Revealed: The most infuriating air passengers

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Expedia Survey Reveals Most Problematic Air Passengers
Expedia Survey Reveals Most Problematic Air Passengers



See also: The world's worst-behaved air passengers

Expedia has just released its third annual 2015 aeroplane etiquette study with its list of the world's most infuriating co-passengers.

And no - it's not screaming babies. You might be surprised to learn that the most annoying passenger of all is... the seat kicker.

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The second worst offenders are inattentive parents who let their kids run wild and the third most annoying companion is the "Aromatic" (read smelly) passenger.

People who over indulge on alcohol and people who take off too many articles of clothing also score pretty highly.

Expedia also found that 37 percent of people would pay extra for a dedicated quiet zone in order to avoid chatty companions.

However, only 21 percent of passengers say they confront offenders directly - although 10 percent admit trying to record the behavior— so mind your manners unless you want to end up on a site like Passenger Shaming.

According to Expedia's study of more than 1,000 people, the most annoying passengers on an airplane are as follows:

1. Rear Seat Kicker (61%)

2. Inattentive Parents (59%)

3. The Aromatic Passenger (50%)

4. The Audio Insensitive (talking or music) (50%)

5. The Boozer (45%)

6. Chatty Cathy (43%)

7. Carry-On Baggage Offenders (38%)

8. The Queue Jumper (rushes to deplane) (35%)

9. Seat-Back Guy (the seat recliner) (32%)

10. Overhead Bin Inconsiderate (32%)

11. Pungent Foodies (30%)

12. Back Seat Grabber (27%)

13. The Amorous (inappropriate affection levels)(26%)

14. The Undresser (removes shoes, socks or more) (26%)

15. Mad Bladder (passenger making repeat bathroom visits) (24%)

16. The Single and Ready to Mingle (13%)

17. The Seat Switcher (13%)



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