An etiquette guide to sleeping at 35,000 feet is an attempt to answer the following questions: who should get the armrest aboard an airplane during a flight? When — or if — should shoes come off of the feet? If shoes are removed, is taking the socks off okay? If you absolutely need to use the lavatory, should you climb over your fellow passenger; or should you attempt to wake them up to let you out of the row?
Etiquette Guide to Sleeping at 35,000 Feet
This short video was posted on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 by British Airways, claiming that it is the etiquette guide to sleeping at 35,000 feet, with the information gathered from surveying travelers across five countries. The main purpose at that time was to promote its investment in improving its Club World product for long-haul flights with the help of The White Company, which was a partner in this initiative.
This infographic was provided by British Airways with more results from the survey:
Final Boarding Call
I have covered the debate of the controversial armrest wars in this article…
…but I have no problem with people removing their shoes during a flight — as long as doing so does not adversely affect fellow passengers. I personally do not remove my socks whenever I remove my shoes.
Photograph ©2015 by Brian Cohen.
