Plane passenger's outrage after barefoot move on flight

One plane passengers neighbour broke one of the many unwritten rules of flying etiquette.

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A passenger was left horrified after her next door neighbour rested a bare foot directly next to her. Source: Getty/Jam Press
A passenger was left horrified after her next-door neighbour rested a barefoot directly next to her. Source: Getty/Jam Press

Many would agree that sitting on an airplane for multiple hours is not a comfortable experience. It’s even worse when you’re sat next to a fellow passenger who breaks one of the many unwritten rules of flying etiquette.

One passenger Ashwini, 29, ignited disgust among fellow passengers when she snapped the person sat next to who wasn’t wearing shoes OR socks with their barefoot just inches away from her leg. Despite her most subtle efforts, the person refused to move.

“I kept looking at her feet so she could move it herself but she was stuck to watching reels," Ashwini, said. “To add to this she occupied the hand-rest almost totally. I didn't want to verbally say anything and embarrass her."

"How would you feel about this?” she asked fellow travellers, sharing an image of the offending sole just inches from her leg during a flight from Bagdogra to Mumbai, in India.

The barefoot plane passenger left their neighbour in disbelief. Source: Jam Press
The barefoot plane passenger left their neighbour in disbelief. Source: Jam Press

“Holy S***t,” reacted one traveller.

Another suggested Ashwini react with revenge by doing “the same but with opposite leg. Foot to foot massage,” they joked.

“If they have a nice foot, I wouldn't mind,” another person quipped.

“And rub aggressively to show dominance,” another suggested.

“People said how I should be happy her feet were at least clean, ”Ashwini joked.

A plane passenger has expressed his shock at witnessing two of his fellow travelers getting incredibly intimate on a recent flight - most of which they spent locked in a series of embraces while lying across a row of seats barefoot.
A plane passenger has expressed his shock at witnessing two of his fellow travelers getting incredibly intimate on a recent flight - most of which they spent locked in a series of embraces while lying across a row of seats barefoot.

It’s not the first time, and certainly won’t be the last time that a passenger behaves badly on a flight.

In April, a passenger was horrified to witness two amorous travellers canoodling each other for an entire airplane ride.

“Can’t believe my view on the plane. It was like this the whole 4 hour flight,” shared Flea in the caption to the photos of the sky-high spooning session, which occurred aboard an unspecified flight.

One of the apparent mile-high hopefuls even has one of her feet propped against the tray table.

— Jam Press

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