When it comes to inflight etiquette, some things are obvious. Resting your bare feet on the armrest of the passenger in front? Not OK. Screaming at cabin crew because you had one too many shots at the airport bar? Not OK. Draping your long hair over the seatback so the person behind can’t see their entertainment screen? Ewww… and, you guessed it, NOT OK.
But not every inflight issue is so clear cut. There are plenty of instances where opinion is starkly divided, with some passenger habits constantly sparking fierce debate among travellers. Just this week, for example, a Reddit post about a guy “manspreading” on an aircraft and leaving his (female) neighbour with almost no legroom saw social media users at odds. To some, it was a despicable act of callousness; to others, a necessary evil brought about by ever-shrinking seat sizes in the US combined with being a taller than average passenger.
