Tuesday, September 9, 2008

What is your biggest pet peeve about flying?

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

sick people! i hate hearing someone cough or sneeze in an airplane. i hold my breath so i don't inhale any germs.

also adults traveling with children who don't do anything when i ask politely for their brat to stop kicking my chair.

Courtney said...

Tourists who take the 6:15am on Monday morning from OHare to DC. This is a commuter flight, people!Take a normal flight, you are going on vacation!

Cate said...

the whole thing is a nightmare. delayed flights, canceled flights, surly employees at the gate who disappear once your flight gets canceled, not being able to bring liquids through security, babies screaming, not having any legroom, people trying to talk to you, having to work on the flight, hitting your head on the overhead compartment as you try to shimmy to your window seat, paying for the 1/2 of a can of coke that they serve.

But the worst is when the person sitting behind you uses your seat to pull themselves up and out of their seat or spends the flight kicking you in the kidneys.

Sarah said...

ugh...so many...people who hog the arm rest, when flights to the west coast don't include food OR a movie, people who fly when very sick and cough and sneeze on me (ok that was me once), small children crying the whole flight, small dogs barking, getting stuck on the tarmac, rude flight attendants, the bathrooms, landing...i hate flying...

Sarah said...

oh! also i hate when the seats are so close together that when the person in front of you leans their seat back they are literally laying in your lap. and i totally agree with the annoying people behind you, putting their tray up and down, kicking the seat, or the people who give a very loud sigh of complaint when you put your own seat back to get clear of the guy laying in your lap.

I would also say people who laugh out loud at the movie or tv show or whatever, but i totally do that, so i can't really throw that stone.

Anonymous said...

I'm going to Jamaica next week and I'm stressed out because I'm going to have to check my luggage so I can bring my sunscreen. If they lose my luggage, we're going to have problems.

Also when the person in front of me reclines their seat, taking up my already limited leg room. Seriously, you really need to recline your seat on the hour flight to NC?!

Sarah said...

hey tamika, if it's just your suncreen you need, get a few small empty bottles from target and fill them up. they'll fit in a plastic bag and you can bring them through security. i'm with you, don't check the bag if you don't have to...

Unknown said...

so, i second everything that's been said, but i would sum it all up by saying that people are my biggest annoyance. and i don't just mean when flying. the majority of people are stupid, inconsiderate assholes and are to be avoided when ever possible.

Unknown said...

crying babies!!

also passengers who hold up the flight by rushing on board at the last minute! (although i've been guilty of that once or twice)

Anonymous said...

people in front of me reclining their seats. Results in hours of silent fuming and passive aggressive seat kicking on my part.

Anonymous said...

The people who have no clue how to go through the TSA security check point. Oh, and crying infants

John said...

I hate it when random chance doesn't allow me to sit next to the pretty girl I see in the boarding area, thus not allowing me to show her wit behind the creepy stares I've been giving her.