A Reddit user calls out fellow plane passenger on poor flight etiquette with ‘gross’ photo

A plane passenger who used her headrest as a footrest mid-flight was outed on the social media platform by a fellow traveller

The post received more than 1,000 comments, with users calling the behaviour ‘gross’ and ‘disgusting’

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One woman’s plane ride was made worse by a fellow passenger’s decision to prop his or her feet up on her headrest. Photo: Alamy

Published: 2:00am, 15 Nov 2019Updated: 4:43am, 15 Nov 2019

One traveller is rightfully making a stink about her neighbour’s in-flight behaviour.

A user of the social media platform Reddit shared a photo early this week from a woman’s plane ride that was made uncomfortable thanks to an inconsiderate passenger who apparently needs a lesson in proper aeroplane etiquette.

In the picture, the woman looks visibly disgusted as the passenger directly behind her dangles his or her feet over her headrest, just inches from her face. (It is not clear which airline the woman was travelling on.)

“This is the one thing I am most worried about before getting on a plane,” the Reddit user captioned the photo, which was shared on a forum titled “mildly infuriating”.

This photo was posted on the “mildly infuriating” subreddit. Photo: courtesy of Reddit

The post received more than 1,000 comments, with users variously calling the traveller’s behaviour “gross”, “so dirty” and “disgusting”. One user said the photo could double as a “horror movie poster”.

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