Looks like we are constantly hearing about an unruly passenger getting arrested or detained after a flight. But those passengers represent the extremes of how badly people act on planes these days, and there are plenty of other little things travelers due to annoy their fellow flyers.
- A survey by The Vacationer reveals travelers’ thoughts on the rudest airline behavior, and we doubt many people will be too surprised.
- Overall, seat kickers (59.11%), and disruptive drunks (59.11%) are considered the most annoying plane etiquette violators.
- That’s followed by:
- Smells from poor hygiene or too much cologne (48%)
- Inattentive/Poor parenting (46.81%)
- Eating pungent or smelly food (39.8%)
- Hogging the armrest (39.07%)
- Fully reclines seat in front of you (38.25%)
- Talks too much (29.87%)
- Boards or deplanes out of turn (29.6%)
- Listens to music/movies too loudly (28.96%)
- Takes off shoes (23.59%)
- Flirting with you, passengers, or flight attendants (21.89%)
- Gets up to use restroom or stretch too much (19.95%)
- Uses overhead bin space many rows in front of seat (18.12%)
- Overly affectionate couples (14.12%)
- Requests too much from flight attendants (13.02%)
- And apparently there are some travelers who can put up with virtually anything, with almost 12% of those polled saying none of these behaviors annoy them. (note-I'm not one of them)
Source-The Vacationer
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