or just call the air attendants for help.
6. Backpack Whiplash
Swinging your backpack on in tight quarters is basically roundhouse-kicking your fellow passengers. Slow, controlled movements, Bruce Lee.
7. Treating the Plane Like a Dumpster
Your seat area is not a personal trash pit. Take your wrappers, cups, and used tissues with you. Leave the cabin better than you found it or at least not actively worse.
8. Complaining Instead of Helping
If someone’s struggling with their overhead bag, don’t narrate your annoyance just help. It’s faster, kinder, and improves your overall karmic odds.
