When it comes to flying, we all have our own habits and preferences. Today, we want to get a better sense of how people fly by answering two questions, one macroscopic and one microscopic:
How do people in the US fly?
How do people behave on flights?
We now narrow our focus to examining the behavior of passengers on flights. Have you ever wondered how you should act on a flight, or what is considered common courtesy? If so, then these next couple of visualizations are for you. Before seeing how people across the country behave, we encourage you to think about how you act on flights by answering these questions for yourself:
Do you recline your seat?
Would you wake up a sleeping passenger to use the restroom?
Do you ever start a conversation with your seatmate?
It's somewhat subtle, but as people travel more, they tend to find certain "ruder" things to be more acceptable, such as reclining your seat or waking up the person next to you to go to the bathroom. This makes sense, for if a passenger travels more, they would be more comfortable on an airplane, and thus more comfortable making such decisions. For instance, while 17% of fliers who fly "once a year or less" said that they "always" recline their seat, 33% of fliers who fly "every day" said that they "always" recline their seat.
We hope that our visualizations helped you get a better sense of what kind of flier you are. However, the most important thing is to remember that every flier is unique, from the flights that they take to their flying behavior on an airplane. And that is totally okay!
Thank you for joining us on this journey across the skies!