The nation’s top 10 ‘plane annoying’ habits

Children kicking or banging seatbacks and late departures or arrivals head the nation’s list of ‘plane annoying’ behaviour, according to new research from Gocompare.com Travel Insurance.
 
Other irritating in-flight behaviour making it into the top ten include crying or unruly infants, drunk fellow passengers and rude cabin crew.
 
Over 1,350 UK adults who had flown abroad in the last five years were asked to pick their top aeroplane annoyances.  While many passengers had gripes about the service provided by the airlines – inconsiderate behaviour by fellow passengers was the cause of most malcontent:

Rank - Plane annoying behaviour - %

1 Children kicking or banging the back of the seat 75
2 A late departure or arrival 65
3 Children who are unruly or crying 61
4 Drunk passengers 61
5 Rude cabin crew 48
6 A chatty stranger sitting in the next seat 43
7 A poor quality in flight meal 33
8 Air turbulence 29
9 Finding out that other passengers paid a lot less for their ticket 23
10 Other passengers getting a free upgrade to first/premium/business class 20

Caroline Lloyd from Gocompare.com Travel Insurance commented, “Anyone who has ever boarded a plane will, no doubt, recognise some, if not all, of the gripes making our top ten.  There’s a fair chance that most airline passengers have been on the receiving end of a seat banger – be it a small child or a six foot plus passenger trying to squeeze into a seat with insufficient legroom or, an overly chatty stranger sitting in the adjoining seat.
 
“As our survey suggests - in the confined space of an aeroplane, flying at 30,000 feet – there is little room for inconsiderate behaviour.  So, as we approach the peak summer holiday season when planes are flying full – a little in-flight etiquette will go a long way.”
 
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