“he was first in line at baggage claim, but sadly his bag showed up last”
Although he was traveling with only a carry-on, it too was checked in due to airline policy
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Was about to say this myself before I saw your comment. I’m 6ft 1 in (185 cm) and I stand up as soon as we land because after 2 hours of having my knees jammed up against the seat in front, I want relief. I can only imagine how much worse it is for taller people. For shorter people who do this I will also give the benefit of the doubt because most seats on planes are not the most comfortable.
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I’m 6’3 and plane seats have gotten so small that I look like a joke person on a kiddie plane most of the time. If there’s enough headroom, I stand up asap too.
If I get stuck in a window seat, I just have to hope the other people get up so I can angle my legs over into their spot before I die from deep vein thrombosis from having my legs cramped into one position for so long.
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I can’t wait that long and usually half squat just to feel a moment of blood flow in my legs
Or my bony ass hurts. Seriously, I look like a frog standing up. I don’t have a butt, it’s just more back.
Stop skipping butt day
I’m constantly shifting around in the seat because my ass hurts.
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+1 You’re 6’3 and blood stopped circulating in your leg somewhere over Dusseldorf.
I guess at that low height you can still stand upright
Not quite, but still, at this point anyone above 5’8 have had their knees pressed up against the seat ahead for at least a couple of hours.
A second reasonable case is when entering US feom abroad. Passport check at Ohare is slooooooow, so I always make an effort to get there before most others. I usually don’t care about exiting plane early, but I do care about maximizing the time spent drinking beer in a lounge, compared to standing in line.
I often fly from Europe to Houston via Chicago, and how early I get out of the transatlantic flight can mean up to 90 minutes less queuing.
Guessing you’re not American. Having Global Entry makes O’Hare a breeze. Usually through passport control in 2-3 minutes.
Correct. I don’t qualify for global entry, but i do have a TWIC which allows me TSA Prescreened as a known traveler, at least.
Yeah I’ve seen them short change the number of officers in the non-American lines, it’s just stupid. And they haven’t moved to digital processing of foreigners like London does.
Yeah, when I have a tight connecting flight, I just stand up and push past everyone else. Airlines like United will often get on the intercom and encourage people to let folks with connections go forward. No need to be pushy in these scenarios. Delta never seemed to care though, despite requesting that the stewardess make an announcement to ask people to let us through, and so I take matters in to my own hands.
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As a 6’ person, standing up is the only way to immediately relieve the excruciating pain in my legs from being jammed into a tiny seat for 3 hours. I’ll let everyone in front of me go first, and help people get their bag out. Me standing doesn’t harm you at all. Deal with it.
Edit: quit telling me how it doesn’t hurt your legs or some shit. We are not the same
It amazes me that people don’t get this. As a guy who flew two to three times a week. There was nothing better than standing up as soon as I was able to. Because Jesus fucking Christ, my knees were screaming at me so loud I was about to cry.
Exactly. And what harm does it do?
“Oh no I can’t see the front of the plane”.
I enjoy the part where I get someone’s ass in my face for 5 minutes while everyone waits for the jet bridge and the front of the plane to disembark.
Having your carry on in order and knowing where your bag is located is the key to actually getting yourself off the plane quickly. I personally find putting my overhead bag in the bin on the opposite side of the aisle makes it dead simple to grab and go as then it takes no additional time vs me just getting up and going. Reach, pull, walk.
Used to fly like 100+ times a year for many years before covid. Had a lot of time to think about how to get off a plane quickly and efficiently.
I enjoy when the guy across the aisle puts his shit in my overhead bin and then sticks his dick in my face for 5 minutes to get it. But heaven forbid I stand up because I have been in constant pain for hours.
I mean, that sucks that sitting gives you incredible pain. It surprises me to see how many people have problems sitting for a long time. I get the seats aren’t the most comfortable. I like to try to straighten my legs out under where the smaller carry on goes because I do get discomfort on long flights if I do just sit there and don’t get up at some point, especially on long flights. I don’t get the comment about “your bin” like bins are assigned or something. Glad I’m not one of those pricks putting their dick in your face for 5 minutes though. Definitely a dick move.
Imagine being a bit taller so you can’t stretch your legs out. Imagine your knees jammed against the hard plastic seat frame for that entire flight. Imagine the seat being much lower than your knees so all your weight is on your back instead of spread on the seat. Imagine that effing headrest digging into your back the entire flight.
And of course, imagine the tray able can’t be opened flat because your knees are there. Imagine seats narrower that your shoulders, hips, rib cage. Imagine the seat back screen that’s so far below eye level that sometimes it’s easier to just watch whatever the people in front of you are watching
I used the phrase “my bin” instead of “the bin directly above me” for brevity. My apologies. And you are one of those pricks, you just don’t know it.
Well no but ok. Whatever makes you feel happy. Almost every time I let the row across from me go first unless I need to get moving and in the event I don’t, I’m not a huge beast of a person where I have to invade everyone’s space. I’m also not part t-rex with baby arms.
Why didn’t you just stand up during the flight?
I do. I also stand at the end. I have bad knees. How does that baffle so many?
