Forget snakes on a plane, seat kickers are most flyers' worst nightmare
Stinky passengers and permissive parents are also up there on Expedia’s list of airplane etiquette offenders
Kicking someone else's seat is the most cited "crime" when it comes to good passenger etiquette, according to Expedia.
The travel-booking website's annual survey recently asked 18,229 people in 23 countries what behaviours from their fellow passengers bother flyers the most.
The results show that the "Seat Kicker/Bumper/Grabber" is the most irksome offender, with 51% listing such a character as a peeve.
The "Aromatic Passenger" - with poor personal hygiene - comes in second with 43%. In third place are bothersome kids, or rather the "Inattentive Parents" (39%) who do nothing while their kids kick your chair, or tick off other items on the list.
Fourth is the "Personal Space Violator" (34%) - don't doze off with your head on your neighbour's shoulder please - and fifth is the "Audio Insensitive" (29%) passenger, who talks loudly or listens to music that others can hear...
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