American Airlines Passenger Sneaks Into The Lavatory, Scheming To Be First Off Plane
An American Airlines passenger “waited in the bathroom so he could get off first.” When the flight arrived at Dallas – Fort Worth, the man got up and came forward, entering the lavatory as though he ‘had to go’. And he waited there, rather than returning to his seat, so that he’d be the first passenger off of the aircraft. Video here isn’t safe for work, because the passenger gives his onboard critic ‘the finger’. And the man taking the video says “I’ll be the Karen.”
The deplaning strategist got what he wanted, and didn’t really inconvenience anyone, so I guess he was doing just fine until he flipped the bird at another passenger. But was he really even gaining much with his lavatory stunt?
Just admit bro outsmarting you. pic.twitter.com/368ScI2RLn
— Wild content (@NoCapFights) October 14, 2023
This doesn’t work well if you have a full sized carry on bag. Maybe it’ll fit with you in the lavatory? And if you don’t have a carry on bag, odds on you’ve checked a bag. In that case hiding in the lavatory in order to get off the plane first isn’t really going to save you any time since you’ll still wait at bag claim.
I suppose when I’m doing my favorite kind of travel – no checked bag, no carry on, maybe just an overnight with my laptop bag so I don’t worry about overhead bin space and can board at my leisure – then it would work quite well. Use the restroom as an excuse to go straight to the front of the aircraft before the door opens to get off.
You should wait your turn to get off unless you’re trying to make a connecting flight but really does heading to the lavatory really work any better than just rushing as close to the front of the plane as you can get? And at the end of the day, you’re spending extra time in the lavatory.
It’s also the correct thing to do to stand as soon as the plane reaches the gate and the seat belt sign is turned off. You don’t need to wait for your row’s turn to deplane – that just boxes in the people next to you.
