What to do on the plane

When we boarded the plane, our goal was simple: to get to our destination safely and comfortably. However, our own behavior often hinders. To ensure a smoother and more polite journey for everyone, don’t make the following 11 plane mistakes.

Avoiding certain behaviors can help you maintain a good manners for your passengers while avoiding others can actually save your life. Read on to find out what you don’t do on the plane.

Don’t try new medicine for the first time

Where would you rather be when you find Ambien hallucinable or allergic to new antibiotics – at home, easy access to your doctor and local hospital, or in metal tubes, 35,000 feet above the ocean? Don’t test at home first to understand how you react and never take medication on the plane.

Don’t listen to the safety briefing

I know – the briefing is boring, you’ve heard it a million times, and you’ve already known how to wear a seat belt. Although it may seem boring, this information can save your day. At least, take a few seconds to figure out where the nearest emergency exit is and how many rows are there from the seat. (In a dark or smoky cabin, you want to be able to calculate the rows by touching the seat when it enters the exit.)

Don’t joke about bombs

No one will laugh at you for someone who might be considered a threat to guns, weapons, or anything else, especially the stewardess, who have the right to evacuate you from the flight if they think you have the slightest chance you may be posing a safety risk.

Do not lie in the seat while having meals

One of the biggest debates in the travel world is the ability to have built-in seats. Regardless of which side of the question you take, I can agree that once the food and drink cart starts rolling down the aisle, just make sure your seat is upright so the person behind you can fully access their pallets.

Don’t drink too much

Stewardess performing bottle with alcohol on plane — Adobe Stock | Ivan

If you have a glass of wine at dinner, no one will complain, but over-indulging in alcohol can have the consequences of misconduct from dehydration to even being kicked out of the plane. Remember: No one wants to sit next to a flyer, they enjoy alcohol, play on your shoulders or throw on their shoes.

Don’t eat bad food

When it comes to mealtime, give your companions some rest – don’t show up with a tuna sandwich or a plate of onion rings. Not only do they smell bad when you eat them, but they also ensure you have bad breath during the rest of the flight.

Don’t abuse the stewardess phone button

The first priority of the stewardess is to keep you safe, not to cater to every whimsical you can, so use discretion when deciding when to press that call button. If you feel uncomfortable, or are thirsty when the lights go out and you get up, wake up your sleep companion and feel free to press the button. If the flight attendant is already serving dinner and all you have to do is ask for soda, sit down and wait patiently.

Don’t keep your carry around in the overhead trash can without sitting

As PET PEEVES evolved, it was one of my biggest ones – when the person in 33A put her carry around in the bin above line 16, make sure there isn’t enough space for the person actually sitting on line 16 to store their luggage. This means people at the front of the plane end up having to put their luggage behind, which leads to passengers trying to encounter traffic while offline. Everyone help, unless there is no other option, please use your own elevated trash bin space.

If you can sit under your seat, don’t put it on your head

In other carry-on pranks, don’t be the one who rolls its suitcase, backpack and jacket into the overhead bin. After placing your personal belongings under the seat in front of you and squeezing your jacket into everyone else, squeeze your jacket into the remaining space, leaving room for other people’s belongings.

Do not exert feet on other passengers

I have no doubt that people take off their shoes and feel more comfortable on long flights, with some important exceptions.

First, your feet should be as eye-catching as possible to everyone else (so don’t lean their feet against sitting down, or twist them between the gap between the airplane walls and the poor in the seat in front of you, who just want to lean against the window without exposing their bare toes.)

Second, put on your shoes again before going to the bathroom (we’ve seen a lot of mysterious liquids on these floors.) Finally, if you know you’re prone to bromide, this is a polite scientific term for smelly feet – considerate to your passengers and leave your shoes behind.

Don’t invade neighbor’s space (or screen)

Passengers with wide shoulders or longer legs often find themselves over the boundaries of their seats as the aircraft grows smaller and smaller. But I yelled out against intentional (and annoying) behaviors like being awkward, armrests or flipping a ponytail over the back of the seat to make the video screen of the person behind you cover up your video screen. Your neighbors also pay the price for their space. Respect it.