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by jc__denton 2347 days ago
Deplaning always feels slower to me. You usually get an announcement about twenty minutes before touchdown that you're inbound. I notice virtually nobody prepares during or after this announcement. If I took anything out of the overhead, I re-stow it and get the small items I have together. When we land, I turn off airplane mode, put my phone in my pocket, grab my backpack and am ready to go. Others like to eat a snack, make a phone call, examine every possible object in their bag, and do just about everything but exit the plane. Like seriously, do that in the terminal when you're not a blocker on others exiting the aircraft.

As a bigger guy, I scowl at people wanting to remove overhead bins. I'd rather put my bag there and have the space under the seat for my legs. Airlines need to understand the more uncomfortable they make the flights, the more likely I am to take a train.