The Fundamentals of Airplane Etiquette
Air travel can be an adventure, from making sure your suitcase doesn’t weigh more than 50 pounds to sprinting to your gate before the doors close. There’s also the requirement to obey TSA agents, which is mandatory when flying, but there’s also something called “airplane etiquette.”
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These are some simple, common-sense guidelines for how to act when 35,000 feet in the air. And what happens if you break one of these rules? That’s asking for trouble because people get irritable after sitting for hours in a cramped seat with little to no legroom. Some people, unfortunately, have to learn the hard way.