Recognizable? For everyone who has ever gone on vacation by plane
1. Catwalk
As you walk down the aisle looking for your seat number, make sure you look your best because everyone who is already seated will be eyeing you up and down and judging you. Yes, even if you're flying at 5:00 AM. And let's be honest: you do the exact same thing!
2. Please move along
Once you are finally settled in and there's still an empty seat next to you... First and foremost, you hope that this seat stays empty. But if you know the plane is full, you fix your gaze on the incoming passengers in the aisle and think: 'No, no, please no, keep moving, this one can sit, this one too, this one is okay, but not this one…'
3. Laugh or cry
It can make or break your flight: who you sit next to on the plane. I've had some terrible bad luck a few times. But also a few flights with real luck. How about a drunken group of friends? Tears of laughter flew through the airplane. Others then laughed at me again. Even the flight attendants couldn't hold their laughter after a while.
4. Carry-on luggage
It's a recent trend. Those trolleys in the cabin. When it was still free, everyone brought the largest suitcases, fully packed with an extensive wardrobe. Since you have to pay for your suitcase, it suddenly doesn't seem to be a problem to parade around in the same beach dress for two weeks.
5. Carry-on luggage part 2
I myself have also switched from bringing my entire wardrobe to stuffing as much as possible into a mini suitcase. Simply because it's wonderful to step right from the plane into the taxi to my hotel. It's always a race to the gate as soon as it's announced. Because since I discovered this luxury, I never want to stand at the baggage carousel again.
6. Diapers and more
Flying with small children is anything but relaxing. Even the shortest flight is already too long. And if they haven't spilled a drink on you, produced a blowout diaper, or thrown up, then you can consider yourself lucky.
7. Delays
I can be brief about this. It's only annoying if you are traveling with small children. Okay... fine... also if you miss your train, bus, or connection. And because of the latter, you miss an amazing wedding at that tropical destination.
8. Going to the bathroom
No idea where it comes from, but people don't like going to the bathroom on the plane. The smallest room high in the sky apparently has a dirty reputation. But you never know what kind of toilet you'll find at the airport upon arrival. Unless you know the airport, of course.
9. Boredom
Sitting for 12 hours on a plane is long, very long. Luckily we can listen to music, read, watch movies, and play games. But my absolute favorite is staring at the little airplane on the screen in front of me throughout the flight. Alternated with the overview that shows how much longer before I can finally step into the Caribbean heat!