[Blake]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

the battle of overhead bins...

airlines did that to themselves though. it takes forever to board the plane these days because everyone is in a rush to get all their carryons on before bin space is gone. with all these stupid bag fees, people are bringing the most amount of carryons as possible. THAT annoys me, too.

another thing, terminal etiquette...keep your kids on a leash PLEASE! not just the terminal, but anywhere. nothing says bad parenting more than your kids running in circles around the gate area. i try to stay in any of the airport lounges as long as possible, but if i have a short connection and have to sit at the gate, i don't want to be bothered by your little ritilin junkie running into me because he/she is playing tag with their brother/sister/friend.

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by Blake

airlines did that to themselves though. it takes forever to board the plane these days because everyone is in a rush to get all their carryons on before bin space is gone. with all these stupid bag fees, people are bringing the most amount of carryons as possible. THAT annoys me, too.

another thing, terminal etiquette...keep your kids on a lease PLEASE! not just the terminal, but anywhere. nothing says bad parenting more than your kids running in circles around the gate area. i try to stay in any of the airport lounges as long as possible, but if i have a short connection and have to sit at the gate, i don't want to be bothered by your little ritilin junkie running into me because he/she is playing tag with their brother/sister/friend.

because i've read somewhere those baggage fees are not taxable to the airlines!!!

i agree, airports are tricky and sometimes can be dangerous....i don't want to see a kid being hit by a courtesy golf carts....and what if they accidently opened a security door to the airfield and set off the alarm....with the security nowadays....it would've evacuate the entire terminal.....

[Blake]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

true that....

but most asian airports are really nice, SIN, HKG, NRT, KIX, KUL, PEK, ICN. Most because they cough up the big-dough and build a fresh one to cope with growing traffic and travellers....some europe airport wasn't that bad either....MUC, Zurich, Schiphol....maybe LHR Terminal 5 only....

SIN and ICN are probably my favorite airports i've ever been in. very nice facilities. TONS of people all the time in SIN, but great airport.

[Memphis1]

Originally Posted by E36_325i

This is not a problem in any other country but America. We just cant figure this one out. Makes me want to punch a koala bear.

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by Blake

SIN and ICN are probably my favorite airports i've ever been in. very nice facilities. TONS of people all the time in SIN, but great airport.

HKG and SIN for me....

[MTV]

I fucking hate when the same people keep getting up to go the washroom... over and over again... especially when you are in the aisle seat and they are sitting next to you!

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by MTV

I fucking hate when the same people keep getting up to go the washroom... over and over again... especially when you are in the aisle seat and they are sitting next to you!

they might have a bladder problem...

or just fear of flying....some people do....and when they nervous....they tend to pee more....

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oh...i just hate an "oversized" person sitting at aisle seat.....
happened to me when i flew from LAX-NRT-SIN on SQ11....myself and gf can only get a window seat and middle on the 744....then a BIG lady was sitting in the aisle seat....

and she only went to the restroom only ONCE during the 13 hours from LAX-SIN....

[ianthegreat]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

true that....

but most asian airports are really nice, SIN, HKG, NRT, KIX, KUL, PEK, ICN. Most because they cough up the big-dough and build a fresh one to cope with growing traffic and travellers....some europe airport wasn't that bad either....MUC, Zurich, Schiphol....maybe LHR Terminal 5 only....

Hong Kong's Kai Tek got way better after they opened the new one in like 2001 (whenever it opened). Although, what an AMAZING ride in the big 747's literally 100ft above the sky scrapers. I would hug the pilot for landing safely everytime.

Landing video. These pilots earned their pay.

Different angles from the city.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by MTV

I fucking hate when the same people keep getting up to go the washroom... over and over again... especially when you are in the aisle seat and they are sitting next to you!

or the guy that's on his death bed sick behind you. at least in asia, they have a common courtesy to wear masks when they're sick. here, people just broadcast the flu to everyone on the plane. i never travel without a small bottle of hand sanitizer because those planes are cesspools of bacteria.

passengers aren't exempt from my air travel hatred either. i HATE HATE HATE annoying flight attendants. i was on a US airways commuter flight recently (old america west airlines) and one flight attendant was flaming gay and made sure everyone knew it, and the other flight attendant was the biggest airhead ever. her safety speech lasted a good 20 minutes, mostly useless rambling.