As another 6’ person, you’re clogging the aisle and making it take longer for people to gather their overhead luggage. Two more minutes isn’t going to kill either of us. And maybe spring for aisle seats next time so you can stretch out a bit if it’s that big a problem for you.
another benefit to being 5’6". Is this what Trump meant by being “tired of winning?”
(I’m kidding, sending love to my tall kings out there)
I’m 6’2" and I’ve never had a problem. Sure my knees almost touch the seat in front of me, but that’s it.
Must be nice to be you and not me, unfortunately I’m not so lucky. 6’ is a generalization. Did you consider the possibility that we’ve flown on different airlines with varying seat sizes?
I am 6"4". I keep sitting even though my legs are pressed in the seat before me. Because everything is better than standing with my back hunched over like a crooked banana. Hurts my back like crazy
Also 6’4”, but I have knee problems as opposed to back problems so I’m in the standing up group. My dad has chronic back pain though, so I can totally see your point of view. I would which back problems on my worst enemy after seeing him suffer with it for decades.
Ok, fine, but that doesn’t explain the 5’1’’ who also stand up and immediately begin to ask tall people (probably like you) to get carry-on luggage down so it can be uncomfortably held in some weird Twister-pose interlocked with all the other idiots who can’t understand that they’ll be facing four other queues before they are home.
YOU might have a solid reason to race to the starting line. But come on: Most don’t!
Why does anyone need a “good reason”?
He he. I live in the U.K. If you don’t have a good reason, the tutting from others might increase to even audible levels, causing you endless social shame.
Imagine living on top of other people. They can look into your garden. They can see into your house. They are right next to you; on the trains, on the roads, in the tube. In that environment, the game of “who’s judging who” is strong. Welcome to the U.K.
I’m aware in the US, you don’t need a good reason to exercise your God Given Right to stand up when you God Damn Please and if anybody has any God Damn Thing to say to you, they better grab for the concealed carry.
But int he U.K., we we have swapped loaded firearms for social derision and it hurts almost as much as lead bullets.
…ok? Not sure how other people being up their own ass about what harmless thing you’re doing qualifies as a “good reason”. And whether you succumb to peer pressure like a wet straw is really besides the point.
Ah man, chill, I’m just here for the shits and giggles. Feel free to stand up next to me anytime you like. But be aware I’m secretly wondering why.
If standing up for a few minutes at the end helps, why not stand up for a few minutes during?
Why not stand up during the flight?
Why does it matter?
You say you stand up right away because you’ve been jammed into your seat for hours, so I’m wondering why you didn’t stand up during the flight. Then you wouldn’t be jammed in for hours…
I don’t know about op but I generally don’t stand during a flight despite the pain because I don’t want to be on everyone’s way. If you can’t get an aisle seat, getting up means making people in those seats get up. Aisle are too narrow to pass so if the flight attendants are out, you may need to edit their full routine. If you’re just standing there maybe you’re blocking someone beefing to use the bathroom.
Most importantly I don’t get up because trying to unfold myself from that torture device is a process. I can’t do it quickly. I can’t do it without leaning in something I can’t do it without sticking my butt out from being bent over under the bins. By the time I get into the aisle and get the kinks out do I can walk, the entire situation may have changed so now I’m blocking someone again
That sounds awful, I’m sorry you have to go through that. They have those extra leg room exit row seats, but they seem to allocate them at random instead of to tall people.
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It’s the people that push to get their bags out asap. You also get the morons that can’t sit down when the seat belt sign is on at take off.
Are you not allowed to stand up during flights where you’re from? 15 minutes take off/landing & taxiying isn’t torture.
I’m just standing up because I want to stretch my legs.
Ok but on many (most?) flights you could have done that while at cruising altitude. Why wait until just after you land?
Edit: I was not aware this was a controversial question.
The staff generally frown at the idea of pacing up, and down the plane.
But you can’t pace up and down the plane straight after landing either. But I doubt anyone would care if you stood up to stretch your legs 30 mins before landing?
. But I doubt anyone would care if you stood up to stretch your legs 30 mins before landing
You’d think, but apparently people are picky enough about what others do to care that they stand up shortly after landing, so who knows
Just go too the loo, dont pee(wash your face or something) and return to your. Can’t frown on you for that
Every opinion is controversial, this is the internet
No it isn’t!
Your face is controversial!
Why do you care? Just let them stand when they want.
I’m about to pee my pants, let me off asap…
You laugh, but shaving off 1.7 seconds is enough for a dedicated speedrunner to set up a new world record of
Getting the fuck off the fucking airplanein the categoryfull capacity, window seatYou hide in the first-class bathroom before they tell everyone to buckle for landing. If the crew pushes that you get out, play diarrhea sounds and say you are in pain.
As all the people saying they stand up to stretch their legs imply- we shouldn’t be mad at the jerks who get up to get off the plane first, we should be mad at the airlines for packing planes so full that there’s not a reasonable amount of leg room unless you pay a premium for it.
I have noticed that people in first class are often still sitting there when I leave in coach. And I don’t jump up to be the first off the plane.
