3 important phrases to remember during in flight

Travelling almost once a month allows me to experience and observe a lot of things. And being a researcher, more often than not intended - I happen to observe a lot of people. I personally feel that a lot of things have got to say about our personality and manners when we are on board.

You may call yourselves business travellers, frequent flyers and jet setters - if you don't show any manners - it means nothing. 

Here are three (3) simple phrases and important manners that we should keep and remember during in flight:

EXCUSE ME

- Whenever you have to pass or walk along the aisle when boarding to make others aware that you are there behind them.

- When you happened to sit in the middle seat and have to excuse yourself to go the toilet or do something else.

- Whenever you need to request something from in-flight service.

- Whenever you have to ask politely the parent of the child that keeps opening and stalling the table or kicking your seat...you need to have a lot of patience for it to stop. Believe me it will happen.

SORRY

- If you unintentionally drop your in flight cabin luggage to someone else's head - say lots of them and I guess you will be completely forgiven.

- If you don't understand what the other person may be telling you or asking you about, saying sorry and asking them to repeat what they have to say.

THANK YOU

- To those stewardess and steward who served you your food, gave you water or any beverage when you need them or just for anything that you asked helped with. Remember they are not your maids! Show them courtesy and respect, they deserve it.

- To the guy who helped you take out your 7 kg of cabin luggage among other stuff that you no loner able to check in.

- To the person that is seated beside you who had helped you one way or the other.

- For a safe travel.

Remember that you are travelling and sharing the flight with other people majority of which you don't know. You don't own the plane, you have limited space and you will be with these same people the entire duration of the flight, so better behave.

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Stay safe travel buddies!