Grossest plane acts of 2022 revealed

Despite not having been able to travel for the past two years, one would assume manners and basic plane etiquette wouldn’t be forgotten. Wrong.

Despite not having been able to travel for the past two years, one would assume manners and basic plane etiquette wouldn’t be forgotten.

But let’s just say that isn’t entirely the case.

Tourists wasted no time booking flights the moment countries reopened their borders – and why not, people were keener than ever to start travelling again and break free from what has been a really tough past few years.

However, when it comes to flights, I guess some things never change with people going viral all for the wrong reasons.

We have put together some of the most jaw-dropping plane acts of 2022.

Barefoot on armrest

The feet were spotted against the armrest. Picture: The Sun

In May this year, a passenger was left horrified after another flyer shoved their bare feet onto their seat’s armrest during a flight.

A video caught the moment the feet were seen resting on the armrest during the flight.

The traveller was flying from Melbourne to Adelaide when the incident occurred.

They then zoom in on the bare feet poking through from the seat behind and rest on the armrest.

However, the passenger then appears to notice they are being filmed and quickly whips their feet back.

Either way, it’s pretty gross.

More bare feet

A woman a few rows in front with her leg stretched so high, her bare foot was touching the overhead locker. Picture: TikTok/jadethirlwall

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall was so shocked by what she had witnessed on a flight, she recorded a TikTok and shared it with her 1.9 million followers to also feel her pain.

“Breathtaking views at 38,000 – feet,” the British singer captioned the video.

Jade filmed herself looking stunned before flipping the phone to show a woman a few rows in front with her leg stretched so high, her foot was touching the overhead locker.

Clipping toenails

This photo sparked outrage on social media – a man was caught cutting his toenails.

It appears basic hygiene rules have had no impact on some passengers especially this person who decided to clip their toenails.

A video of the passenger’s gross act sparked outrage on social media, with viewers saying they lacked in “self-awareness” for their “nasty behaviour”.

The video shows a man in beige shorts deciding to remove both his shoes and socks before reaching for his feet suggesting he begins to clip his toenails.

More toenail clippings

A woman was left gagging on a 5-hour flight.

Why? because of this.

It’s not the first time someone has decided to cut their toenails on a flight. A woman said she was left gagging after a man sitting next to her trimmed his toenails.

TikTok user Nina shared the horrifying moment during a five-hour flight.

In the video, she looks disgusted and then looks at the passenger next to her.

It then zooms in on the man who has his bare feet out, and is trimming his toenails.

The nails he cuts then fall onto the floor of the plane cabin.

‘Rude’ passenger

A frustrated passenger shared this photo to Reddit of the person behind them stretching their feet so far out in front, they poked out underneath their seat. Picture: Reddit

While there’s plenty of gross acts that happen on planes, there’s equally as many “rude” passengers.

There may be no greater source of in-flight conflict – and disgust – than people who take their shoes and socks off on an aeroplane.

However, in this case, while the person kept their shoes on, they stretched their feet out so far in front, they poked out under the seat of another passenger, prompting the annoyed woman to share a now viral snap of the act to Reddit.

The woman described the act as “irritating”, saying the person kept doing it repeatedly, even after she hinted that they were in her personal space.

Passenger’s act shocks

Passenger blocks fellow passenger’s TV screen. Picture: Reddit

A passenger slammed a fellow traveller for blocking their wife’s plane TV screen during a flight – do you think the act is rude?

The man explained that the woman in front had covered their screen with their coat while sitting in extra leg room seats.

Sharing a picture on Reddit, he wrote: “I guess no entertainment for my wife on this flight.”

In the image, a large black coat was put over the back of the seat, covering nearly all of his wife’s screen.

Lots of people were just as annoyed as he was.

One person said: “Flip it back over the lady’s head.”

But not everyone agreed – and said the man should have just asked to move it.

Reclining your seat

Reclining your seat on a flight is one of those things that you either don’t mind or get really annoyed by.

Earlier this year, one woman sparked a heated debate when she revealed a passenger wasn’t impressed when she reclined her seat as it meant she couldn’t use her laptop.

“So I recline my seat and the girl behind me IMMEDIATELY tells me that she can’t use her laptop if I recline (didn’t ask me to unrecline – more of a statement with the expectation,” the woman said in a TikTok.

“So I put the seat back to normal although I want it reclined for this six-hour flight. Let it go?”

The clip was viewed by more than 620,000 with users divided about who was in the right. “If the chair can recline, then you can. It’s ridiculous to think you have to stay uncomfortable based on what the joker behind you wants,” one person commented, siding with the TikTok user.

A flight attendant also chipped in calling it “petty” and adding: “They have the right to recline. You can recline too. You want everyone to accommodate you?”

According to recent research conducted by Compare the Market, 54.2 per cent of Aussie travellers said they won’t recline their own seat.

And a poll conducted by news.com.au revealed 47 per cent “feel bad” for the person behind them and also won’t recline. Meanwhile, 21 per cent said they would just let the person behind them know they are about to recline, while 32 per cent said they will just do it.