Between the limited leg room, sub-par food, and constant struggle to get comfortable, being on a plane can be hard enough without the interference of others. Add in a crying baby, rude passenger, or child kicking the back of your seat, and you’ll immediately start regretting you ever made travel plans.
While there are plenty of ‘travel icks’ that can occur when flying, including people talking loudly or clapping when the plane lands, one Aussie woman has called out an all-too-common plane act. Tiff Brash, a Sydney-based content creator in her 20s, told Yahoo Lifestyle that she was recently left “disgusted” when the person sitting behind her on an international flight put their bare feet on her armrest.
“I was flying to London, and the guy behind me not only took his socks off, but proceeded to wedge his feet up into the crevice between my seat and my window, so that I could not only smell, but also see his toes coming out of my armrest for a good five hours of the flight,” she said.
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Tiff said the problem was only resolved after “a couple passive aggressive shoves of [her] cushion on his feet”, and she immediately requested a new pillow.
“It’s one thing to remove your shoes, but god forbid you take your socks off,” she adds.
Passengers air their grievances: ‘Not cool’
The act of going barefoot on a plane appears to be increasingly common, with countless passengers sharing footage of the wild behaviour on TikTok.
“What the f**k is wrong with people?” one person commented.
“Not cool. Keep your nasty bare foot out of my space,“ another added.
“Honestly, airlines should have a policy against feet up on the armrests. Why are passengers having to deal with it?” someone else remarked.
According to new research from Vodafone, more than a third of Aussie travellers get annoyed by strangers putting their feet up on public transport.
More than a third of Aussie travellers get annoyed by strangers putting their feet up on public transport. Photos: TikTok/jakefarrugia94 / yoleendadong
Huge reason behind holiday arguments revealed
Interestingly, the research also discovered that one of the ultimate travel ‘icks’ for Aussies centres around mobile phone usage. 1 in 5 holiday arguments are triggered by data-related mishaps, such as getting lost without maps and being MIA after splitting up.
This is all too real for Tiff, who told Yahoo Lifestyle that her family almost filed a missing person’s report after she went a week without mobile data overseas.
“I was travelling to Italy to join a job on board a boat, without any data. I went on board, thinking I’d finally have some access to the boat’s Wi-Fi, but it had none,” she said.
“I was at sea for a whole week, and it wasn’t until then that I finally had time ashore to buy some data. I turned my phone on to 40+ intense messages from friends/family/my boyfriend who were wondering why I wasn’t in contact with them at all, and there were close to reporting me as a missing person.”
Tiff’s #1 travel tip
Tiff said she “lacked the urgency” to organise her phone data plan before her trip, but would never make the same mistake again.
“Always have data on your phone, as you never know when you’ll need it most or when you won’t actually have access to Wi-Fi,” she said.
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A Vodafone spokesperson said that having “peace of mind” is the most important requirement on a trip, and their $5 roaming plan helps customers navigate a new city or share memories with someone back home with ease.
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