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News.com.au
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Plane passenger sticks her smelly feet through seat gap in front
It's not a hard ask. If you're on a plane — or anywhere to be frank — keep your feet to yourself. A plane passenger has been filmed horrifying fellow travellers by sticking her feet through the seat gap in front of her, and onto the passenger in front. Footage shows the woman, wearing skin-toned stockings, sleeping mid-takeoff with her feet positioned behind the armrest of the female passenger seated by the window in front. The filmer, who took the vision on June 29, said a strong odour was lingering nearby which is what prompted her to look back and discover the woman's feet intruding her space. The flight was from Qingdao to Beijing with Air China. 'I was sleeping and was woken up by the smell. I couldn't call a flight attendant immediately because it was during departure, but I pressed the call button mid-flight,' she said. 'I told them what was happening, and they gave her a pair of slippers. However, for the remaining 30 minutes of the flight, she kept pushing my chair with her knees. It was a very uncomfortable flight.' It's not the first time a passenger has stripped off their shoes on a flight, without giving any consideration to others in the cabin. Last year, a pair of newlyweds were recently gobsmacked by a fellow passenger's smelly feet while enjoying their 10-hour 'premium' flight to the Maldives. Hannah Charlotte Mol, from the UK, shared a clip of her airport journey, which has attracted more than 269,000 views since it was uploaded to TikTok this week. The couple arrived early to check in, itching to board their long-awaited flight to celebrate tying the knot. Hannah oohhed and aahhed over the airline's amenities, including extensive leg room, orange juice and a free pillow, blanket and vanity case. But the newlyweds were appalled when they caught a whiff of a woman's feet across the aisle. Much to their dismay, she had taken her shoes off for ultimate relaxation. 'This lady over here has just taken her shoes off. We've not even taken off yet,' Hannah said in the clip. 'And her feet are so smelly. It smells so bad. We've got 10 hours.' Throughout the video, the honeymooners show off the aeroplane goodies and luxe meals they received sitting in premium economy. 'These are our seats. We've got 'premium economy,' which we were so excited about. There's so much leg room!' Hannah gushed. Some commenters, however, sniffed at their choice of seating, asking why they didn't splurge on first class for their once-in-a-lifetime trip. 'Congratulations to you both, may you both have a happy life together and make many memories that you can treasure for a lifetime,' someone applauded. 'Oh man. Smelly feet is a no-no,' said another sympathetic user, stating the obvious.
Times
05-07-2025
- Times
The new fines for plane passengers don't go far enough
The most annoying part of every flight? It has to be those ten minutes at the end, after landing. The plane comes to a stop and half of the passengers jump up and grab their bags, sometimes rushing down the aisle so they're closer to the exit. And then they … just stand there, backside in a stranger's face, waiting for the doors to open. Meanwhile, the other, more polite half remain seated, eyebrows raised in disapproval at their travel companions. It reminds me of sitting out of PE at school — what a load of idiots, I thought, running around and making themselves fitter. I was wrong about that. But I'm confident in my dim view of 'aisle lice', the admittedly unpleasant online term for those who clog the aircraft at the end of a flight. Why do they do it? One pilot on a Reddit thread puts forward the sympathetic theory that, after the stress of travelling in an aluminium tube 35,000 feet in the air, 'you subconsciously have a relief mechanism that says 'thank God that worked out''. You could also argue that passengers simply want to stretch their legs (though it happens on super-short trips too and I would point out that the aisle is always available for a quick mid-flight promenade). But I reckon this is a matter of nurture rather than nature. Not only do these misguided travellers simply want to disembark asap — enjoy the wait at the baggage carousel, guys! — they have also learnt through experience that if they don't get up and block the way, someone behind them is going to barge past and hotfoot it down the aisle first. There may also be considerable pressure from their row-mates to rise. One country is heroically fighting back against this vicious cycle. Turkey's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has announced that, following a significant increase in complaints from passengers, those arriving in the country who stand up before the seatbelt sign turns off will be fined about £50. And in an indication that this is about etiquette as much as safety — the concern being that travellers could injure themselves if the plane brakes suddenly while taxiing or bags fall out of overhead lockers — airlines have also been told to issue an announcement encouraging holidaymakers to 'respect the disembarkation priority of the passengers in front of or around you and wait for your turn'. Too right. Two questions immediately spring to mind. First, I'm not convinced that ordering 150 exhausted humans to do this without precise instructions is going to work, so how will the turn-taking be enforced? My suggestion would be to return to the Covid-era policy of making passengers stand up and disembark row by row. We were all compliant with that rule then — and the budget Spanish carrier Vueling still does this, letting five rows go at a time — so I don't see why it wouldn't work now. The second question: if we're going to clamp down on bad airline manners during disembarkation, could this be a good opportunity to scrutinise other iffy behaviour that may affect the entire flight rather than just the final stretch? I have three pet peeves that, while they may not merit a fine, certainly deserve a good ticking-off from attendants: 'bare beating' (the trend for listening to music or watching films out loud on public transport has now spread to planes, which obviously isn't on); lingering in the aisle and chatting to your pals further down the plane (you've got the whole holiday to do that); and taking your socks off (doesn't need explaining). The real reason the aisle lice are in such a rush to get off? Maybe they just want to escape their fellow passengers. Have you seen bad passenger behaviour on planes? How would you tackle it? Let us know in the comments below
