#091 Airline Seating (Getting In and Out)

Airline seating is cramped as it is. There is a serious lack of legroom (in economy, of course), and getting out of a window or middle seat by climbing over the person lucky enough to score the aisle seat is just a pain in the ass... but what really irritates the crap out of me is when people grab onto the seatbacks of the seats in front of them to steady themselves while getting out of their row.

I understand it's somewhat difficult and often tricky to get out of the window or middle seat when the person on the aisle is somewhat large... but, when possible, DO NOT grab on to the back of the seat in front of you. The person sitting in that seat, with their seatback completely upright, is trying to be mindful of others and not encroach on anyone else's space... and you should do the same. When you grab onto that person's seat, you disturb them in the process. It only takes one instance of this to happen to make a person go completely apeshit on your ass.

Perhaps you could ask the person sitting on the end to politely get up so that you can more easily access the aisle? I would think most people would be inclined to oblige (unless they’re sleeping, I suppose).