13 Ways To Annoy People on a Plane 

Using the seat in front of you to pull yourself out of the seat

I hate when people ask me to move my seat. I travel solo most of the time. I'm also scared to fly and prep my seat in advance with the airlines. A lot of the time, this arrangement can cost an extra $50-$200. So it grinds my gears when someone aggressively asks me to switch, because s/he was separated from a spouse/sibling/whoever. PICK YOUR SEATS IN ADVANCE, PEOPLE. IT IS CALLED THE INTERNET.

From a solo travellers perspective, nothing annoys me more than being asked by a couple or friends travelling together whether I can swap seats with them especially after I've settled in, and normally the seat you're exchanging is much less desirable. So you're left with feeling like the bad guy for saying "NO".

Women that wear too much perfume or men that wear too much cologne should have to ride in the wheel well!

I remember the first time I ever flew, I was sitting by a mom and her baby. I heard plenty of people grumble about her baby and she kept apologizing when her baby would make any sound. She was clearly exhausted and it obviously wasn't their first flight that day. At one point, she fell asleep with the baby, but the baby woke up first. I felt bad for her, so I dug through her baby bag and gave him some baby cereal. When he was satisfied, I gave him my keys to play with and talked to him for a while. After about 30 minutes, the mom woke up. She felt awful, but I told her not to worry. I had fun playing with the little guy and she deserved a nap. She looked like she was about to cry when she thanked me. I didn't think anything of it at the time, because I didn't realize how rude people could be to parents on airlines. When did people stop genuinely caring about those around them?

being on a plane is like being on the internet you can see the worst side of the ppl lol

Also, my pet peeve. if you have already put your stuff in the overhead SIT DOWN. Don't get up and fumble with your stuff while folks are trying to board to the rear of the plane.

When traveling with children, no one else once to hear theirvideo games. Turn the sound way down on the games.

When Flying Southwest Airlines a couple will sit one person in the window seat and the other in the aisle, leaving the middle seat open in the hopes that nobody will dare sit there and they will have the whole row to themselves. That NEVER WORKS because the flights are always sold out. Instead the couple gets pissed at the person who had the audacity to sit in between them and foil their big plan to get an extra seat for free. Then they talk over you the whole way and treat you like you did something wrong. Listen, you knew, or should have known, that flights are booked solid these days. Sit next to your own damn relative because you are not fooling anybody and just making the trip miserable for everybody. That is all!

Two classes that should be mandatory at every high school worldwide: Manners/Etiquette & Money Managing. A better world in less than five years...

The general rule is: if you're stuck in the middle seat, that person usually get's the arm rests. The people on the aisles and windows, have the option to shift themselves to a more comfortable position since there's no one sitting on one of the sides next to them. The middle seat person has no choice, and no room to shift. Therefore, generally, the person in the middle should get the arm rests.

Parents failing to control their kids - YES!! In particular, kids kicking the sh*t out of your seat from behind. I mean, if their own PARENTS won't tell them to stop, what are you supposed to do?!

People hate kids because so many are not controlled and there are parents that don't give a fuck.

Its sad that most people dont have manners anymore

I think the number-one thing airlines could do to eliminate a LOT of the on-board passenger conflicts, would be to just give everyone more space. The seats need to be wider and further apart.

