However, our behavior hasn’t really improved. On the contrary, unruly passenger incidents have also been rising, so we at Bored Panda decided to put together a collection of pictures showing some of the most egotistical travelers. Hopefully, they will serve as a reminder to remain considerate and respect others. During the peak Covid years, fewer flights didn’t equal fewer problems – at least not in the US, where reported incidents rose. As American flight attendant Susannah Carr told CNN Travel that year: “I come in expecting to have a passenger that could potentially get violent.” Plus, IATA and FAA data can only tell us so much (not every airline that’s part of IATA submits data, while not every airline records every instance of unruly behavior). Thus, the conversation around disruptive passengers, including the ones we see in these pictures remains heated.
Level 1 is “minor” (IATA’s ‘Cabin Operations Safety Best Practice Manual’ suggests this could be argumentative behavior or non-compliance with safety regulations);Level 2 is “moderate” (physically aggressive behavior, for example);Level 3 is “serious” (i.e. dangerous behavior, an “intent or threat to injure,” as IATA puts it);and Level 4 is “flight deck breach” (which IATA classifies as “credible threat of death).
The most common categorizations of incidents in 2022 were non-compliance, verbal abuse and intoxication. Physical abuse incidents remain very rare, but these had an alarming increase of 61% over 2021, occurring once every 17,200 flights.
Smoking of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes and puff devices in the cabin or lavatories;Failure to fasten seatbelts when instructed;Exceeding the carry-on baggage allowance or failing to store baggage when required;Consumption of own alcohol on board.
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