I find it comical to watch all the people in a hurry to stand in a line for 5 mins before the door even opens. Even for long west-east coast flights I can manage to sit for a few more minutes.
It’s the same with boarding. I just wait till most of the line is done so I don’t have to fight to get to my seat.
The main reason against waiting to board is that they’ll gate-check your carry-on bag on full flights.
And it’s waiting for you when you get off the flight.
This depends. Some flights will check it all the way to your final destination.
To be fair to some, I’d wanna stand just out of the fact that sitting on airplanes can be uncomfortable especially for long flights.
My knees get really sore and stiff sitting bent for a long time, I need to stand up when I can. I’m not in a rush to get off the plane 95% of the time (unless late for a tight connection obviously) but I can see how it’d look like that.
1.7 seconds seems generous imo. In my experience you gain nothing as despite standing up you still end up waiting for the rows ahead of you to leave first. Maybe that’s a UK thing as we love to queue.
Nope, it’s a US thing too.
They say “Please remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop” for a reason.
Fun fact, it is technically illegal for a plane to taxi unless all passengers are seated and strapped in.
Mandatory Carlin https://youtu.be/vdPy5Ikn7dw?si=wHp4lMpU8mg4Av7b
I just get off last… So much less stressful.
If you wait long enough, they will even come carry you out…it’s a bit stressful though.
Just say hello to your friend Jack and they’ll get you off right away.
Not when he has to wait for baggage claim
Or immigration
I one-bag, and shave my minutes off by skipping baggage claims.
I’m usually out of the airport before the pack-mules leave, hauling their baggage.
This is the way, fuck the carousel*
(If you’re able, sometimes a trip legit needs more gear but I truly feel less often than people usually pack whole-ass suitcases)
People standing up is fine for me. What I hate is when these people move into the aisle before the plane has stopped moving and then crowd the aisle in such a way that deplaning in a controlled and orderly fashion is no longer possible.
This is brilliant timing. I read this sitting at the gate for a short hall flight. There was still a lot of time before the flight and they announced “can Anna something please come to the desk”, and about 40 people (I counted as had so much time still) stood up and rushed to queue up and then had to stand up for another 30 minutes until it actually started boarding…
It was a cheap airline so overhead space can be difficult but I really don’t get the people who rush to sit down in the tight horrible seats (designated seating btw) waiting for everyone else to sit.
We arrived and then the picture happened of course…
It was a cheap airline so overhead space can be difficult
You answered your own question. I can’t remember the last flight I had that didn’t announce that they were going to need to check some people’s carry-ons. As someone that purposefully avoids letting the TSA manhandle my luggage, I’m going to do what I can to avoid that.
For a while now here in Europe, they charge more for bags that don’t fit under the seat and let you check in one bag for free you used to be able to take on the flight so unless most people are paying extra for that, which I wouldn’t believe would be the case if they’re flying these cheap airlines, I don’t think that is the issue
I stand up because staying seated for 2 hours is uncomfortable (and probably unhealthy), fight me.
you can stand up and walk during flight though
You could wait just 2 minutes more or stand up but not enter the aisle and just stay where your seat is
Waiting 2 minutes is possible. Standing up in an airplane seat, unless you’re very short, is not. You can see that just from the picture in the post.
That said, it’s usually a lot more like 15 minutes. But I still don’t stand up.
True tallish people will face trouble standing up. The main issue once people stand up, the aisle gets crowded and then deplaning is not all orderly. It would be nice if people allowed deplaning in a controlled way so that the people near exit disembark first and we advance row wise in an orderly fashion. Unfortunately this never happens
Sure, but it would also be nice if airlines didn’t put space between chairs so tight that most people do not have a comfortable amount of leg room.
And no, “tallish” people will not be the only ones facing trouble standing up. I am of average height. I cannot stand up in my seat on a plane.
Sure, but it would also be nice if airlines didn’t put space between chairs so tight that most people do not have a comfortable amount of leg room.
What I would give to live in a world where user/customer experience was prioritised over squeezing as much profits as possible.
And no, “tallish” people will not be the only ones facing trouble standing up. I am of average height. I cannot stand up in my seat on a plane.
I guess that depends on the country. In mine the average height is only around 170cm for men and around 160cm for women so less of an issue. In countries like the Netherlands, the average height(for men) is around 185cm so for them even ‘short’ people will face issues.
I’m only slightly taller than that and I have to bend my head way down.
I have no idea why you’re arguing that you can comfortably stand up in an airplane seat without being very short when just looking at the picture shows that you can’t. Unless every single person standing is really tall and so is the guy bending way down while trying to stand in his seat.
But hey, what am I going to believe, you or my own eyes?
I have no idea why you’re arguing
Frankly neither do I. I guess I was bored at the office and was just curious to look up the average height statistics. Your are right though. Fuck the airlines. They should give us more head room and leg room
You could argue that standing up immediately helps unload faster. Standing up not only helps get rid of the pain of being crammed in an airline seat but I immediately get my duffle from the overhead so when it’s my turn to go, I go. Meanwhile the people who haven’t gotten up block the aisle while struggling to get their bags
That’s what I do usually, the aisle is already full of Italians.