+woltersworld Speaking of Children on a plane... My husband and I were travelling from Florence to Madrid last summer and we ended up seated next to a child of maybe 7 years old. Right away I thought it was odd that the mother was sitting across the aisle from him. (Yes you could say those were the only seats left however I feel like if you are travelling with a small child it is your responsibility to make sure you are sitting with them) Anyhow this child was the worst. The entire flight he was kicking the seats in front of him, grabbing at my husbands things, letting the tray fall down then putting it up to let it fall again, yelling to his grandmother who was sitting at the back of the plane, running up and down the aisles, yelling mom mom mom mom mom to his mother who I kid you not pretended to be asleep the entire time! Not once did she even attempt to control him. The flight attendant came over three times and asked her to control the child! At one point the snack cart came by and he started grabbing things off of it and his mother literally just watched him do it and did nothing. The flight attendant had to sort of slap his hands away and the mom still said nothing. He was ripping up all the in flight magazines in front of him while his mom watched so my husband took them away from him and told him to stop. We kept looking at his mother and telling her to do something and she literally would just turn away and pretend to be asleep again. It was the worst experience I have ever had on a plane. I was so upset with the child but more upset with the mother. I get it maybe you are exhausted and your child is a horror and he has been driving you crazy for your entire vacation but that is not the rest of the flights issue! At least try to control him! Ughhh anyway that is an experience I will never forget.

Oh Mark, so disappointed in you! You forgot the air plane neighbor who absolutely wants to tell you the (whole) story of his/her life.

A corollary to the tip about not being stinky is.....don't wear a lot of perfume/cologne. Besides the fact that many people are allergic to scents, a heavy, overpowering scent is just as annoying as not using deodorant.

On my 16-hour flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg last year, the guy sitting next to me watched 50 Shades of Gray like three times. I was rather uncomfortable lol

I must try all 13 ways

I was flying back from Tokyo earlier this year. The plane was all dark so people could sleep, including me. These people across the aisle from me were sleeping with eye masks on but they left their overhead lights on. It was angled so it was pointing right at me when I was trying to sleep. That was super annoying! Turn your lights off, people, when you're not using them.

Kid's don't bother me especially if they are happy. I flew back home from visiting family in Michigan. There was a little boy in front of me. He said he gets scared taking off I told him it is fun and I enjoy the takeoff. He wasn't scared. He told me about his super heroes. His mother felt bad I said he was a pleasure to talk to. He asked a lot of good questions and that is how a child learns. I understand that I was that kid once and would rather make him feel welcome than feel like he is in jail because you add stress to anyone they act differently.

The MOST annoying thing that people do on planes (and that never gets talked about) is people who are too lazy to get up to go to the toilet and instead decide to remain seated and fart on the plane.

If you have a window seat there is sometimes a little space between your seat and the window. I have had the person behind me stretch out her legs and put her feet through the space resting on my arm rests and then have the nerve to get rude when I asked her to please move her feet. I wasn't interested in an overnight flight to Europe with someone's feet beside me.

Watching this seven years later, Mark you are so hilarious, the "fat guy'' commentary was fantastic. So looking forward to having beer with you. Cheers Malcolm New Zealand.

Grabbing the back of each aisle seat when you're walking, especially in the middle of the night on a long-haul flight. Its hard enough to try to sleep in the aisle seat with out having some one making you bounce up & down every half an hour or so.

Last flight the guy in front of me asked if it was OK if he reclined his seat for a while. Of course, it's his seat and he should be able to use its features but it was nice he thought to ask.

The passenger that is sick and coughs constantly without covering up. Try a mask if flying is absolutely necessary, otherwise wait until you are well. Had a 6 hour flight that was full and the guy next to me was very sick and coughing. Guess what, I was ill the next day.

Some lady put her sun hat in the overhead bin. She seemed shocked when it got crushed by a bag lol

14) People who wear perfume/cologne or any scent.... Strong scent..... Migraine trigger for 3 hr flight. Also 15), one passenger in front of me took out her nail polish before plane moved and though the flight attendants were suspicious of the smell, they did nothing. I had to beg her to stop.... These are dangerous migraine and asthma triggers for some passengers... Curb the vanity...

I really find it annoying when someone next to you keeps talking to you while you are not in the mood for talking at all.

Sad part is that there is people who just don't care about other passengers or (i don't understand how) don't realize what they are doing. On a trip from Chile to France I had a man next to me who did not stop moving, singing to what he has listening and literally emulating as if he was playing the drums with his food tray. And in front of him an English dude was seating and he looked behind him a lot of times with a "wtf is wrong with this guy" so many times... I felt his pain. He did not stop, not once through the 14 hours...

