After speaking to air hostesses from major regional airlines such as Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline, FlyDubai, Gulf Air, and Air Arabia, StepFeed compiled a list of the most common types of passengers that annoy the hell out of them!
Are you one of them?
Here are 9 types of passengers that annoy cabin crew:
1. The rude one
Simply rude... No please, no thank you... Everything has to be done within seconds and nothing is ever good enough...
Remember, simple courtesy goes a long way!
2. The 'special' one
There is always one who thinks he/she is a special case and somehow deserves extra special treatment. He/she wants the best of the best, and even that is still not satisfactory enough...
3. The demanding one
This type of passenger insists on having his own food brought onto the plane and warmed up, he wants extra blankets, an extra set of earphones (don't ask, no idea why) and still complains about the size of the seats.
More beer... More wine... He/she just wants more of everything for the sake of having it!
Dear passenger, please remember, this is not a bar, but an aircraft!
4. The one in a rush
There is always one who literally rushes and runs to the gate the moment it opens. As if the plane will take off without loading all the passengers first... Strange indeed.
5. The annoying one
Ahhh, the one who repeatedly requests assistance every few minutes because he thinks he needs something urgently. This type of passenger will often ask different hostesses for the same thing...
During a long-haul flight, this just makes extra work for everyone.
6. The one who can't follow instructions
The one who insists on sitting in the exit row, but just won't listen to the instructions given by the hostesses.
Remember, safety first and it's important!
7. The one who puts everything on social media
The one who asks on having a picture taken with a member of the cabin crew to show his social media followers how cool he is... This is often followed by a rude caption or inappropriate comments from his friends and followers...
8. The one who can't control his children
There is always at least one couple on board the plane who just won't discipline their children into sitting down during take-off and landing.
The children will often just run wild and even annoy other passengers when really, they are supposed to be safely seated.
Don't be that parent... Just don't.
9. The chauvinist
This is, according to the cabin crew we spoke to, one of the worst characteristics of a passenger, if not the worst of the worst.
The sexist type. The chauvinist. The one who doesn't think much of women. He will order something or try to get the attention of the air hostess by snapping his fingers and/or make inappropriate comments.
Remember, just like any other profession, cabin crew deserve respect.