Why do people behave so strangely at airports?

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Many of us have even witnessed unusual and antisocial behavior at airports and flights. These include benign acts such as sleeping on the floor or doing yoga in front of a flight information display system. A serious incident Like early morning A drunken argument Or they may try to open the plane door while flying.

These more ominous issues appear to have gotten worse in recent years due to the increased incidents of air rage and flight shifts. Such incidents call for a reduction or ban on alcohol sales at airports and planes. For example, Ryanair called 2 Drink limit At the airport bar to stop the drunken incident on a plane.

But what about airports that make us behave differently? Let’s take a look at psychology.

Many vacationers feel that the adventure begins at the airport and is placed in a different mind frame. They want to flourish and start a relaxed hedonism for a week or two.

However, others are worried about flying, and may act out of character or evacuate to alcohol. Airport noise and crowds are no use either. As a field of Environmental Psychology Demonstrated humans are extremely sensitive to our environment and can easily be “overloaded” by stressors such as crowds and noise.

Stress and anxiety can be temporary and continuous, irritating. Generally unsure people Anger comes. And a temporary uneasy mood often causes an angry outburst.

In my opinion, you need to look from the airport Psychogeography perspective. Psychogeography studies the impact of places on people’s emotions and behavior, particularly on urban environments.

Celtic culture has the concept of a special “thin place” (often sacred groves or forests) with a thin veil between the material and the spiritual world. in A thin placewe are between two areas, not entirely in one place or another.

In the modern world of technology, airports can also be considered “slender places.” They are marginal zones where boundaries fade. On a literal level, borders are dissolved. Once you pass security, you will enter the unmanned land between the countries. The concept of place is vague.

Similarly, time becomes a vague concept at the airport. As we are trying to board the plane, we are in the marginal space between two time zones, trying to move forward in time or going back to the past. Some flights, such as Atlanta to Alabama, are land earlier than their departure time when crossing their time zone. Being able to manage our time Gives a sense of control In our lives. Losing this may be another source of anxiety.

In another sense, the airport is an absent zone, and the present moment is not welcome. Everyone will turn their flights and their previous adventures as they arrive at their destinations and their attention towards the future. This intense future focus often leads to frustration, especially when flights are delayed.