Why do people always behave worse on airplanes? drunks, crashers and rude people are everywhere

In my last few flights I witnessed some really crazy scenes. Flight attendants helpless in the face of rude, drunk passengers or just plain sons/daughters of daddy who, traveling in business, think they can do whatever they want.

That I can't stand rudeness I have already written several times. I also described What I think are the worst passengers on board of an airplane and I also have discussed with a couple of these Because sometimes, I just can't resist doing my own ca$$s.

I also criticized in a recent video the over-exuberant behavior that many passengers have on board the Low-cost flights, especially when traveling with hordes of stag party attendees or similar celebrations.

In some cases it is cultural, e.g. If you travel in Asia, it is normal for passengers to travel in slippers and that once on board with their (bare) feet they do everything. This means that from lounges to airplanes your neighbor's feet are likely to end up on you.

The crashers in business class

One of the things I notice most often are. business class crashers. There are three types of passengers I have seen over the years attempting autoupgrade.

The one who has friends in business. Last time it happened to me on a flight from Colombo to Bangkok with SriLankan Airlines. Three friends, but only two with business seats. The third sits in the vacant seat next door. In this case, when the boarding procedures are still in place, the Portuguese immediately pops up. In fact, the crew counts the passengers and thus it emerges that there is an extra "soul" in the business cabin.

The one who is so much free. This is the most frequent situation. During the flight passenger XY takes 4 steps, perhaps to take advantage of the free bathrooms in the business, and on the way he notices a vacant seat. On the return as if nothing happened, he takes advantage of it and lies down. In this case it affects so much whether the flight is at night or not, that is, whether the cabin is very dark or lighted. In the second case the crasher is found out almost immediately and invited to return to the ranks. A couple of times, however, I have noticed how no one notices anything until they wake up.

The wannabe influencer. This is the most sympathetic type. We don't crash to be more comfortable or to be with friends, but just to take two selfies. The top moments are at embarkation, as everyone goes through the cabin to get to their seats, with Olympic agility and James Bond-like phlegm, they sit down and in 20 seconds take an entire photo book, and if they are not traveling solo, they also have their own photographer. The other highlight is once lunch is over, when you clear the cabin and manage to get up. Two steps down the aisle, a peek and zak. In the case of EK's A380, I witnessed a girl who took advantage of the "we're about to land" chaos to move from biz to First just to take a reel and two photos, only to be reprimanded and put back in her seat.

Rudeness and flying feet

What I can't stand, however, is people who misbehave and disrespect their neighbors, flight attendants, and in general thinks he's the Marquis Del Grillo.

This passenger, on a short-haul business class in Asia, he thought it would be more comfortable for sleeping to get into this position, not caring that his neighbor had to get up, and just because the front row is the one where you can do it without having to disturb him. I then witnessed an argument, which woke up the whole plane because the contortionist passenger complained to his neighbor who was guilty of waking him up.

This was despite the fact that even the flight attendant had asked, repeatedly, to remain composed.

I shared this photo on the FB page of The Flight Club e for some readers there is nothing wrong with the position which, during boarding, this passenger had chosen while waiting for takeoff. Instead, in my opinion, it is a classic display of rudeness of disrespect. Not only as a matter of hygiene, but also as a structural matter. The coffee table is not designed to bear too heavy loads, and so it can break the structure, of course it is not my problem, but then if you go up and find the coffee table broken, you don't have to get mad at the company.

Drunk and disorderly

I am not talking about the pheasant call on board the FR flight to Ibiza or the screaming for the bride on the Barcelona-bound Wizzair, these are still tolerable.

Much less am I talking about the noise that can be made in some particular areas of the plane. I mean obvious situations of passengers in an altered state; I have never witnessed situations beyond the limit, but recently two TFC readers were forced to make an emergency landing precisely because of the alcohol fumes that triggered a violent fight on board.

On all Chinese carriers there is a security officer on board, complete with bodycam, I have no idea if it works as a deterrent, but I can say that my flights with these companies I have never had the slightest problem, maybe that is what the "bad guy" on board who keeps all the "ugly" passengers in line is needed.