Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Flight passengers: an observation

This is my observation. a mere conclusion of the attitude of people within an aircraft during my visit in 2010.

Mostly the attitude annoys me but i've made peace with it.

My conclusion is passengers from Jakarta to Sumatra are more hostile and aggressive compared to those going to cities in Java.

Example 1: PoS (Passengers going to Sumatra) never turn off their phone unless they are told by the steward/stewardess to do so. PoJ (Passengers going to Java) most of them follow the instructions. only few of PoJ waited to be told to turn off their mobile phones.
The same thing happens after landing, in a plane full of PoS, as soon as the plane touches the ground, specific mobile phone tunes roared. But with flight going to PoJ, i didnt hear any.

Example 2: Even before the plane came to a full stop, PoS would directly get up their chairs and take their bags and try to walk to the exit door. PoJ, although still tries to immediately take their bags and belongings, they at least waited until the plane has come to a full stop.

Example 3: PoJ does not push and shove you as aggressive as PoS does. But they all kinda disturb your smelling sense a bit.

I need to establish that this conclusion is not only derived from a one time going to Sumatra or Java on a plane. Among the unfortunate things I've come across this year, going places around Indonesia is the carrot.

These inconvenience might just happened because of my choice of "promo-ticket" strategy, but still, i like to think that most people have been on an airplane before and most definitely know how to go about it.

but hey... i might be wrong..

how about we incorporated field trips starting from elementary school level and up on how to behave in an aircraft: do's and don'ts!

You with me?