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The refined traveller: 10 etiquette rules for flying economy class

As Australians, it's bad enough that we have to fly for hours and hours on end sitting in cramped Economy class seats just so we can have the pleasure of setting foot in some exotic foreign destination.

As Australians, it’s bad enough that we have to fly for hours and hours on end sitting in cramped Economy class seats just so we can have the pleasure of setting foot in some exotic foreign destination.

Unlike those that live in Europe or Asia, our isolated position dooms us to extended periods of flying for the rest of our lives.

But what makes these extended journeys ten times worse is having to put up with rude, selfish, [insert critical adjective here] passengers that somehow seem to think that the entire plane and crew are there simply make their flight as comfortable and pleasant as possible.

Aargh!!!

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Of course, when you fly Economy, you’re flying with hundreds of other passengers about as equally interested as you in getting to their destination in relative comfort.

At KarryOn, we’ve already written about how smelly passengers have been voted as the most annoying passenger types EVER, followed by perennial seat kickers, and annoying children. And regular KarryOn contributor Mark Luckey has given his verdict on the five types of travelling a$$hole$.

But today, it’s all about education. We’ve acquired this nifty little infographic that explains – in no uncertain terms – what to DO and what NOT to do when flying Economy.

It’s our hope that the infographic will serve to help those travellers of ill repute shed their offensive skins and join the rest of us refined travellers in the civilised world.

Are you ready to get your etiquette on?

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Credit: 10 etiquette rules for flying economy class [Infographic] by the team at Expedia CA

What passenger behaviour do you find extremely irritating when flying economy?