Passengers From hel_l Survey

[peter991]

Passengers from hel_l survey

155,000 members tell us their nightmares.

Just wondering what drives ThaiVisa travellers mad on flights?

Just in case the link above doesn't work, here's the top 5 of how Trip Advisor members voted:

39.0% Oblivious Parent: Their kids kick your seat from takeoff to touchdown. But these parents might as well be miles away.

23.7% Space Intruder: This armrest hog's arms and knees invade your personal space.

18.1% Bio-Hazard: Sneezing, sniffling, and sweating, this guy should have a HAZMAT (hazardous material) sticker affixed to his lapel.

5.3% Chatterbox From his divorce to his dental work, he's the tell-all talker - and you're the captive audience.

5.0% Smelly snacker Kimchi is delicious. So are egg salad and garlic. But 17 inches from your face? Really?

Peter

[popshirt]

I agree with the "Oblivious Parent" as being #1. But it is not always that the parent is oblivious, the child may be sick, it's ears hurt from the pressure, it is just cranky or whatever. Better for all concerned to have a soundproofed "nursery" section to the plane and we can all relax.

But my #2 irritant is the stowing and retrieving of heavy "carry-on" above my head. I will no longer sit in an aisle seat as I have been struck in the head by luggage being stowed above more than once.

[apetley]

I agree with the "Oblivious Parent" as being #1. But it is not always that the parent is oblivious, the child may be sick, it's ears hurt from the pressure, it is just cranky or whatever. Better for all concerned to have a soundproofed "nursery" section to the plane and we can all relax.

But my #2 irritant is the stowing and retrieving of heavy "carry-on" above my head. I will no longer sit in an aisle seat as I have been struck in the head by luggage being stowed above more than once.

Cargo hold?

[PhilHarries]

I'm surprised the "Seat Recliner" isn't featured. You know these people, as soon as the flight levels out they recline their seat and get off to sleep without considering how the person behind is going to eat his meal.

[Thongkorn]

You have not included .

Men who think its ok to sit next to your Thai wife on her way home, or returning to Thailand for a holiday to see her family alone, Try and get your THAI WIFES Phone number.and think that just because they are sex tourists, think all Thai women are fair game.

[el jefe]

I'm surprised the "Seat Recliner" isn't featured. You know these people, as soon as the flight levels out they recline their seat and get off to sleep without considering how the person behind is going to eat his meal.

Sorry, Phil, that was me in front of you. Since I usually take only early morning or overnight flights, I like to sleep on the plane. As much as i can.

If the airlines didn't want you to recline, they wouldn't have reclining seats.

My suggestion for you, if you fly coach, is to use Cathay Pacific. The seats slide down within the frame so the person behind you doesn't even know whether the person in font has ever reclined their seat. It's not nearly as comfortable but solves your problem.

Or fly business class.

[tw25rw]

If the airlines didn't want you to recline, they wouldn't have reclining seats.

What the airline wants doesn't come into it. Anyone who does it to me gets my knees in the back. I'm perfectly entitled to press my knees hard into the seat in front if it's reclined into my space and I think nothing of jamming them in when I sit down or moving them as I see fit. And tough titty if the paper I'm reading touches your hair.

[cdnvic]

Sit behind the engines and you don't hear the crying, snoring, and other annoying noises. Yet your brain filters out the engine noise after a few minutes.

(don't try this on an MD-80)

[seaeagle]

If the airlines didn't want you to recline, they wouldn't have reclining seats.

What the airline wants doesn't come into it. Anyone who does it to me gets my knees in the back. I'm perfectly entitled to press my knees hard into the seat in front if it's reclined into my space and I think nothing of jamming them in when I sit down or moving them as I see fit. And tough titty if the paper I'm reading touches your hair.

But it's not your space! By allowing seats to recline, the airline is giving me that space.

If it reclines, I recline it. If the person behind me requires the same amount of space they started with, then they recline theirs. And so on. Meal trays aren't impeded at all by a reclining seat anyway.

[el jefe]

If the airlines didn't want you to recline, they wouldn't have reclining seats.

What the airline wants doesn't come into it. Anyone who does it to me gets my knees in the back. I'm perfectly entitled to press my knees hard into the seat in front if it's reclined into my space and I think nothing of jamming them in when I sit down or moving them as I see fit. And tough titty if the paper I'm reading touches your hair.

As SeaEagle said, if the person in front of you reclines their seat, you should recline yours.

On a recent flight the person in front of me reclined their seat as soon as they were allowed. So I reclined mine. No big deal. The asshol_e behind me kicked my seat. Five minutes later, the person in front of me put their seat back up. I left mine reclined for the next 12 hours. Was that you behind me, tw?

Edited January 17, 2010 by el jefe

[Texpatt]

How about the frequent farter?

Once I boarded a plane, took my seat and as soon as they closed the cabin door, I pushed a harmless little bubble out. Unknown to me, it was extremely noxious and unfortunately, the first of many. By the time we reached altitude, I was producing a pungent, sour, little bomblet at a rate of one every two minutes. As far as I knew, my wife was the only one who realized it was me. Despite her sharp elbow into my ribs, I just couldn't stop.