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Flight attendant reveals the common passenger behaviour that drives them insane
A flight attendant has shared two forms of common passenger behaviour that 'send her over the edge' when she's having a particularly 'bad day.' Dallas-based air hostess Cher Killough, who has worked in the industry for six years, recently took to TikTok to highlight disruptive in-flight habits that often leave her 'clenching' her jaw. Sharing a video to her page, @cherdallas, the cabin crew noted she becomes frustrated when a passenger ignores crucial safety instructions because a previous flight attendant either turned a blind eye or allowed them to do so. She added: 'Well, the last flight attendant wasn't doing her job. I have to subtly argue and just explain the reason - which normally I'm fine with doing - but if I'm already having a long day, this will have me in the galley begging God for some strength.' Cher then revealed her second in-flight gripe: passengers who continue to 'pop open' the bins after she informed them 'several times' they are full and cannot be used. She explained: 'When the bins are full and I've closed it, somebody pops it open after I've said: "If it's closed, it's full," like seven times... they pop it open and they leave it open.' The flight attendant said this often results in a goose chase, which sees her having to return to the bin a number of times to close it as passengers continue to throw their rubbish away. Cher stressed the importance of being able to have 'patience' to effectively do her job and make sure everyone on board is safe, but jokingly added that when 'it's been a long day,' she is often forced to 'say a prayer' and 'ask for help.' In the comments, both plane passengers and flight attendants rallied to agree with Cher's complaints In the comments, both plane passengers and flight attendants rallied to agree with Cher's complaints. One person wrote, 'I feel ya,' while another said, 'The bin thing drives me crazy as a passenger too. Like they JUST said if it's closed it is full!! Leave it alone!!' A flight attendant added: 'When someone opens a bin I've already closed then sits down without closing it (!!!!!) I go up and ask them, are you done with this? Then shut it. 'Makes them and other people around them see how annoying it is I have to close it AGAIN.' One passenger commented: 'I'm a frequent flyer and so much of this is common sense. Many times I sit their watching people and I'm Were you raised in a barn? Sometimes I speak up if I see the attendant is being disrespected.'
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Flight attendant reveals disgusting habit passengers do she thinks should 'be illegal'
A flight attendant has warned passengers not to board their flight 'at all' if they do one disgusting thing. Posting on TikTok, cabin crew member Cher (@cherdallas), says she thinks tourists should 'go to prison' for breaking one key etiquette rule on their flight. According to Cher, passengers who don't shower before they get on the plane are the worst kind of traveller. She moans: 'There is zero reason that I should be smelling a stranger's body odour radiating off of their warm body at 5 o'clock in the morning. 'It's always men. Sometimes it's ladies that are having a lady problem that nobody has told them about but usually it's men. Wash yourself. 'You are going to be shoulder to shoulder with strangers. Show up clean or don't come at all.' In the comments, TikTok user 'boreal999' agrees, saying: 'A shower plus clean clothes together will stop the stench. 'If it's transatlantic with a layover, change into a different clean shirt and use a wet paper towel on your torso in the bathroom stall.' However, one person disagrees, arguing: 'Ever had to run 20 minutes to a connecting flight with luggage in tow? You'll sweat, my dear, and there may be an odour.' But body odour isn't the only thing that Cher thinks should be '100 per cent against the law' on planes. She reveals that passengers who play videos or music out loud without earphones are one of her pet peeves. Cher says that forgetting headphones is no one else's problem but the passenger's and they don't need to impact other travellers on the planes. And tourists might find Cher's other pet peeve surprising - as it's aimed at her fellow flight attendants. 'Flight attendants making a bunch of unnecessary announcements,' says Cher. She says she prefers when flight attendants go and 'talk to people individually' on the plane rather than 'blasting their voice' over the PA at 6am. 'Not all announcements are unnecessary,' claims Cher. 'There are basic ones that we are required to make. She moans: 'There is zero reason that I should be smelling a stranger's body odour radiating off of their warm body at 5 o'clock in the morning' 'I simply don't agree with putting on a whole production unless you are on like a super fun afternoon flight. 'I swear like eight times out of 10, the flight attendants that do those crazy announcements are not getting a pulse check from the people onboard.' One person agrees with Cher, writing in the comments: '[I] had one who was not on duty sitting across the aisle having the loudest conversation that I couldn't even block with my noise cancelling headphones. Most of us are trying to sleep!' However, another commenter adds: 'As a solo traveller, I love talking to the crew. I always find it so interesting.'
