Worst things passengers have been caught doing on planes

Think that bloke who monopolises the arm rest is annoying? Wait till you get a load of behaviours of these passengers.

Imagine your average work day involved cajoling the drunk and entitled into reasonable behaviour, stopping strangers fighting, being abused for enforcing rules you had no part in drawing up or having to stop people having sex in your office and then smoking afterwards.

That’s the reality for flight attendants and as we head back into the skies after what feels like an interminable Covid hiatus, you’d think we’d be a little more patient and forgiving. But you’d think wrong.

So appalling and self-centred has passenger behaviour become that Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin, Rex, all the airports around the country and the Australian Federal Police and safety regulator CASA have banded together to launch a campaign called “No More Carry On”.

So as we plead with you to treat your fellow passengers and the airline/airport staff just doing their job with a little more kindness this festive season, we thought we’d provide the tiniest glimpse into the sh*t they have to deal with.

For that we turn to the brilliant Instagram account @passengershaming – which has been named as one of Rolling Stone’s “100 best Instagram accounts”, garnered 1.4 million followers and is compiled by ex-flight attendant Shawn Kathleen.

The foot fiend

We get it, you’re tall. But keep those tootsies to yourself, champ.

The window shade war

Relax people, we’re not fighting over Gaza here.

The BYO stinky food

There’s no way I’m going to pay $5 for a bottle of water and besides, who doesn’t love the aroma of prawns?

The on-board exerciser

Could you namastay in your seat next time please?

The ‘you know you’re on public transport, right?’ outfit

We are all travelling light, however …

It’s bags on the conveyor belt and people through the screening point sir

#bless – the first time flying can be confusing.

The air vents are not for drying your undies

Can’t believe the airlines hadn’t thought to make this clear in the welcome aboard announcement.

The brawlers

Because there’s no better way to start a holiday than punching on with strangers over seat allocation.

Whatever the living hell this is

“Madam, that’s not what we mean by evacuation procedure.”

The long (hair) story

This movie has too many strands.

And then, there’s this guy

Or as he’s known to his friends and family, Mr Patience.

This article originally appeared on Escape and is reproduced with permission