1. Before enhanced security: They have 10
carry-ons, don't know how to lay everything on the belt, don't take
off their shoes, have to go through twice, and lose their boarding
pass - usually packed securely back in their carry-on. Oh, and
they're usually in front of me in line. -
Huei-Ning Pee, Frisco, Texas
10. Drinking a bottle of water as they go
through security.
9. Embarrassed when they realize an ATM
card does not work in the
e-ticket kiosk.
8. Their frequent-flier status is "tin."
7. Think it is okay to call a female flight
attendant "Toots."
6. First question to flight attendant
pushing beverage cart is, "What do you have?"
5. Try to distinguish luggage by tying
purple ribbon to handle because "nobody else will do that."
4. When standing in security line, say
"What's the big holdup?"
3. Ask for a seat in the back - in the
smoking section.
2. Keep confusing overhead-light button
with flight attendant call button.
1. Keep airsickness bag on lap the entire
flight. -
Greg Schwem, Lemont, Illinois
10. Those poor souls in the middle seat.
9. Standing in
Times Square with a map,
looking puzzled.
8. Those waiting in the long line to rebook
a canceled flight rather than calling the
airline's 800 number.
7. Those sitting on the floor at the
overcrowded gate rather than in the comfort of the Admirals Club.
6. People in the long, long security lines
because they do not have the elite status that enables them to go
in the shorter line.
5. Those who travel with black luggage, the
same color as 90 percent of all the other people's on the
flight.
4. Those Heathrow travelers who take an
expensive, long taxi ride into central London instead of taking
the quicker, cheaper Heathrow Express train.
3. Those who deal with the Friday travel
rush rather than spending an extra night and enjoying life and
traveling home the next day, stress-free.
2. Those who buy those blow-up neck
pillows, which never work.