When the flight attendant came down the aisle spraying an aerosol deodorizer, I almost died. I got a bad case of the giggles and, according to my wife, my face turned crimson. As soon as the seat-belt sign went off, I was urged to get into the toilet. Between fits of giggles and agonizing pucker suppression, I tried to explain to my wife that getting up immediately would be a dead giveaway and I'd be marked.

She was having none of it and practically pushed me into the loo. I didn't have it in me to make eye contact with any of my fellow passengers for the remaining duration -- including my wife, who wasn't particularly keen on communicating with me anyway. My sides hurt for a week from laughing.

Edited January 17, 2010 by Texpatt

[IMA_FARANG]

If the airlines didn't want you to recline, they wouldn't have reclining seats.

What the airline wants doesn't come into it. Anyone who does it to me gets my knees in the back. I'm perfectly entitled to press my knees hard into the seat in front if it's reclined into my space and I think nothing of jamming them in when I sit down or moving them as I see fit. And tough titty if the paper I'm reading touches your hair.

But it's not your space! By allowing seats to recline, the airline is giving me that space.

If it reclines, I recline it. If the person behind me requires the same amount of space they started with, then they recline theirs. And so on. Meal trays aren't impeded at all by a reclining seat anyway.

quote: Meal trays aren't impeded at all by a reclining seat anyway.

Answer: Maybe for you, not for me.

quote: But it's not your space! By allowing seats to recline, the airline is giving me that space.

Answer 1: Oh good, in that case you won't object to my spitting into your hair when you keep your seat reclined for the entire 10 hour flight and refuse to "wake up" when the stewardess politely asks you to please raise your seat so I can have my meal served. (But I noticed you seemed to "wake up" and ask for another drink everytime the stewardess passed by your seat,)

Answer 2: Or when I "accidentally" spill my Red wine on top of your brainless head.

Answer 3: Or when I listen to the rock "oldies but goodies" on the in-flight entertainment, and use the back of your seat as a drum to keep time with the music. (The back of your chair must be "my space" since the airline obviously left in there right in front of me.)

And finally: Did you ever try to watch the "in-flight video" system on the seat in front of you, when the person in that seat has the chair fully reclined? Most of those screens will only tilt about 20 or 30 degrees. You are left looking at the screen with your chin down just to see the picture.

P.S. Nasty things I've done. Had a "recliner" in front of me for the whole 10 hour flight. At some point he got up to go to the toliets. I happened to have a glass of water. I reclined my seat, also, and pretended to sleep. The puzzled look on his face while he tried to determine why his seat was wet when he returned from the toilets was priceless.

[tw25rw]

If the airlines didn't want you to recline, they wouldn't have reclining seats.

What the airline wants doesn't come into it. Anyone who does it to me gets my knees in the back. I'm perfectly entitled to press my knees hard into the seat in front if it's reclined into my space and I think nothing of jamming them in when I sit down or moving them as I see fit. And tough titty if the paper I'm reading touches your hair.

But it's not your space! By allowing seats to recline, the airline is giving me that space.

If it reclines, I recline it. If the person behind me requires the same amount of space they started with, then they recline theirs. And so on. Meal trays aren't impeded at all by a reclining seat anyway.

No. It's not your space, it's shared space to be occupied in a manner agreeable to all affected parties. If my knees are in your back, i'm not going to contort myself to make you comfortable and nor should I.

[NovaBlue05]

I like Korean Air from Washington, DC to Bangkok. Fares are cheaper, fight attendants are beautiful and polite to a fault and comparatively few Farang passengers

[flightcrew1]

Nearly every flight I do someone argues about the person in front of them or behind in regard to seat recliners. My favorite is the person who reclines his seat but gets annoyed with the person in front who reclines their seat. Go figure! To those who kick, instigate fights, pour water on the seats or generally make a nuisance of them selves the flight crew don't even bother to mediate these days but notify the Captain and you will be met upon arrival at your destination by the police, or in the case of the airline I work for you will be off loaded in Abu Dhabi. It does happen.

[canuckamuck]

I understand the need to recline, what I dislike are the rapid recliners. The people who recline their seat at full force. I especially get annoyed when the obviously have just crushed or smacked someone behind them, but no effort is made to apologize.

When I recline I do it slowly to give time for the person behind me to adjust their position.

[cdnvic]

I check the seat behind to make sure they aren't eating or using a laptop before reclining. Being polite never hurts.

[craigt3365]

Yes, reclined seats DO impede your ability to eat. Nothing like trying to eat with half of someones seat in your face. That is why many airlines make you move your seat up during meals. I think that is a good idea.

My passenger from hel_l are the drunk ones. Was on a flight recently where the guy was removed upon landing. He was seated across the isle and one row back from he. He was smashed. Kept asking for more drinks, FA said NO, captain came back and gave him a sound thrashing. I was impressed! Upon landing, we were told to stay in our seats until told otherwise. 3 very large guys came onboard and took this guy off in handcuffs! We all clapped. He bugged the heck out of us for most of the flight. This was from Kenya to Amsterdam....