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Stupid things people do at the airport

I’ve got to get this one off my chest now because having just come back from a busy Airport, Luton in this case, I can see why some people might dread flying off somewhere on holiday.

Where you can shove that trolley madam!

Airports are busy places and some people do the stupidest things there.  What gives, do they all leave their brains’ at home when they take off for a holiday?

Its bad enough having to put up with delayed or worse still cancelled flights, youngsters running amok in the departure lounge and the general incompetence of airport staff.  . But when we have to deal with the real bozos and air heads as well it tends to lead to a completely new level of frustration.

Baggage trolleys aren't difficult to operate

Lets start with baggage trolleys, these things aren’t difficult to operate, so why do some people insist on dumping them in stupid places, just park them in the bay when you’re done with them.  And why do the continually nudge you with them when you’re waiting to check in.  It doesn’t speed the process up?  You’re not going to get to the desk any quicker by shunting me with that thing!

Okay you’ve checked in and you’re flight is on time so you head off for departures and go through airport security.  Why do people stand in the queue for the security check for 15 minutes and then remove their coat and empty their pockets only when they get to the security scanner?  You have to stand there and watch as person after person does this, when they get to the scanner they look surprised when they are asked to remove there coats.  This just annoys me no end, don’t they want to get to the bar?

The sad thing is, you have to go through all this again at the other end. You make your way to the baggage reclaim area only to be faced with lemmings that crush up as close to carousel as possible in the hope that they can snatch their luggage before anyone else.  Now this conveyer belt snakes up and down the room for miles, and yet they just must cram themselves right up to the door where the baggage falls onto the belt. Why do they do this?  Do they think someone is about to run off with their duty free if their bag has to move more than three feet away from the door?  Please ladies and gentlemen, lets have some sanity in the terminal building!!

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...Check-in agents. Although no doubt there is some fancy consultant-speak self-glorifying appellation they give themselves. International Air Transportation Client Interfacing Executives might be a start....

thank you for the help

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sara - 22-Mar-11 14:42 

"what do the people work on the airport check-in desk are called?"

Check-in agents. Although no doubt there is some fancy consultant-speak self-glorifying appellation they give themselves. International Air Transportation Client Interfacing Executives might be a start.

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MikeP - 22-Mar-11 13:55 

im curious .. what do the people work on the airport check-in desk are called?

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sara - 22-Mar-11 13:31 

hahaha lol,this is kind of true,im on your side!
want more stuff like this.....
keep it up !!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Jennyfer Richards

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jenny - 26-Jan-11 18:48 

Hehe, you think the same as I. The problem we have here is human nature; a me, me, me culture of I'm ok Jack and sod everyone else I come first which is clearly displayed when the plane lands and there is a split second instance of people un-clipping their seatbelts and standing up just seconds after the plane stops, you are then doomed to wait till the whole aircraft empties as no one will let you into the que to get off the flight, they are not exactly going anywhere other than security and baggage claim, it's not like you can even get off the ptane and have a cigarette these days.. so no rush.. just take your time and of course be civil to your other passengers. The other thing that gets my goat is children pushing your seat, Parents don't seem to have any control or actually want to control their offspring, I remember a flight from Glasgow to Toronto with some kid insisting he wanted to be my friend for 6 hours of the whole flight... including how hard he could punch, in the end I had to get the steward to put him back in his seat.. all his mother did was sit there smiling instead of saying ... Johnny, leave that poor man alone.. no... for 6 hours I was this little demons child minder.. obviously, I am more vocal these days but in all of that... for new travellers reading this post... respect your passengers and keep your kids in order!.. that's all we ask.....

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Chrstoper Marson - 21-Jan-11 20:15 

"Yes, and you forgot to mention the cattle-market grids that you have to zig-zag interminally up and down until you can show off your passport photo. A simple duck & dive would do the trick near the end of the rows - but there may be a punitive fine for displaying common sense."

Yes, I find the snaking walk a real insult and the duck and dive is hardly dignified either. Still the chaos without those queue paths would be way more stressful.

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Eman - 18-Jun-10 14:17 

I encountered a polish woman about 5ft 1 that looked at me and said "next" for going through the metal detector. She was part of security. As I stepped through, she jumped into me while trying in vain to push me back through the detector and told me she didn't say for me to go through, even though she looked and nodded when saying "Next".

I told her to be more precise and clear of her instructions next time. She yelled at me telling me that I needed to pay attention next time.

By this time I have my Partner hanging off my arm telling me to let her have her little moment of power. The polish security lady with no grasp of the English language now has 3 big burley men behind her edging toward me telling me to calm down or they will remove me from the airport...

I told them that it was her lack of clear communication in the first place and assulting me in the first place that was the problem. Obviously, they ignored me and sad I pushed her.

Told them to hire someone that understood english and didn't have the "im a short woman with power over tall men" ego.


