The 7 most annoying aircraft passengers

1. Talkative Tom

Surely anyone who has flown more than a few times has had this experience. There's nothing wrong with an occasionally chatty next-door neighbour, and I have met some genuinely interesting people while in the air, however I don’t need a three hour recap about your trip of a lifetime. That’s what your blog is for.

2. Charlie the child

There are kids out there who are perfect little angels when they fly. On the other hand there are plenty of children who are the spawn of Satan himself. These are the kids who entered the world with the sole purpose of kicking your seat, running up and down the aisles, disobeying every parental command and crying at ear piercing volumes.

3. Fluey Fiona

Another common flyer we all know too well from the office is the coughing, sneezing, spluttering mess of a person who has contracted some form of heinous flu. I wish them all the best in a speedy recovery but when they are seated next to me I can feel my immunity diminishing with every sneeze.

4. Wendy weak bladder

It's hard to work out what constitutes as a reasonable amount of toilet visits on a long haul flight, but when you need to climb over people every half hour, it's enough to irritate the most patient of passengers.

5. Funky Frank

It would be great if I was referrinfg to a 70s era band member rocking an afro but unfortunately I’m referring to that customer who has decided not to shower for a week prior to boarding. When travelling in a confined space a mutual respect for your passengers is surely a minimum requirement.

6. Neville the Needy

Yes you are entitled to the services of the onboard staff and yes you can have another water followed with a scotch on the rocks. But you most certainly cannot consider the flight attendant your personal slave for the duration of the flight. Once the eye rolling starts, it's time to ease off.

7. Lack of seat etiquette Eddie

This one you might consider this the most offensive of all. Whether they adopt both arm-rests as their own or feel that falling asleep and lolling onto your shoulder in a drooling mess is perfectly above board, this is one neighbour who needs shoeing into line at the first opportunity.

We have deliberately omitted the overweight neighbour who spills into your space, as this opens a whole new can of worms. Tell us your nightmare seatmate below…

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