| For every traveler, there is a faux pas waiting to | | | | made for just one person. Avoid this mistake by |
| happen that could easily be avoided if you spot it | | | | simply giving ample space to the other person. It |
| early in your travels. Here are some of the most | | | | is best to avoid the ire of another passenger for |
| common. | | | | merely two more inches of arm space. |
| The first is the "heavy carry" mistake, which | | | | The bad bladder can become the mad bladder if |
| anybody that has ever been smacked in the head | | | | you don't plan for it. Always plan to visit the |
| with an oversized backpack will understand. Those | | | | lavatory before you get into the boarding line. You |
| tiny upper bins in the airline cabin are tiny for a | | | | can then avoid the trip to the lavatory in flight, |
| reason. They are not for heavy items--only for | | | | and you also get the added benefit of not |
| conveniences you might need during or | | | | inconveniencing the person sitting next to you by |
| immediately after your flight, or for baggage that | | | | asking them to get up while you exit your seat |
| is light enough to be carried with you instead of | | | | for the rest room visit. It is always better to visit |
| checked in with the flight attendant. Keep your | | | | the lavatory on land rather than the one in the air |
| carry-ons very light and avoid the hassle of | | | | since they are always more spacious. |
| struggling with large bags that are not designed to | | | | The "bad behavior passenger" is another one to |
| be carried with you into the cabin area. | | | | avoid. This is the person who cannot control their |
| Everyone's favorite is the talker - the person | | | | behavior if things go wrong during the flight. Try |
| sitting next to you who simply cannot stop talking | | | | to avoid becoming agitated when the inevitable |
| and eventually becomes wearisome to everyone | | | | flight delay or flight mishap occurs. Remember: |
| nearby. They talk and talk about everything you | | | | The flight attendants usually have their hands full |
| don't want to hear, but you somehow decide to | | | | just dealing with what went wrong, without having |
| listen out of deference. Try to avoid the talker in | | | | to deal with out of control passengers. No one |
| you to keep the sitter next to you happy. If the | | | | likes what is happening, and the flight attendants |
| person sitting next to you doesn't look too | | | | are just as much victims of circumstance as you. |
| interested, then take the hint, and put your nose | | | | Try to see it from the flight attendant's |
| into a book instead of trying to carry on an | | | | perspective, and you can avoid the volatile |
| animated conversation. Taking something to read | | | | situation when it rears its ugly head. Stay |
| to help pass the time is always good advice for | | | | encouraging to those around you, and you will |
| both long and short flights. | | | | make more friends than you realize for the |
| Another faux-pas is the "arm rest nest" - this is | | | | effort. |
| the person who cannot resist taking the arm rest | | | | Avoiding travel mishaps is always good advice, |
| for themselves, despite the fact that it was not | | | | and planning ahead to avoid them is better still. |