Anyway, I walked through again to the woman looking at me. Put on my trainers and had her again, state that "I needed to listen next time". To which a narrowminded me, said "learn English and learn how to do your job". Walked off with a smug look on my face and a furious girlfriend yelling in my ear.

Bliss lol.

Ahhhh. That's now off my chest.

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Chris. - 23-Apr-10 21:21 

Then there's all the signs which ask you to take your passport out of any fancy leather case you keep it in. Loads of people manage to ignore these signs until they get to the desk & hold everyone else up a bit more!

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grumpyoldwoman - 2-Jul-09 16:01 

Yes, and you forgot to mention the cattle-market grids that you have to zig-zag interminally up and down until you can show off your passport photo. A simple duck & dive would do the trick near the end of the rows - but there may be a punitive fine for displaying common sense.

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Scottie Macbeth - 15-Jun-09 22:47 

Totally Agree! It really annoys me at customs on return and everyone waits in the queue to have the passports checked, and there's always the person at the front who can't find their passport...

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Sam - 10-May-09 18:16 

Hell yeah! What I think is it is, is that they think Oh if we get our stuff first..... We'll have a longer holiday........ Errr yeah...you wish.

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Steve - 20-Apr-09 16:56 

I have left 3 pieces of bangles (special luck) in the basket at the scan desk. Can I please declare these when Ireturn on 4 april 2009.

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Parbhoe - Rosan - 1-Apr-09 16:03 

Why is it that as the majority of people going through airports (esp. now with budget travel) are economy passengers they are bombarded with the most expensive shopping imaginable. These so-called designer shops hardly have anybody in them because of their prices. Surely it's basic economics to have more affordable high-street retailers in these places?

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Ceejay - 17-Mar-09 12:20 

I am over 60. I will no longer stand for poor services and bad value for money. I have had enough. I used to forgive, no longer. The country has gone to the dogs as far I am concerned. I have just flown back from Europe using British Airways. Never again. Together with the British Airport Authority they have jointly conspired to make my journey a misery. From long queues at Heathrow terminal 4, from monopolies and over priced duty-free shops all owned by BAA. From lack of a decent wholsome meal on the plane. From general lack of care and couldn't give a damn attitude. It's not my problem they always say. My custom will disappear I say. I just warn the young people today: if they let the world take advantage of them, they will be taken advantage of.

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Flown Out - 20-Jan-08 20:03 

Unbelievable. The stupidest things that are done at airports are by those who run them. Today I had to pick someone up at Heathrow Terminal 4. Never again. Terminal 4 simply has not got the capacity to handle the traffic put through it.

I learned a lot.

a) All the Duty Free stores in BAA Airports are owned by BAA. They have a complete monopoly. This is sick. This is the government giving away nice little earners. Don't shop there. It's stupid

b) The term Duty Free is meaningless. You must be stupid to be taken in by this still.

c) Why does it cost £5-10p an hour to park your car at Heathrow Terminal 4? Don't bring your car to the airport. It's stupid.

d) Don't change you money at the airport into or from Euros. You ,must be stupid if you do.

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Demonopolise the Airports - 22-Sep-07 22:19 

Please, would those fools whom cause lengthy queues at airports, kindly whilst waiting in line do the following: remove your belt, shoes, coins, phones, and all metal and electronic objects prior to the line of the X Ray machine! or at least be prepared. I have counted numerous times, passengers waiting til the last minute and holding up the line, and they always tend to be the ones with a smile on thier face. Also I suggest airlines limit the size of carry on items to fit a third of a size of the overhead bin. The aircraft should also have slots/individual compartments allocated within the overhead bin for each passenger by thier seat number. This will ensure that sefish travellers do not take up all the the space and speed up the X-Ray areas.

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God - 4-Jul-07 10:09 

Oh good perfect... This stinks I have recently just purchased a new VAIO Laptop ($2100) and now at the terminal security port/airport security port area they are trying to help the flow of travelers by going at their best speed for checking... However I'm just scared that in their haste they may damage my laptop (dropping it or throwing it...) or other electronic device I pocess (iPod, cell phone, pda) grr... I'm not sure I want to bring my laptop anymore in fear that it may get damaged. Don't forget these lines though, "Sir please remove your shoes and place all personal items in the basket and your bag on the x-ray belt and then walk through the scanner...."

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Worried - 27-May-07 19:53 

Who wants to fly these days. Being sealed in a tube with a load of common council house plebs, with their bad clothes and free-flight-with-every-six-tokens-cut-out-from-The-Sun and horrid kids, to fly to a destination which is just a version of their own council estates, only in the sunshine.

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Club Classless - 26-May-07 09:40 

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michael is the best - 22-Apr-07 23:13 

. My kids were brought up with respect for others, not forced on others. . .
Toy Boy 12/8/2005 7:45:30 PM

I find that hard to believe, the very fact you have spawned makes me feel rather sick

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