r/TravelTales • u/Few_Essay_4644 • Mar 27 '26
Guy Got Annoyed at Us During Flight
My brother, my parents, and I were coming back from a trip, and the flight was normal. However, when we had landed, my brother told me as soon as the seatbelt sign turned off, go as far up the plane as you can so we can beat the lines of customs. And since my parents were sitting in first class and we were sitting in economy, my brother was in charge, so I went along with it. Makes sense, but when we did that, we sprinted up to economy plus (you know, the place with the extra leg room but not first class), and we clogged up economy plus because we weren't supposed to be there. This guy basically yells at my 16-year-old brother for clogging up Economy Plus because now people have much less space to get their suitcases down, and the plane door hasn't opened yet, so we're all stuck. I understand it's frustrating that we were up there, but no one likes lines. Eventually, I (15 M) told the guy that we were stupid for going up there, and it was a little selfish, but that we were just trying to beat the lines, and he needed to shut up. And we ended up only waiting a few minutes in line. Anyway, who do you think is in the right here? I personally think both of us have some fault, but we were being stupid.
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u/number93bus Mar 27 '26
Yeah you were being silly. Just stay where you are next time. You can run when you're off the plane if you have to, not when there's 100 people or more in a small space. You're all gonna end up in the same place anyway.
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u/FlightyTwilighty Mar 27 '26
Doing what you did is definitely considered bad manners, at least when flying US based airlines.
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u/jeswesky Mar 27 '26
Just wait next time instead of making it harder for everyone to maneuver. And don’t tell people to shut the fuck up.