I travel with a service dog... I have 2... but only travel on a plane with my small breed service dog... many people get loud and obnoxious that my dog is in my lap, or he's going to be a noisy dog (he's a 3lb chihuahua)... no one really notices him because when he's working he's not playing or barking... he only makes a noise if my blood sugar drops or he senses I'm going into a panic attack or anxiety issues.

Drinking too much is my pet peeve. I've seen some pretty obnoxious behavior due to booze. I have few issues with kids, but drunk passengers are the worst. Yeah, helping a frazzled parent is a great idea. One flight I was on a father of teenagers helped a couple w/a toddler. It was taking forever to deplane and the baby was getting fussy. The guy offered to hold the child while the parents got their stuff organized. He had the magic touch and the kid calmed down and started to snooze.

Big thumbs up about the kids thing. I am not a father, but neither am I the one to complain loudly - unless parents who don't care let their kids run wild. But then I complain about the parents, not about the kids. The kids don't know better if their parents don't tell them how to behave and keep them entertained during a flight. I have had kids on a plane that were a real pain in the ... (you know where), kicking my seat back for hours, screaming all the time - but I also had the opposite - when I flew from Detroit to Orlando some years ago, the girl sitting in my row (~4 yrs old I'd guess) asked her daddy sitting between her and me as we were approaching Orlando "...but daddy, where IS florida? And where is Mickey?" 100% cuteness. :-)

Rule number 2 doesn't apply if there's 3 seats side by side. The middle guy has the worst seat so he gets both armrests. The guy by the windows gets a window, the guy by the aisle gets extra leg room. So I don't mind if the guy in the middle gets both armrests. Of course if it's a large row of 4 or 5 seats in the middle, then you have to share. I think the thing that annoyed me the most on a plane, is that we were all seated in our designated spots. Plenty of empty seats on the plane for people to (almost) all get a window seat. But we were told to wait until seatbelt signs turned off before doing that. But some guys didn't wait and crossed the whole plane to take those seats, so the guy next to me couldn't get the window seat he was waiting for in front of us... I also got the opposite once. I was alone in a row of 3, by the window. And then this woman comes from the back, and took both seats left, kicking me while she was sleeping. Wtf...

when a girl with very long hair, sitting in front of me, drapes it over the back of her seat and reclines her seat while I'm eating and her hair is so close to my food. I did ask her kindly not to do that. she was very apologetic and said she didn't realize that happened..so it was all fine but lol I was nervous to approach her in case she wasn't a nice person.

I was on a flight from Los Angeles to Germany and the woman in front of me was traveling with her extremely hyperactive son, her friend and that woman's son. The hyper kid was completely out of control but the mom spent the entire flight ignoring him and talking with her friend. He was yelling, kicking seats, moving his seat back and forth, and he manage to spill a cup of orange juice between the seats and onto my shoes. The mom didn't even apologize. During her conversation with her friend, it came to light that the kid was on ritalin, but she had withheld his meds because she didn't want him to be off his schedule due to the time difference. I understand the logic, but if you're going to do something like that, you need to be on top of the situation and do everything you can to keep your child calm. She did nothing.

The thing that really annoys me on a plane is reclining seats. On one flight I had a glass of orange juice on the table and the woman in front suddenly reclined the seat back tipping orange juice all over my lap. I was pinned in and also suffer with claustraphobia. I asked an air hostess for some napkins. She ignored that and told the person in front to pull her seat up, which of course was a relief, but I still couldn't move unless I dropped a puddle of orange juice all over the floor and my bags. Luckily the kind gentleman next to me got up and went to the bathroom to get some hand towels so I could dry myself off. I have no idea why the seats should be able to recline. There's no room and it's not practical. Grr.

