Airplane Etiquette Survey: Many Americans Say Passenger Behavior Is Getting Worse

This behavior on planes annoys people the most, survey finds

Here's what travelers think about shared armrests, reclined seats and fellow passengers' use of tech on planes.

The 6 most annoying air traveler habits according to Americans, from wearing pajamas to reclining seats

The most common complaint among those surveyed is cabin noise.: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images42% of US survey respondents said flight etiquette has worsened in the past five years.The most common complaint among respondents related to in-cabin noise.The survey follows US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's criticism of some flight behavior.From seat-reclining disputes to disagreements over when it's OK to switch …

Airplane etiquette survey: Many Americans say passenger behavior is getting worse

Many people in the U.S. believe airplane etiquette has gone downhill, and they mostly blame fellow passengers for the drop in civility. It's just one of the fascinating findings from a new survey by YouGov, commissioned by TPG, on everything travel.If you've paid any attention to social media, you know passenger plane etiquette is a hot topic. Debates rage about who should get the armrest, whether you should recline your seat, whether people are…

These are the 6 most annoying air traveler habits according to Americans, from wearing pajamas to reclining your seats

The most common complaint among those surveyed is cabin noise. : Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 42% of US survey respondents said flight etiquette has worsened in the past five years. The most common complaint among respondents related to in-cabin noise. The survey…

You're Not Imagining It — Airplane Etiquette Is Getting Worse

It seems like every other day, some post depicting bad plane behavior goes viral online — whether it's evangelists proselytizing to unwilling passengers, a child refusing to sit down for takeoff and forcing an entire flight to deplane, or the never-ending debate over who gets the armrest. If you feel like onboard manners are harder to come by, you're not alone — a new YouGov survey commissioned by The Points Guy found that 42 percent of people b…