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Drunk plane passenger's violent outburst over being forced to sit next to 'fat' woman
An entitled plane passenger was caught having a drunken meltdown after she was forced to 'sit next to a f***ing fat lady' on a cross-country flight. Leanna Perry, 32, repeatedly pulled another female passenger's hair, spat in her face, and kicked her on a Southwest Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport in New York before traveling to Kansas City early Monday morning. Several clips showed the woman, is a New York City artist who has worked with who high-end companies, screaming at the unidentified passenger about her weight and clothing. The 'intoxicated passenger' who had long black hair and was wearing a red baseball hat and an all-black outfit got verbally confrontational with the other woman before things turned physical. She then gripped the other woman's hair and screamed: 'Shut the f*** up, don't f***ing touch me!' Several people then stepped in, including two Southwest employees and another passenger, in an attempt to de-escalate the situation. A female employee then called another staff member on the phone and repeatedly asked the woman to let go of the other passenger's hair, but she refused to while flashing a cunning smile. The intoxicated passenger shouted: 'I'm not even touching her hair b****,' while she hung onto the woman's hair and grinned. A traveler who recorded the intense scene said the woman was so aggressive she even 'knocked the glasses off the southwest employee.' The witness added: 'When she first started saying stuff I called out "why don't you be nice?" She turned around and called me ugly a few times and that I could never get a boyfriend or have sex. I looked at her and said I've been married for almost 20 years lady.' After asking other staff to notify police of the incident, she shouted: '911!' with her arms held behind her back. Still holding the woman's hair, she yelled: 'Yeah, I'm sorry! I didn't want to sit next to a f**ing fat lady.' While others continued to try to get the woman to let go of the other passenger's hair, she shouted: 'You guys are already past the point of no return. You're already past the point of no return!' Once she finally released her hand from the woman's head, her hands were placed behind her back as a Southwest flight attendant stepped in and secured some kind of restraints on her wrists. The woman then said: 'Look at this fat lady. Look at this fat a** b****. She can't even, look, you can't even see her stomach,' she babbled on as the woman she was talking about sat in front of her. 'It's horrible. Look at her outfit. Look at this fat a** b****. Hilarious. You can't even show your mouth because you're embarrassed,' referring to the woman's face mask. The angry passenger then looked towards a man, also wearing a face mask, who was sitting next to the woman she repeatedly harassed. She said: 'Shut the f*** up!... Sorry, I can't hear you ugly a** f***ing dude who's never gonna get laid again.' Her comments became more intense as she shouted at a man who was trying to help the employees restrain her. The woman then said: 'Oh, I'm sorry black guy! My boyfriend's black so shut the f*** up. My boyfriend's f***ing a black guy, my boyfriend's a black, my boyfriend's black, my boyfriend's a f***ing black guy,' as she appeared to slur her words and stumble over the chair. She then picked her head up and sait directly at the woman she had been berating, getting saliva all over her face. Those holding her back then tried to move her away as one employee appeared to use the woman's hair as a way to shield her spit from reaching anyone. The member of staff said: 'Miss, please, we're not doing all that. We're not doing all that,' as the passenger replied: 'Shut the f*** up!' She continued to throw around profanities and talk poorly about the woman and the man sitting next to her. She said: 'Ugly a** b****... You never got laid in your life. Your boyfriend's d*** is like two inches big - that's embarrassing. 'Oh, so sorry about your boyfriend. That's horrible. That's horrible.' The crazy passenger then fell to the ground, planting her face in the aisle of the plane as she said: 'I can't breathe.' She then suddenly flipped around on the ground, shouting: 'Shut the f*** up I can't breathe,' as her hair covered her face. Her legs then flew in the air as she continued cursing while passengers and staff looked on. The angered woman said: 'Nobody's f***ing touching me! You're not letting me go motherf***er. You're corny as f***.' The woman she was harassing then said she couldn't 'get out,' to which she replied: 'Yeah you can't get out! You're f***ing fat as sh**,' as she kicked the lady. The woman and man then got out of their seats while staff dealt with the woman in the aisle. She appeared to cooperate for a moment, but then she started yelling and kicking the employees and other passengers who tried to help. The passenger was eventually escorted off the aircraft on a gurney and was not allowed to get back on the flight, a spokesperson with Southwest Airlines told The Daily Mail. The Port Authority Police Department was called around 1.10 am to a report of an 'intoxicated passenger,' a spokesperson with the Port Authority Police Department told The Daily Mail. She was transported to a hospital for an evaluation before being taken into custody at the New York City Department of Correction for aggravated assault. Southwest said: 'We commend our Team for their professionalism during the incident.' Prior to her dramatic outburst, Perry shared her work on her website and across social media, which she swiftly deleted after Daily Mail approached her for comment. She recently created pieces and worked for well-known brands, including Adidas, MAC, Maybelline, Hot Topic, and Shein, her accounts showed. Perry's portfolio also showed that she completed artwork for fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Nicole Miller. A year ago, she posted on her now-deleted LinkedIn page that she had started a job at makeup behemoth Maybelline New York. In her position, Perry said she would 'be designing the look of the brand across all e-commerce platforms' with the 'iconic NYC brand.' Perry lives in an airy one-bedroom high-rise apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that costs $4,000 a month to rent. She's been spotted enjoying the NYC fashion scene and has attended several runway shows and events, per social media posts. Perry is originally from the quaint Midwest city of Lee's Summit, Missouri - about 30 minutes from Kansas City - where she grew up with three brothers. Daily Mail contacted Perry and Maybelline New York for comment but did not immediately hear back.