Change a diaper at the seat? I guess if someone has two children and can't leave one of them but I really think you should do this in the bathroom. I have seen this more than once and that is why I always travel with antibacterial wipes to clean off the drop table. I have had small children spit up on me before and I can live with it because it was not done on purpose but please really think twice before you change a diaper at the seat, (end of rant).

Other Wolters World videos make me want to travel, but this one makes me never want to step into an airplane again!

Awesome channel! I LOVE your work! I guess that I am weird, but I thoroughly enjoy flying w/ people's kids! I travel a lot in America and now that our kids are grown, the wife and I are investigating overseas travel. (I'll prolly watch all of your stuff multiple times!) On the kids thing - recently a woman was having a bit of trouble w/ her son crying (he was 4 and terrified) and the comments from other passengers was so bad that she started to cry herself. I was sitting across the aisle and it got so bad that I stood up and proved that American Southerners can be way more rude than anyone else on earth and told the woman to swap seats w/ me. The look on her face,....I am sure that she was terrified.... In about 3 minutes I had her son laughing and talking a blue streak. Finally, she figured out that I wasn't the "booger Man" and we had such a pleasant conversation that a 3 hour flight turned into what seemed like less than an hour! I couldn't help but noticing that when we debarked, none of the complainers could look me in the eye,.... Really folks,.... you have a lot of people in a small space, and it isn't like you can get up and leave,.... a little kindness: a tiny bit of compassion and understanding; can turn a long flight into a short hop and all ya really gotta do is try to be a bit more considerate of other people's situation and feelings - and it doesn't cost a dime,...it's FREE! :=))

Great video. What I love is that even when you talk about the negatives, you still do it in a positive way.

11:11 Mark, you might be interested to know that it's not the food itself that causes it to be flavourless - airlines actually OVERspice the food. It's a combination of factors: dry air diminishes taste and the pressurisation of the cabin also causes the mucus membranes to swell, making it even more difficult to taste what you're eating. Aditionally, the constant white noise produced by all the mechanics and electronics appears to draw your attention away from flavour as well.

You described this in such an intertaining way---very informative too---you had me cracking up ! I would be pleased to fly next to you and your family anytime ! Take care....

Getting incredibly drunk before the flight, and being loud and obnoxious through the whole thing as a result.

Love Mark & Jocelyn and their sweet boys!!!! Thank you for sharing all your tips and experiences!!!💕

Unwashed body odor is just rude! It's usually young guys who partied all night, or slept in a questionable place before they got on the plane. It's not just an American thing. Clean yourself before you have to share a close space. Some people may not wear deodorant. While not idea, it's not a big deal for me. I'm talk'n dirty/nasty! :-/

Best thing to do on a plane to piss off people - FART, fart a lot!

I enjoy your videos a lot. What I don't like about other passengers is when they forced you to change your seat. Usually I changed it but sometimes they are just super impolite and they will bully you into accepting.

"Really, dude? Come on..." is the most I've ever heard/seen you been upset about anything, you are so good-natured! Also I love the idea of helping parents instead of complaining.

Many years after, this is still my favorite Wolters world video

Naughty children kicking your seat and climbing all the over chairs not being told off

When I am doing local and domestic travel I ALWAYS ask the person behind if it would be ok to put my seat back. I never put it back without first asking. It's called Etiquette and Manners. Only sit in aisle or centre-aisle seats. Make life easy. On board air conditioning replaces the entire volumetric content of the entire cabin and hold in 15 minutes.

Bravo!! A round of applause! 👏 Can we please forward this video to the entire world?

I really like that you're so self-aware. Another gr8 and informative video - Thanks!!

Why the hell do airline passengers think their so damn entitled, even on short flights?

