Here's The RIGHT Way To Deal With Armrests On A Plane

Suzy Strutner

A major airline just surveyed travelers for feedback on how to deal with one of air travel’s greatest woes: the battle for the armrest.

British Airways polled 1,500 passengers across the U.S. and Europe on how they prefer their seat mates to behave in-flight. Sixty-seven percent of travelers said that when it comes to armrests, you should use only one and leave the other available for your neighbor. Of course, that leaves one armrest up for grabs in a typical three-seat row, but 45 percent of U.S. and U.K. travelers agreed the remaining armrest belongs to whoever gets there first.

See how fliers weighed in on shoe etiquette, chattiness and bathroom runs below.

(Photo: British Airways)
(Photo: British Airways)

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1927

The official opening of an airline passenger service between Boston and New York took place when the first two women to make the night trip alighted from the air mail plane in New York on April 5, 1927. The fare was $25 per person.
The official opening of an airline passenger service between Boston and New York took place when the first two women to make the night trip alighted from the air mail plane in New York on April 5, 1927. The fare was $25 per person.

1935

Passengers sitting in their seats inside the cabin of a 21-passenger airplane making daily trips between New York City and Chicago circa 1935. 
Passengers sitting in their seats inside the cabin of a 21-passenger airplane making daily trips between New York City and Chicago circa 1935. 

1939

Passengers boarding Pan American clipper ship at Port Washington, NY circa 1939.
Passengers boarding Pan American clipper ship at Port Washington, NY circa 1939.

1940s

Passengers, seated two to a row, talk with their inflight neighbors aboard a Mainliner Convair aircraft as the flight attendant works at the back of the plane in the late 1940s.
Passengers, seated two to a row, talk with their inflight neighbors aboard a Mainliner Convair aircraft as the flight attendant works at the back of the plane in the late 1940s.

1949

Stewardess Jane Driscoll lights a cigar for airline passenger Carl Graulein, 68, of East St. Louis, as he prepares to depart for his native Germany aboard an American Airlines overseas flight on Nov. 10, 1949.
Stewardess Jane Driscoll lights a cigar for airline passenger Carl Graulein, 68, of East St. Louis, as he prepares to depart for his native Germany aboard an American Airlines overseas flight on Nov. 10, 1949.

1947

A model poses walking off the Pan American Clipper 'Challenge' Lockheed 1049 airliner circa 1947.
A model poses walking off the Pan American Clipper 'Challenge' Lockheed 1049 airliner circa 1947.

1955

Passengers enjoy a relaxing smoke on a Transocean Air lines Boeing 377 Stratocruiser circa 1955.
Passengers enjoy a relaxing smoke on a Transocean Air lines Boeing 377 Stratocruiser circa 1955.

1960

A family walking down airplane stairs.
A family walking down airplane stairs.

1961

Passengers getting off of a tardy chartered plane on Oct. 1, 1961. 
Passengers getting off of a tardy chartered plane on Oct. 1, 1961. 

1974

Miami-bound passengers on National Airlines go through a baggage check. 
Miami-bound passengers on National Airlines go through a baggage check. 

1977

Passengers taking a bus to get to a connecting flights in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Passengers taking a bus to get to a connecting flights in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

1980

Passengers board an Aloha Airlines plane named after Hawaiian monarch 'Queen Liliuokalani' at Honolulu airport in Honolulu, Hawaii on Jan. 2, 1980.
Passengers board an Aloha Airlines plane named after Hawaiian monarch 'Queen Liliuokalani' at Honolulu airport in Honolulu, Hawaii on Jan. 2, 1980.

1984

Just for special snow days, United Airlines now has signs and lines to handle passengers with cancelled flights. They had four lines going and about six agents handling the frustrated travelers on Nov. 12, 1984.
Just for special snow days, United Airlines now has signs and lines to handle passengers with cancelled flights. They had four lines going and about six agents handling the frustrated travelers on Nov. 12, 1984.

1994

Airplane passengers look through windows at airplanes being de-iced and plows at work at La Guardia airport on Feb. 11, 1994. 
Airplane passengers look through windows at airplanes being de-iced and plows at work at La Guardia airport on Feb. 11, 1994. 

1995

Shuttle by United travels most frequently between San Francisco and Los Angeles on Sep. 7, 1995. 
Shuttle by United travels most frequently between San Francisco and Los Angeles on Sep. 7, 1995. 

2001

Travelers stand in line at the United Airlines terminal at O''Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on June 18, 2001.
Travelers stand in line at the United Airlines terminal at O''Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on June 18, 2001.

2002

Passengers wait in line at the low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida on Dec. 13, 2002. 
Passengers wait in line at the low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida on Dec. 13, 2002. 

2004

Passengers arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Nov. 23, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. 
Passengers arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Nov. 23, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. 

2007

Northwest airlines passengers check in at Detroit Metropolitan Airport May 31, 2007 in Romulus, Michigan. 
Northwest airlines passengers check in at Detroit Metropolitan Airport May 31, 2007 in Romulus, Michigan. 

2011

Airline travellers stand in line to get to the United airlines ticketing counter at Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey on Aug. 29, 2011. 
Airline travellers stand in line to get to the United airlines ticketing counter at Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey on Aug. 29, 2011. 

2013

Passengers prepare to board their flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. 
Passengers prepare to board their flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. 

2013

Passengers aboard a US Airways flight take their baggage from the overhead bin as they depart the plane in Phoenix, AZ on Oct. 7, 2013. 
Passengers aboard a US Airways flight take their baggage from the overhead bin as they depart the plane in Phoenix, AZ on Oct. 7, 2013. 

2016

Passengers walk through the Delta Airlines Inc. terminal at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York, U.S. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. 
Passengers walk through the Delta Airlines Inc. terminal at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York, U.S. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. 

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