Recently, we saw two major controversies about unruly behavior by passengers on flights. One controversy involved comedians, another involved a politician. However, it can be guessed that celebrities aren't the only ones to display bad behavior on flight. Their incident just gets highlighted more.
So what bad behavior normal people face and indulge in on flights? Let's take a look at the confessions made by Indian travelers on the global travel search engine, Skyscanner ( www.skyscanner.co.in). With inputs from over 1000 travelers, Skyscanner's report gives enough insight about the desired etiquette from a flyer.
- 47% of travelers reported struggling for the arm rest while on a flight. This struggle tops the lists of the most annoying behaviors by fellow passengers.
- 37% reported getting annoyed by people who chat too much and disturb other passengers.
- 46% reported getting disturbed by noisy kids.
- 29% reported getting annoyed by smelly food and 33% were bothered by littering done by fellow passengers.
- When it comes to confessions, 27% people confessed to scratching, 21% confessed of losing their temper on a fellow passenger or flight staff and 9% confessed of getting too drunk in flight. While a large number of people get annoyed by noisy kids, only 8% respondents admitted to letting their kids run wild while flying.
About Skyscanner
Skyscanner, a part of Ctrip Group, compares 1000s of travel agents and airlines in one place so the passengers can find the best fare more easily. It was founded in 2003 and has the user base of over 60 million people. It is available in 30 languages.
In a recent development, Skyscanner has been announced as one of the first third party skills to be launched on Microsoft's Cortana. As of now, this Cortana skill is only available for users based in US. It is available on Windows 10 desktop, phone and Cortana iOS and Android apps. Using this Cortana skill, users can ask the Microsoft personal assistant about their flight queries.