Expedia.com® recently released the results of their annual Airplane Etiquette Study. Participants of the study ranked the most annoying passenger behavior. If you fly frequently it is likely you have experienced many of the behaviors on this list. Social media has also provided a spot light to share terrible passenger behavior or even live tweet it! There are even passenger shaming Facebook and Instagram accounts dedicated to sharing this unbelievable behavior.
The survey found the first and second most annoying behaviors are related to traveling with children. Rear seat kicking was the most annoying, with inattentive parenting coming in at a close second. If you travel with kids, your fellow travelers would appreciate if you stop the seat …show more content…
The audio-insensitive passenger was ranked as the fourth most annoying. And unsurprisingly, no one wants to sit next to the boozer who has had one too many.
Also interesting, is the majority of passengers prefer peace and quiet in flight. Only 16% of those surveyed said they enjoy meeting new people on the plane. And, 37% surveyed stated they would pay extra to sit in a "quiet zone". It is hard to believe the airlines have not jumped on the opportunity to add a new seating area to charge extra for!
Thanks to the knee defender , passengers have very strong opinions on seat reclining. 32% of the survey respondents would like to have seat reclining banned or restricted during shorter flights. And 31% reported not reclining their own seat in-flight. The majority of those surveyed do recline their seats to sleep (30%) or during flights that are 3 hours or longer (28%). Have you ever retailiated against a rude passenger behind you by reclining your seat? 26% of the survey respondents admitted they would do this.
It is important to note that in this era of over entitled passengers,etiquette violations, and passenger shaming, 75% of the survey respondents felt that “for the most part, fellow passengers are
The survey found the first and second most annoying behaviors are related to traveling with children. Rear seat kicking was the most annoying, with inattentive parenting coming in at a close second. If you travel with kids, your fellow travelers would appreciate if you stop the seat …show more content…
The audio-insensitive passenger was ranked as the fourth most annoying. And unsurprisingly, no one wants to sit next to the boozer who has had one too many.
Also interesting, is the majority of passengers prefer peace and quiet in flight. Only 16% of those surveyed said they enjoy meeting new people on the plane. And, 37% surveyed stated they would pay extra to sit in a "quiet zone". It is hard to believe the airlines have not jumped on the opportunity to add a new seating area to charge extra for!
Thanks to the knee defender , passengers have very strong opinions on seat reclining. 32% of the survey respondents would like to have seat reclining banned or restricted during shorter flights. And 31% reported not reclining their own seat in-flight. The majority of those surveyed do recline their seats to sleep (30%) or during flights that are 3 hours or longer (28%). Have you ever retailiated against a rude passenger behind you by reclining your seat? 26% of the survey respondents admitted they would do this.
It is important to note that in this era of over entitled passengers,etiquette violations, and passenger shaming, 75% of the survey respondents felt that “for the most part, fellow passengers are