# Most airplane passengers stand only when their row is called

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## Reading

Most Americans (61%) say they stand up on a plane only when it is time for their row to leave, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.

Fewer break ranks in either direction: 14% stand right when the seatbelt sign goes off, and 7% wait until everyone else gets off the plane. Another 18% do not fly at all.

## Topline

When do you stand up on an airplane?

Most airplane passengers stand only when their row is called.

- When it's time for my row to leave: 61.4%
- I don't fly: 17.9%
- Right when the seatbelt sign goes off: 14.0%
- After everyone gets off the plane: 6.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-08-01 → 2025-08-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: B
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#timing-of-standing-up-on-an-airplane](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#timing-of-standing-up-on-an-airplane)

## Citation

Verasight Quirks Omnibus Survey, fielded August 1-6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#timing-of-standing-up-on-an-airplane](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#timing-of-standing-up-on-an-airplane)