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Why does everyone want to get off the plane first?

Here's why air travelers have exit envy

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Christopher Elliott
Feb 25, 2024
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Why do air travelers want to get off the plane first? As soon as the aircraft pulls up to the gate, it’s a mad stampede to the front.

Does everyone have exit envy?

Maybe.

I’ve seen it — or maybe I should say I felt it — after my recent flight from Los Angeles to Houston landed. I stood up and opened my overhead bin and was knocked back in my seat by a guy …

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