British tourists warned to stop common flight behaviour that’s a ‘complete no-no’
A former flight attendant has warned British tourists to stop doing one "unhygienic" and "impolite" thing on flights.
Flying isn’t often comfortable at the best of times but other passengers can sometimes make the experience even worse.
In a recent warning for British tourists, passengers were told to stop clapping the pilot after the plane lands.
A former flight attendant, Jane Hawkes (ladyjaney.co.uk) has shared another plane warning for tourists.
She told Express.co.uk: “Definitely no feet on seats and that applies to all travel on all public transport.
“It’s unhygienic, unnecessary and impolite. Shows a complete disregard for fellow passengers.
“Taking off your shoes and socks on an aircraft is also a complete no-no as is allowing long hair to drape over the back of seats.
“I’ve seen passengers walk barefoot around the cabin, yuck. There’s no time for deep cleans on flight turnarounds so goodness knows what could be lurking on aircraft flooring.”
Walking around barefoot on a plane isn’t the most hygenic choice and it could also irritate fellow passengers.
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Jane added: “Using gadgets or devices without headphones is very irritating as is chatting with fellow passengers during the all important safety demo.
“There’s also no rush to stand up ready to disembark before the aircraft has come to a complete stop at the gate on arrival. It’s dangerous and unnecessary.”
The former flight attendant added that bags often take a while to arrive on the conveyor belt anyway, so there’s no point rushing to be first.
However, Jane’s “biggest bugbear” is to do with reclining seats. She said: “The reclining of seats during the meal service but at any time during the flight without at least checking it’s ok with the passenger behind.”
Seat reclining can be a controversial topic and some passengers like to do so as soon as the plane takes off.
Passengers will be asked to put their seat back into the upright position during meals and for landing.