The worst habits of airplane passengers

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Do you often travel by plane? Then you will have already realized that there are many people who do not have consideration for the rest of passengers. What's more, you may have some bad habits yourself that affect other passengers, even if you have never thought about it. Therefore, you can do well to take a look at the list of bad habits when traveling by plane that most annoy passengers. If you know them, you can do everything possible to avoid them.

This list has been prepared by the London City Airport, who has made a meeting with 232 passengers to find out what things irritate them the most when they are on board. As it could not be otherwise considering the lack of space in the vast majority of current aircraft, the worst habit of the passengers for the respondents is to recline the seat, but there are 9 others that are worth knowing. We'll tell you about the 10 worst passenger habits when traveling by plane below!

Recline seat

As we have just mentioned, according to those surveyed, the worst habit of airplane passengers is to recline the seat until it is practically in the lap of the person behind. Undoubtedly, much of the blame lies with the design of current aircraft, in which being comfortable is practically impossible.


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Support the elbows

It also has to do with the invasion of other people's space the fact of resting your elbows on the armrest without thinking that there is another person next to you who, surely, also wants to do it. In this case, the design of the planes is also quite guilty.

To be rude

The third thing that irritates respondents the most is that passengers are rude with the crew, something quite common. Surely on some occasion you have seen a traveler talk in bad ways to a stewardess.


Carry more carry-on luggage than the account

The fourth habit on the list that bothers you the most is carrying more hand luggage than is allowed. At first glance it may seem silly, but the truth is that this may cause another passenger to have to store their things in the hold.

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Talk loud

As it could not be otherwise, in the list, specifically in fifth position, is also the habit of speaking loudly. In fact, there are people who raise their voices so much that they prevent other passengers from to concentrate in your own thoughts.


Bad manners when getting off the plane

In fifth position we find bad manners when getting off the plane. And, as you well know, many people care little about who or what is around them in order to leave first.

Get up constantly

Another bad habit that bothers passengers a lot is constantly getting up from their seats to grab things from the overhead compartments.

Put your feet in the passenger space

We return again to the fact of invading the space of the passenger next door. In this case, it's about putting your feet between the seats, which is certainly quite uncomfortable for the passenger on the side.

Speak rudely

The ninth thing that most annoys passengers is that people who travel on the plane speak rudely without caring who is next, when in many cases it can be a child who does not have to listen according to what things.

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Hoard the window

Finally, passengers complain that some passengers hoard the window without leaving room to look through it.

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