What is the proper armrest etiquette on a plane?

What is the proper armrest etiquette on a plane? For example: If a larger person is sitting next to a middle seat, it would be courteous to give up the armrest. Then there's the perspective of flight attendants, who are arguably the best resource for opinions on armrests. According to Reader's Digest, they say it plainly — the middle seat gets the armrests.

What are 3 things flight attendants notice about passengers?

It's not abnormal — especially post-pandemic — to see passengers on a flight wearing medical masks. Flight attendants may make note of these passengers as potentially feeling sick, but they will also look for swollen or red eyes, sweating, or sweating when scanning guests.

How do you please a flight attendant?

What are the common courtesies on board an airplane?

Who sits in the right seat of an airplane?

Traditionally, the first officer sits on the right-hand side of a fixed-wing aircraft (right seat) and the left-hand side of a helicopter (the reason for this difference is related to, in many cases, the pilot flying being unable to release the right hand from the cyclic control to operate the instruments, thus they ...

What are 3 safety rules you must maintain on a plane at all times?

What not to ask a flight attendant?

Do flight attendants like gifts?

It's fun and personally rewarding to give gifts to flight attendants. Based on everything I've heard and experienced, coffee gift cards or packs of candy are almost a sure-fire hit. Just estimate one flight attendant for every 50 seats on a plane. That gives you an idea of how many gifts to bring.

What is the middle seat trick?

A strategy that travelers have been trying for years to varying degrees of success is the middle seat trick — when checking in online, two people traveling together will each select the aisle and window seats in a three-seat row and hope that the middle seat remains open.

Why do flight attendants stand at the entrance of the plane?

At the entrance, flight attendants can also get a close look at boarding passengers and what they are carrying. For example, if someone wants to bring an oversized piece of hand luggage onto the plane that was not noticed at the gate, there is still the option of having it checked in.

Do people tip flight attendants?

No. Therefore, tipping is discouraged. So while you may see a cash tip as a nice gesture, it might be prohibited by the airline entirely and flight attendants may not appreciate it either as they — rightly — see themselves as safety professionals and not customer service workers.