Flying etiquette and the 10 worst kinds of passengers

A lack of courtesy can make a flying experience terrible for passengers. (Unsplash)

After years of restricted access to travel Australians are again swarming through airports, packing a raft of behaviours that can make your flight experience terrible.

Bad manners can be almost contagious on planes as people start seeing others' behaviour and begin copying or retaliating, a social affairs commentator told ABC Radio Perth's Stan Shaw.