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Air Travel Etiquette

Discussion:

1. What rude behavior bothers you the most when you travel by air?

2. How do you deal with such a rude passenger?

3. What should airlines do about rude passengers?

4. Describe what you saw in the picture.

5. Does travel stress cause rudeness of some passengers?

6. With more and more people traveling by air, will the problem getting worse?

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Reading:

Delta Offers Air etiquette Tips

Volumes have been written about how to properly behave at weddings or which fork to use at fancy
dinners.

But when it comes to dealing with the neighboring passenger who hogs precious airline arm space
or the unruly kid who won't pipe down on crowded flights, there's precious little out there.

Until now. Delta Air Lines Inc. is trying to raise awareness of behavior in the air by creating an
animated series of videos showing passengers confronted with delicate social situations.

The Atlanta-based company is rolling out "Planeguage: The language of traveling by plane," a
series of 25 humorous videos the airline has posted online and introduced on flights this month.

The videos, which were created after Delta officials heard customers talk about experiences aboard
planes, are meant to "help raise travelers' consciousness about what it means to be good travel
companions," said spokeswoman Betsy Talton.

(Source: Associated Press: Delta offers air etiquette tips)

Vocabulary:

fancy - much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant

hog - take more than one's share

unruly - difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule

animated - designed or constructed in the form of an animated cartoon

delicate - requiring tactful treatment

consciousness - concern, interest, or acute awareness

companion - a traveler who accompanies you