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Do you not sometimes think flying would be so much better without all the other
people on board? Check out some of themost annoying fellowpassengers and see if
your pet peeves are on there.
Private Plane? Yes Please!
W
e
like to think
that we hu-
mans are so-
cial creatures.
However, the
truth of the
matter is that
we simply are not designed to be cramped
into a small space together for too long,
and a plane trip does just that!
While short trips are easier to man-
age, patience wears thin on the longer
flights, when you may be stuck with that
irritating neighbour for hours and hours,
making the trip one long frustration.
People we hate on flights
Based on a survey of 5000 people by Just
the Flight:
1. Smelly people – with 59% of the
votes, smell is the biggest irritant
when it comes to fellow passengers.
Buy some deodorant!
2. Seat kickers – a close second with
54% are those people who insist on
bashing their feet into the seat.
3. Incredulous parents – often accom-
panying crying children, these are
people who wilfully deny that their
little ones are being horrible.
4. Crying children – of course children
get upset, but that does not make it
any less irritating to have to listen to
them wail.
5. Rude people – in a nice show of em-
pathy, 37% of people voted against
those passengers who are rude to the
flight attendants
6. Recliners – is not it great that the
person in front can be more comfort-
able while your legs are crushed?
7. Arm-rest stealers – there are enough
arms rests for everyone to enjoy one,
yet some people feel they deserve
two.
8. Seat encroachers – large people
draping into your personal seat space
is never nice, especially in economy.
9. Landing clappers – the pilot is paid to
land the plane, you know, you have
not got to clap.
10. Party lads –more prevalent in Europe,
the ‘stag do’ gang is never welcome
with their high spirits and loudness.
11. Queue jumpers – certain people seem
to feel they should get on first; wait
your turn!
12. Loud music lovers – ear drums and
fellow passengers jointly suffer when
people play their music at full volume
13. Complainers – chronic moaners can-
not seem to help themselves moaning
and muttering about everything,
bringing everyone else down.
14. Sock removers – smelly travellers’ feet
should remain hidden at all costs.
15. Smelly food consumers – a confined
space is not the place to indulge in
your durian habit.