One day my dad and I we're coming home from Paris and all we could think was eww who need some deodorant and to shower. We later found out it was the cheese my dad was bring home for my grandma 😂😂😂😂😂 but it was some good STINKY cheese

DRIVES ME CRAZY when people don't even try to let you by/through

Great video. From my own experience as a frequent flier, I never put my seat back on a domestic flight unless it is a red eye and everyone is sleeping. On long overseas flights same thing, not during meal services and wait until the lights go down and most people are trying to sleep. If I'm at an aisle or window, I more or less cede the armrests to the center seat within reason. If I am next to a larger person, I do insist the armrest in between is down, I've had people sit down and try to raise them. You have the right idea with kids. I did have a flight from BWI to Aruba. Parents with two kids were sitting on opposite aisle seats with the kids on the aisle on row ahead. My wife and I had the center and window next to one of them. This kid kicked the seat in front for 3.5 hours with no intervention from the parents. When we started getting off, the man in front of him was glaring at me. I did inform him sort of loudly that this was not my child and I would never have allowed any of my children to kick his seat like that on a flight. Not sure why they parents allowed this and even more why thy didn't put them next to them. Surely if they were able to get four aisle seats they could have rather had a center and window for the kids next to them.

I think it's perfectly fine to take both armrests if you are in the middle. The aisle seat gets extra legroom and easy aisle access (1 armrest) the window gets a view and somewhere to lean their head (1 armrest) and the middle gets to sit uncomfortably with nowhere to stretch their legs or rest their head, they deserve both armrests, if the window and aisle got 2 each then the middle would get none.

As a mother of two small children - I promise - I will always keep my kiddos in check. Always!!!

Hey Mark. I wanted to thank you for all the helpful tips and tricks and things you’ve talked about in several videos about planning for a trip. It’s has been very useful and helpful. My wife and I are going to Mexico on Sunday (July 21st). We are celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary and your tips about Mexico have been very helpful. Thank you for all you do. Air high five buddy.

Mark, you guys are the best.

#6: I had a 20-something seated next to me on a flight one time and he took off his old disgusting tennis shoes to rest his stinky bare feet. We're talking a Limburger cheese stinky smell that began to waft through the cabin. I looked over at him and calmly said, "Put your shoes back on." He did.

Imagine back in the day when you could smoke on planes.

Really dig your vids bro. You're one of my favorite channels.

I loved Chicago when I was out there and now in watching your Videos on Paris cause ill be going in October ! I can't wait :)

Maybe you fly on nicer planes than me but the reclining on the seat is only like 2 inches lol

Reclining seats is the worst. I've got long legs but people just don't get it and slam it back as far as possible as soon as the seatbelt sign is off.

Aww. I would love to sit by you and you're family. Thanks for your videos.

You are just really chill and nice and understanding i dont know how often will I watch you since I do not keep consistent with chnnels but i gave you a subscribe and like because i apprechiate you because you are great person and deserve support. Keep working! All support from Berlin!

Excellent video Mark. Funny that none of these things bug me or I haven't experienced many. Never sat near a smelly passenger. Never sat in an area where someone brought in stinky food. Never had an abrupt seat recliner. Kids don't bother me. I once sat next to a guy with a cold who didn't cover his mouth 100% of the time. I finally put on my surgical mask...he still didn't get the hint.

I cant get enough of your videos! you are not thin BUT you are not obese either 😊 I love your comments

Y'all have a truly beautiful family! The boys are gonna be heart breakers for sure😆

Prepping for Iceland - your videos are fantastic! This one, brilliant and brutally honest. Love it!! Thank you! :)

You might be a big guy, but you are so stinkin' cute. Your personality is captivating. (Sorry Joselyn...but you know that better than anyone else :) lol. Great videos, my hubster and I are avid travelers and we've enjoyed every one of them!

#14 Counting backwards from ten in Arabic.

Wow. Sounds like you've really had a rough trip. Very gracious of you to make a helpful video instead of just complaining like most folks. God bless.

Middle seat gets both armrests. Isle seat gets room to put the legs in the isle and window seat gets the wall to lean against. What are you, a savage?

