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Differences between domestic flights in the US and Europe(page 3 of 3) This lack of carry-on is luggage makes, point 6 above even more peculiar. For me, the only reason to rush into a plane when you have a seat reservation is if you have a large carry on and you need to find space for it.8) seats are usually closer together Good thing Europeans are skinny. However, having the seats closer together brings the smelly person sitting one row in front of you much closer to your nose. 9) European flights typically begin and end with elevator music This one isn't a big deal. I just find it odd and a little annoying. During the parts of the trip when electronic devices aren't allowed (i.e. loading the plane, takeoff, and landing), they play elevator music. Are Europeans allergic to silence? 10) as soon as the seat belt sign is turned off, all the belts come off I know this is no big deal, because it doesn't affect your safety too much. But it can be a little disalarming if you're not expecting it. In America, you hear "boop", the seat belt light goes off, and 2 people get up to go to the bathroom. In Europe, you hear "boop", the seat belt light goes off followed by a massive barrage of clicking-noises as everyone on the plane takes off their seat-belt, and 6 people get up to go stand in the aisle talking to their friends across the airplane for the rest of the flight. 11) food and water will cost money Don't expect even peanuts, pretzels, or water unless you fork over some money. 12) if you fly the country's main airline, there will likely be an enormous number of flights for that airline If you've flown a US airline at its hub (e.g. US Airways in Charlotte, NC), you'll be pretty familiar to this but on a lesser scale. In the US, we have a lot of major airlines (US, Delta, Continental, etc...). In Europe, each country tends to have one major airline (e.g. Lufthansa in Germany, Iberia in Spain, Alitalia in Italy). This means there will be an enormous number of flights for that airline and very few for other carriers. The only difference this makes is you need to be a little more careful, if you are flying one of these major carriers, to make sure you're in the correct line to check in. Often they have one line for international and many lines for domestic. Sometimes they even have different lines for different flights. So just be careful before you hop in a long line. Previous Page Skip to page: 1 | 2 | 3 |