People are flying again. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the industry continues to recover. Total traffic in 2023 rose 36.9% compared to 2022, which equates to 94.1% of pre-pandemic (2019) levels.
However, our behavior hasn’t really improved. On the contrary, unruly passenger incidents have also been rising, so we at Bored Panda decided to put together a collection of pictures showing some of the most egotistical travelers. Hopefully, they will serve as a reminder to remain considerate and respect others.
#1 One Batch Of Clear Air Turbulence, And That Passenger Will Need More Than Yoga To Repair Their Back
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#2 Drying The Undies In Front Of The Plane’s AC
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#3 Red-Eye Flight From Seattle To NY, And I Don’t Know These Kids. That’s My Seat In The Middle
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#4 How People Leave An Airplane. Unbelievable The Lack Of Respect People Have. This Is An Air Algiers Flight From Montreal To Algeria
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#5 Average Flight Experience
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#6 Naked Feet On Planes Should Be Illegal No Matter How Far Apart We Are
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#7 It’s Fine, I Didn’t Want To Watch Anyway
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#8 Some People Should Just Stay Home Or Drive In Their Own Vehicles
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#9 My Dad Sent Me This Picture From His Plane Ride Today
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#10 Dude Spent The Majority Of A Late Night Flight Watching TV With Speakers Full Blast. Said He “Didn’t Have Headphones”
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#11 This Mom Shares Colorful Travel Hack To Keep Toddlers Quiet On Flights
“These are a great tool to pull out when the iPad has run its course. I prefer to let my toddler use these when I want him to go to sleep, because the iPad stimulates him and I find it’s harder to get him to sleep. And we all know a sleeping toddler on a long flight is a MAJOR WIN.”
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#12 Goblin Spying On Me During A Plane Trip
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#13 Interesting
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#14 Trying To Watch A Movie On The Airplane
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#15 I Absolutely Hate It When People Do This
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#16 Sometimes You Gotta Let Them Breathe
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#17 My Girlfriend Just Sent Me This From Her Flight To Chicago
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#18 What I Had To Deal With On An 11-Hour Flight Yesterday (I’m The Grey Sweatpants)
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#19 This Couple On My Flight The Other Day
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#20 My Captain Friend Sent Me This Photo. Saudi Prince Bought Ticket For His 80 Hawks
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#21 Man Snacking On A Bag Of Smelly Hard-Boiled Eggs While I Was Waiting For My Flight
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#22 Luckily Had No One Sitting In My Row For A 10-Hour Flight And Then… This
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#23 When There Were No Manners Left In The Gen Pool
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#24 I’m Sorry, But Who Does This? The Flight Attendants Are Not Your Mothers
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#25 The Man In The Seat Across From Me Has Taken His Pants Off For The Flight And Is Just In His Boxers. After That, He Also Removed His Socks
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#26 This Guy Making Everyone Walk Around Him To Board Their Plane
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#27 This Person Reading On Their iPad With The Brightness All The Way Up On A 6-Hour Red-Eye Flight
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#28 The Man Next To Me On My Flight Today Put His Phone On My Leg Without Asking While He Was Digging Through His Bag
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#29 Fully Reclined Plane Seat And A Possible Theft
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#30 This Idiot Eating Pistachio Nuts And Throwing The Shells On The Floor Of A Plane
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#31 The Lady Next To Me On The Plane Spilled Her Whole Drink, Got Up, And Moved Over One Seat. She Just Left All The Ice On The Floor And Kicked Her Empty Food Carton Under
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#32 This Woman Just Dropping Her Food Tray In The Middle Of The Aisle Of The Plane
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#33 Today On A Flight From Philadelphia To Denver. That’s My Sister In Front Of Her
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#34 Let Me Just Air Out My Stinky Shoes For Everyone On The Plane To Smell
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#35 Pedicures On Planes Are Absolutely Not Okay. Keep Personal Grooming Personal
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#36 Look At This Jerk On My Flight Back Home
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#37 The Woman Next To Me Stretched Out Her Leg Into My Leg Space On The Plane
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#38 Parents That Let Their Kids Deface A 3-Month-Old Plane
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#39 Woman Saving An Entire Row Of Plane Seats Behind Her With Donut Bags
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#40 Wants To Record The Whole Flight From The Middle Seat
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#41 On My Flight And In My Bubble
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#42 This Man’s Laptop Set On Maximum Brightness In A Dark Flight
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#43 Poor Parenting
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#44 It Is My First Time On An Airplane In Over A Year And This Guy Is Peeling One Dozen Hard Boiled Eggs For His Family In My Row. Would Give Anything To Be Alone In My House
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#45 Person Kept Resting Their Hand On The Screen And Accidentally Touching Buttons On An Overseas Flight
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#46 The Plane Hasn’t Even Taken Off Yet
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#47 Man On My Southwest Flight Tying Battery Wires Together Mid-Flight
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#48 Delayed For 3 Hours… Just To Have This Guy Blasting A Movie On His Phone The Whole Flight. Flight Attendants Did Nothing
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#49 On My Flight Today
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#50 Either This Or Jumping Out Of His Seat The Whole Flight
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