Airplane Etiquette

The pages about how people behave on airplanes

Thanks to all of you who have participated to make these lists below possible.

If you're looking around this site you've probably noticed the recent increase in publicity about in-flight incidents involving passengers, crew and carry-on luggage. There's also a fair chance that you've done some flying and swapped stories about your experiences and the people you have met.

If so then this page is for you.

It seems the most popular topic these days is carry-on luggage. The airlines are trying inventive ways to enforce the rules, aircraft manufacturers are building larger overhead bins, and we're lugging more and more onboard. It's a little like the NIMBY principle, every one wants the benefits, but no one wants to make a sacrifice. The luggage system is not that bad. If you're smart, you can even work the system so that airline will deliver the luggage to your house/hotel later the same day -- now that's service.

In the words of one respondent ... "SO, TO ALL OF YOU WHO INSIST ON CARRYING ON THOSE HUGE BAGS AND CLOGGING UP THE OVERHEADS, QUIT IT!"

The top ten lists below are garnered from impeccable field research conducted by myself, business colleagues and people like you while flying around the world. I hope you enjoy them...

The top ten poor etiquette things people do unknowingly on an airplane
The top ten poor etiquette things people do knowingly on an airplane
The top ten good etiquette things you can do on an airplane
The top ten things you wish airlines would do to make your trip go a little smoother

So why don't airlines put an airplane etiquette card in the seat back pocket alongside the safety instructions, sick bag and in-flight magazine? It sure might help.

Why don't you print these pages and put them in the seat back pocket on your next flight?

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