Noisy kids top list of annoying plane passengers
Half of all Americans would pay more to be seated in a designated aircraft ‘quiet zone’ away from youngsters.
A survey by Expedia found that 49% of travelers would pay extra to be kept away from noisy children.
The survey found parents who travel with loud children are considered more annoying than passengers who kick the seat in front of them and travelers with foul odors.
Annoying children and their parents were ranked by 41% of those surveyed as the most annoying airplane etiquette violators.
Furthermore, 49% of Americans surveyed said they would pay extra to be seated in a designated ‘quiet zone,’ free of screaming children, the survey found.
However, there are some double standards among travellers. For example, those who fully recline their seats were ranked as the 7th worst violation even though 80% of travelers admitted that they recline their seat all the way at some point in the flight.
"Most of us, when we look at the list of offending behaviors, can admit to having committed to one or more of these violations," said John Morrey, general manager of Expedia.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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