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by ianthegreat

Hong Kong's Kai Tek got way better after they opened the new one in like 2001 (whenever it opened). Although, what an AMAZING ride in the big 747's literally 100ft above the sky scrapers. I would hug the pilot for landing safely everytime.

Landing video. These pilots earned their pay.

Different angles from the city.

Kai Tak is legend, but for an economic, growing traffic, cargo freight and travellers, and even safety point of view...there is a need for a new airport....

i like the new airport, but i do miss the IGS 13 approach and 31 departure (steep left turn right after take off)....

[Blake]

Originally Posted by ianthegreat

Hong Kong's Kai Tek got way better after they opened the new one in like 2001 (whenever it opened). Although, what an AMAZING ride in the big 747's literally 100ft above the sky scrapers. I would hug the pilot for landing safely everytime.

Landing video. These pilots earned their pay.

Different angles from the city.

crosswind landings at kai tak trump anywhere in the world

as a pilot myself, having to make a 45 degree turn to short final with a nasty crosswind in a million pound machine is like getting an 18-wheeler into a parking garage.

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by Blake

or the guy that's on his death bed sick behind you. at least in asia, they have a common courtesy to wear masks when they're sick. here, people just broadcast the flu to everyone on the plane. i never travel without a small bottle of hand sanitizer because those planes are cesspools of bacteria.

passengers aren't exempt from my air travel hatred either. i HATE HATE HATE annoying flight attendants. i was on a US airways commuter flight recently (old america west airlines) and one flight attendant was flaming gay and made sure everyone knew it, and the only flight attendant was the biggest airhead ever. her safety speech lasted a good 20 minutes, mostly useless rambling.

because now cabin crews had a mentality of "i'm here for your fucking safety...don't tell me what to do and serve you...obey me or i'll throw you off the flight"...

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by Blake

crosswind landings at kai tak trump anywhere in the world

I did a wind calm tough-and-go and night time full stop at Kai Tak in a 737NG simulator....when i was in singapore Flight Experience....

it was a great experience....

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by ktdw

4. Fat people who fly coach and make no appologies for encroaching onto your paid seat.

Yes! I was flying back from Baltimore once and was seated next to a larger individual. I had the window seat, they had the b*tch (middle) seat. He wasn't so large that he was totally spilling over but was big enough for him to ask, politely, if I minded leaving the armrest up. He wasn't encroaching and asked politely so I was cool with it. Then, mid-flight, he reached across my face to take a picture out the window using his iphone. Okay, I thought.....I'll let that slide since its out of is system. Mind you, I was working on my laptop as I usually do during flights. Several minutes later, he did it again! I gave him my mean face, said I didn't mind it he wanted to take a picture but to let me know instead of just reaching across, he said okay & put his phone away, I thanked him for understanding, and the world moved on. A little while later, he did it yet again. Well....that's 3 strikes. I put down the armrest, put my arm on top of it, and he went the rest of the flight in discomfort.

Other gripes are:
1. people that hold up the EZ/self check-in machines because they can't follow the on-screen prompts or ask for help. Other people checking in are usually happy to help the understaffed airline workers.
3. people not paying attention for the next available ticket/check-in agent or EZ/self check-in machine.
3. people that unnecessarily hold up the security checks (liquids, not emptying their pockets, etc...)
4. people that secretly fight you for armrest dominance.
5. sick people that don't know how to cover their mouths. Just drug yourself up so you sleep the whole flight and don't get everyone else on the plane sick.
6. the occasional person that asks if I'll switch seats with them.......when they're in economy and I'm in economy plus or better.....or they're by the bathroom.