When you mentioned smells, you should have included perfumes and colognes. Floral scents especially annoy my allergies. Expect me to cough, choke, and sneeze from your chosen scent.

Adding to #9: I've been on flights before where the flight was landing late, and people were going to miss their connecting flights if they didn't get off immediately. They let the flight attendants know, the flight attendants double checked their claims and then made an announcement asking everyone to stay seated until those people / groups exited the plane. Some people were still buttholes and try to get off with them, but most people understood and stayed seated.

Keep these videos going they help me when I go on my holidays

This was so true & humorous in ways. Great video.😎

Thank god I was a kid who was shy and would not talk to anyone. I hate those super annoyoing outgoing rambunctious brats.

I can't help but to have that sinking feeling of, "this is gonna suck," when there's kids nearby, but I don't say anything about it. I just shut up and ignore it, but it does make me mentally tired.

Bravo, bravo, bravo. Thank you so much for finally telling people off. There must be politeness on a plane. I have sat by the best behaved and the worst behaved kids and agreed, help out the Mum or Dad and you help your self. Thank for this video.

The worst flight I had was with a high school senior trip on board....they were soooooo loud and rowdy! The teachers & chaperones did their best but it didn't help much. I just kept reminding myself that they're kids, they're super excited, and it could be their first trip away from their parents, by plane or even ANYWHERE. Reminding myself of that made it easier on me and my patience level...eventually they DID quiet down.

I'd add not bringing stuff for any kids traveling with you to do to the list. I don't care if the flight is 30 minutes or 20 hours BRING things to that will keep the kids traveling with you entertained. I love children & enjoy talking to them & interacting & playing with them. That said I don't enjoy your little darling who is behaving like a brat because you didn't bother to bring things for them to do. I'm single & don't have kids so I'm not going to have child appropriate entertainment items with me & I shouldn't be expected to entertain your kid because you're too lazy, inconsiderate, uncaring etc. to be bothered to bring things for your kid to do.

I got an upgrade to first class, because of a crying baby and a restless child. I sat down, usual window seat. Then a mother comes with a baby and her 5 year old. They both sit next to me. The baby is crying as loudly as possible and the kid decided to keep clicking the seatbelt and snapping the food tray. The mother wasn't doing anything to calm her children, neither was the father, who was on the other side of the isle. Shortly after taking off, the baby barfed all over it's mother and nearly on me, so I asked the stewardess, if I could get another seat, because I'm on my way to "an important business meeting and I need a little bit of peace and quiet", even tho I was going home for the holidays. She was sympathetic and offered me an upgrade, as there were no other free seats. Boom! First class baby! I spent the whole flight drinking beer and enjoying two free seats next to me. Lots of legroom, a screen that showed me where the plane is and even a hot meal! And before landing I had a shot of whiskey.

Thank you for the advice, will look to put a lot of this into practice on my next plane journey

I love your videos they are very entertaining please keep on making them!!

13 ways to annoy people: a video that's about 13 minutes long, and according to RU-vid, it was posted 13 hours ago! It's a CONSPIRACY, I tell you!

you should do 13 things (or more or less) things to annoy people at an airport. The most annoying is people not having their documents prepared passports visa money

Hi! I love your videos! :) I've flown here and there across Europe-short flights mostly, but you covered everything. Doesn't matter where you are-issues are the same.

Things that piss me off on a plane: people who sit near windows and insist on not using them, people who drop SBDs, getting kicked by the person behind me. Ways I’ve (unintentionally) annoyed people on a plane: draping my waist-length ponytail over the back of my seat (I cut it off the week after I got back)

How to keep your kids quiet on the plane.... BENADRYL! Period. Give them 1 tablet 30 mins before the flight. They will be sleeping happily for at least a good 6 hrs LOL

In all my life of plane travel, I have enjoyed every single ride. I still don't know why people hate travelling by plane, its so much fun.

Good episode. Thank you sooooo much!

Thanks for the tips!