Exiting Airplane Etiquette ✈️ Did I do the wrong thing?

I’ll preface by saying I feel like half the time I don’t understand social cues and rules. So sorry if this seems obvious to other people, for some reason it’s not to me.

But anyway

I know that when people leave a plane the general rule is that people file out from front to back. So you go aisle by aisle, filing out.

So I’ve always done that. No issues. I’m chill with waiting.

But I had one issue where I think I faux pawed that I’m trying to understand.

I was towards the back of the plane. Everybody had filed out. The row in front of me had exited, except for one woman, who was in the far right window seat.

She was still in her seat row, and had paused and was fumbling with something on/in her bag.

So the aisle ahead of me was clear. The other people in her row had already gotten to the front of the plane and were exiting. And I realized that everyone behind me was blocked by me waiting in the aisle for this woman.

I got nervous, because I’d never been in a situation like this before. Usually people are very prompt leaving the plane. So I wasn’t exactly sure what to do.

So I got nervous about being in the way, and made the split second judgment that I should walk forward. Thinking that made sense because the people behind me might get mad at me for waiting for this woman for too long and blocking them in.

So I walk forward, and as I pass the woman turns, and starts making this big kerfuffle about common courtesy.

She was like complaining about it loudly for like the whole entire walkway behind me. And trying to recruit other random passengers to agree with her that I was rude.

I felt bad. I was just trying to be polite to the people behind me and get out of their way.

I also have lived in New York City for a while so I’m also just used to getting yelled for any kind of hesitation by the people behind me even if it’s me trying to be polite or patient with the person ahead of me.

It’s basically taught me the mentality of if you have the space, go forward. Otherwise the people behind you will be annoyed that you’re blocking them.

It was also a six hour flight and I was drugged up on some anti-nausea medication that I have to take for air sickness, so I’m sure that didn’t help my critical thinking skills.

But I do feel bad and like maybe I did the wrong thing?

But I’m not sure, because I could also see myself feeling bad if I hadn’t walked forward and someone behind me had gotten impatient that I didn’t just go.

So I’m not sure what’s “right” in this case?

What would you have done?