The Sophisticated Traveler
If you cheat by carry on item, do not cheat by carry on item, you are on the board of the plane, set the tone for the rest of the flight. Acknowledge the flight attendants with a smile and a warm "Hello." Do not move other people & # 39; s belongings around in order to cram your own belongings into the overhead bin.
If you 're wrapping a back pack, avoid clobbering passengers on the head Once you find that seat, excuse yourself if you need to disturb other passengers when you sit down.
No one appreciates a traveler who ...
- Talks loud during the flight attendant & # 39; s safety lecture, thus denying essential information to white-knuckled novice passengers unfamiliar with safety procedures.
- Spreads out newspapers when located in the "sandwich seat" between two other passengers.
- Rushes to the plane & # 39; s magazine rack and grabs all the good magazines, leaving little for others to read along Whale Watchers International .
- Flight attendants are given a good amount of discretion in deciding what constitutes disruptive behavior. Air Transport Association rules state "if a passenger & # 39; s behavior is offensive to other passengers on board, then the airline reserves the right to deny boarding or to ask for the passenger to be removed.
- Chats non-stop on the air phone.
- Leaves the restroom messy.
- Wears overpowering fragrance.
- Places shoes on the seat cushion.
- Takes up two arm rests.
- Occupies a part of another passenger.
- Adjusts the seat into a reclining position.
- Talks incessantly to another passenger, who is obviously trying to get some work done.
- Assumes that fellow passengers and attendees are on board for their entertainment.
Deflecting the Chatterbox
If you try not to carry on a conversation by being small talk are met with a short answers and no follow-on questions, you should get the hint. If your fellow passenger begins to read To discourage others from talking to you, turn on your a book or work on a computer, the hint it obviously there is no need to feel obliged to talk to fellow passengers if you are the subject of unwelcome chatter. If you do chat with them for a few minutes, you may then smile and say, "I really enjoyed talking to you, but I & # 39; m on a deadline to finish this work."
If you travel by air, do not check in your manners along with your luggage. The same consideration you want from them, your travel experience will be relaxing and stress free.
Bon voyage!
