Most Annoying Travelers

Rear-seat kickers have displaced inattentive parents as the most annoying fellow travelers on airlines, according to the latest "Expedia Study of In-Flight Etiquette."

The study, which asked 1,000 Americans to rank the most annoying on-board behaviors of other passengers, also noted smelly passengers, the "audio insensitive," heavy drinkers and loud, ceaseless talkers.
More than three in four (78%) Americans surveyed agree that "a little small talk is fine, but I prefer to keep to myself during the flight. Relatively few (16%) use flights as an opportunity to talk
with and meet new people, and 65% "dread" the experience of sitting next to a Chatty Cathy.
 

Only 12% report that they drink more than two alcoholic beverages during air travel, 

while on board or in the airport. About one in seven (15%) "always or sometimes" use medication or alcohol to help them sleep on a plane. Four out of five also report that they generally cannot sleep on planes.
 

 

In the wake of this year's headline examples of in-flight fights spurred by perceived legroom violations, the survey reveals that 32% of men do not recline their seat, compared with 38% of women. Almost a third (31%) of passengers recline their seats to sleep, with 26% saying they do so when the flight lasts longer than three hours. More than one in 10 (12%) recline immediately after take-off; the same percentage of fliers do so if the person in front of them does.

 

A full 10% reported that they would recline their seat even if the passenger behind them was noticeably pregnant. More than half (55%) of U.S. flyers do not ask permission of the passenger behind them. More than a third (38%) believe reclining should be banned. - Jill Cornfield

                                                                                     
 

Research also covered the most annoying co-passengers:

1. Rear-seat kickers  2. Inattentive Parents  3. The "aromatic passenger"  4. The "audio insensitive," including either talking or music  5. The boozer  6. "Chatty Cathy"  7. Carry-on baggage offenders  8. The armrest hog  9. The seat recliner  10. The "queue jumper" who rushes to deplane  11. "Pungent foodies"  12. Grabbers of your seat back 

Source: https://viewfinder.expedia.com/features/expedia-airplane-etiquette-study-2014