‘You’re Bullying Everyone’: Video Shows Man Blocking Passengers from Deboarding Delta Plane Despite Some Claiming to Have Connecting Flights, Drawing Mixed Reactions

A video showing a man standing in the middle of an aisle on a plane and blocking passengers on the back half of a Delta flight from deboarding before the front half is drawing varied reactions online. In many cases, as soon as a plane lands, parks at its gate, and the seatbelt light goes off, passengers from almost every row stand up, unload their carry-on baggage, and stand in the aisleway waiting to deboard regardless of where they’re seated on a flight. Man holds his ground in aisle on Delta flight (Credit: Tiktok/lonnicheftastic ) Flight attendants typically tell passengers to wait for people in rows in front of them to exit before they deboard, allowing for a smooth row-by-row deplaning process that starts at the front of a plane. Only passengers with connecting flights are given exceptions to deboard first. A clip posted to TikTok shows one man appearing to do his part to ensure the deboarding process on a Delta flight that landed in Detroit happens smoothly and correctly. However, some passengers didn’t take kindly to the behavior. The video shows the man in a beige sweater positioned in the middle of an aisle as several people wait...