Getting off is the bit that I find awkward. Getting on's fine since I tend to wait 'till the queue's gone & then find a gap somewhere. My natural inclination when Getting off is to wait until the lemmings who stand up & wedge themselves in the aisles around each other while adopting amusing poses have themselves got off (which can take several minutes, & makes them seem even sillier).
Once the coast is indeed clear, I stand up & stroll off, doffing the old titfer to the staff on the door. However it sometimes really annoys pax inboard of me if I'm in an aisle seat: the woman next me last week actually said "Are you just going to sit there tiill they've all got off?" (which was precicely what I was intending). I don't want to annoy the others, but I also don't want to jamb myself in a standing scrum to no purpose waiting to disembark.
Last edited by Tim00; 14th Jun 2010 at 16:27.
Reason: Corrected sloppy spelling