A cabin crew member has given her top five pet peeves when it comes to plane passengers’ behaviour, highlighting actions that could irk the flight staff.
Air travel can be fraught with annoyances such as crowded airports, tedious queues, and the odd discomfort of going through airport security scans, not to mention squeezing into tight seats with limited legroom and experiencing ear pressure changes.
However, there’s also a level of decorum expected among travellers. This includes not applauding upon landing or going barefoot.
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But let’s remember to consider the diligent attendants who are tasked with ensuring our safety and comfort; our misconduct can make their job even tougher.
Paula Gahan, who boasts a decade of experience in the skies, recently spilled the beans to the Telegraph about passenger habits that particularly grind gears for airplane staff.
1. Food thieves
One such type is what Paula refers to as ‘food thieves’, explaining: “It’s curious: any food that’s sitting around on an aircraft even if it’s in a lunchbox seems to be fair game for passengers. They swoop in and swipe it without a glimmer of shame.”
She recalled an incident on a flight from San Francisco when a flyer casually helped themselves to her Haribo sweets, reports the Express.
2. Aisle yogis
Furthermore, Paula highlighted the problems with ‘aisle yogis’.
Paula has shared her insights on the types of passengers that can be a nuisance during flights, singling out “thirty-something women clad in Lululemon yoga pants” as particularly “annoying” for deciding to practice yoga mid-flight.
3. Experienced flyers
It would appear that some flyers simply can’t fathom that cabin crew fly more often than they do, with Paula claiming that some people will even “yell” that they do.
However, she pointed out that no matter how often they say they fly, they won’t be enduring a further three flights in a single day.
4. ‘Special’ ones
Furthermore, Paula highlighted the ‘special’ ones, suffering from a case of “special-itis”, where they thoughtlessly leave their leftover items in the galley for her to clean up after meals.
5. Galley talkers
Lastly, she mentioned ‘galley talkers’, recounting how a friend enjoyed visiting the galley to converse with the cabin crew at night, mistakenly believing the crew appreciated the company.
However, Paula clarified that the crew’s tolerance is simply an act of “kindness” and suggested that passengers should “spare” them the interaction.