Seasoned travellers will know that there are many unwritten rules that you should follow, unless you want everyone in your surrounding area to hate you for the next few hours, and tweet about you aggressively as soon as they step off the plane.
UK travel expert at The Points Guy Nicky Kelvin has shared the golden rule for travelling on a plane to avoid being an annoying passenger.
The self-professed aviation geek shared the etiquette rules on the @thepointsguy TikTok account, and it's now been seen by over 183k people.
He explained that the number one golden rule to avoid being an annoying passenger is: "Don't recline your seat during meal times. It's harder to eat your meal in economy with limited space if the person in front of you is reclined. Some cabin crew will instruct passengers to raise their seats during meal times, but regardless, you should do it out of respect to the person behind you."
Nicky continued explaining four other etiquette rules that will help you avoid being annoying.
No one likes being in the middle seat between two strangers, but if everyone follows the unwritten rules, it doesn't have to be an unpleasant experience.
Nicky said: "Don't get to war over who gets the armrest. No matter what side of the armrest issue you're on, remember to always be courteous. Experts agree that the passenger in the middle seat deserves both armrests, as they have what it considered to be the worst seat in the row."
Number three, Nicky explains, is simply "keep your socks on" because "feet can be pretty gross". Most people will understand that you want to take your shoes off on long-haul flights, but the travel expert pleads that you at least keep your socks on.
Next, the aviation expert says that "no one wants to hear what you're watching", so it's important that you bring your own headphones. He added: "Ideally, bring you're own so you know that they'll be good quality and comfortable."
Lastly, number five is "stand up to let people out of the row, don't force people to awkwardly crawl their way past your legs, trying as hard as they can not touch your body," Nicky says.
Travellers flooded the comment section to agree with Nicky, and also add their own annoyances and pet peeves on airplanes.
One person said: "They need to show etiquette videos at the beginning of all flights because it seems not enough people know them."
Another commented: "Parents who allow their unruly kids to continually kick my seat."
A third added: "My absolute biggest pet peeve: when passengers place their overhead luggage in the front of the plane and their seat is in the rear."
What annoys you the most about passengers when you fly? Let us know in the comments below.
