Mackenzie Click-Mickelson
Chugging along the path of life
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- Oct 23, 2015
The one and only time I have ever seen a flight attendant request passengers to allow other passengers off first was when we were coming back from our honeymoon from St. Lucia.
It was on Delta and it was during the furloughs in 2013. It caused the plane from Atlanta to St. Lucia take off late which then caused the flight (that we were going to be on) to take off late that was going from St. Lucia to Atlanta (there was only one flight there and one flight back per day and it didn't happen every day of the week).
It caused all but 2 flights to miss their connections. Ours and another destination were still able to make it if we hustled through customs and across the airport terminals and whatnot.
The FA's requested when we landed that everyone but our connection and another one to please sit tight and let us through. Most complied some didn't. We barely made it..well technically they had closed the jetway door (not the plane door) but reopened it for us and we had been running for our lives through the airport after getting through Customs.
OP I'm sorry about the anxiety but honestly I would just distract myself (like others have mentioned headphones are great) until many passengers have gotten off because it's doubtful you would be able to make such a request to get off early and it be granted.
It was on Delta and it was during the furloughs in 2013. It caused the plane from Atlanta to St. Lucia take off late which then caused the flight (that we were going to be on) to take off late that was going from St. Lucia to Atlanta (there was only one flight there and one flight back per day and it didn't happen every day of the week).
It caused all but 2 flights to miss their connections. Ours and another destination were still able to make it if we hustled through customs and across the airport terminals and whatnot.
The FA's requested when we landed that everyone but our connection and another one to please sit tight and let us through. Most complied some didn't. We barely made it..well technically they had closed the jetway door (not the plane door) but reopened it for us and we had been running for our lives through the airport after getting through Customs.
OP I'm sorry about the anxiety but honestly I would just distract myself (like others have mentioned headphones are great) until many passengers have gotten off because it's doubtful you would be able to make such a request to get off early and it be granted.