Originally Posted by Blake

i HATE HATE HATE annoying flight attendants. i was on a US airways commuter flight recently (old america west airlines) and one flight attendant was flaming gay and made sure everyone knew it, and the other flight attendant was the biggest airhead ever. her safety speech lasted a good 20 minutes, mostly useless rambling.

Luckily for me, I haven't run into that too much. However, there was one time where I was one of literally a handful of people flying to McCarren on a 2:40am flight. There were so few passengers we just randomly picked out a for for ourselves. Once we were airborn and the seatbelt light was off, we all just sprawled out in our rows so we could laydown and sleep. The pilot/co-pilot had annouced that he knew we were tired so they'd minimize annoucements. Cool. However, the flight attendents went around waking everyone up to try to sell those infernal snack boxes! WTF?! This was after I had been sitting on my original plane on the tarmac for 4-4.5 hours while rain came down horizontally. Someone on that flight had a heartattack so the EMTs had to come in and drag them off in on a stretched. Then all flights had been cancelled for the night. The flight to Vegas was the earliest, guaranteed, available flight I could get on to make my Monday meeting. This ended up being my 1st time in Vegas, too, BTW. lol I just walked the strip for the couple of hours I was there.

[MontegoGoGoGo]

^^ lol

reminds me of the first time i ever flew first class. i was young and with my parents and thought i was soooo cool.

until plane had a problem, had to switch planes, no seat in 1st class, and i ended up in the LAST row of the plane, right by the bathroom, sitting next to two HUGE fat best friends who laughed soooo loudly the whole time.

[Zephyr15]

All short people (aka - anyone shorter than me) that thinks they need to sit in the bulkhead or emergency exit seats. Fortunately, I've got my system for getting those seats down to a science.

[Blake]

seatguru.com - live by it

[dth656]

i used to be a management consultant, where 100% travel is the rule. i soon grew to hate VBITs (Vacation Bound Infrequent Travellers) who manage to clog up most major hub airports.

[n3985]

Originally Posted by Zephyr15

All short people (aka - anyone shorter than me) that thinks they need to sit in the bulkhead or emergency exit seats. Fortunately, I've got my system for getting those seats down to a science.

Spill it, right nao!

[M_Six]

Crying kids is my biggest peeve. We were coming back from London a few years ago and a girl in our section (she had to be 12 or 13yo) screeched like her feet were in the fire from takeoff until they turned off the seatbelt sign. Then when it came back on as we neared Chicago, she started again and screeched until we were on the ground. I'm talking hysterical screaming and crying. She had to have been a mad headcase, but her parents should have given her a few 'Ludes before the flight.

My second most hated thing is sitting on the tarmac for extended lengths of time. Especially in a small commuter plane.

Oh yeah, and people who just have to recline the seat all the way back the second the wheels leave the ground. On small planes that usually puts the person's head within inches of my face and precludes me from using the tray or even reading a book. I'm 6'3", so I need all the space I can get. I don't mind it on larger planes and longer flights, but who really needs to sleep on a 45 minute flight?

[J-9]

Morbidly obese people are worth mentioning again: GAH! Seriously, do we need a sample seat in the terminal to size people like a damn carry-on? I wish more flight attendants had the balls to charge these idiots for an extra seat.

Also, the eagerness to board and get off the plane is annoying. Why rush to board (besides to win the overhead bin) ? We're all getting there at the same time. And once there, the main cabin door doesn't open faster just because everyone's jockeying to get out. Sheesh, just have patience and everything goes more smoothly.

Kudos to the poster about dressing nicely. It's harder now with security basically having you remove jackets, watches, shoes, etc. But seriously, showing up in pajamas is too relaxed. Put all your accessories into your bag for security and wear a nice pair of slip-off shoes. Who wants to be stuck for hours with a slob? I'd take it easy wearing perfume/cologne. Too much or something too exotic would bother a lot of people.

[endofanera7]

Originally Posted by MontegoGoGoGo

Seriously though, SCREAMING BABIES, kill them - or at least tranquilize them.

Ok, you're really "kind of a bitch"..