A Delta Air Lines passenger sitting at the bulkhead was spotted barefoot, with their feet up on the cabin divider. Their shoes were on the floor, with socks crumpled in the aisle.
And they were wearing very short shorts – or possibly underwear – but seeingly no pants. A black quilted item is hanging on the bulkhead. While it could be his pants, it looks more like a blanket.
Another passenger across the aisle is half-standing/leaning toward the window. Commenters viewing this cabin photo online joke he’s “trying to escape” or using a “window urinal.”
The passenger who took the photo spoke up and said something to the man – and he put his socks back on.
I don’t think it’s ever appropriate to prop your feet up on the bulkhead, or for a man to go shoeless in the cabin. No passenger would want their feet on the cabin floor – or worse yet, the lavatory floor. It’s sticky.
But what disturbs me most here is that you can see the man’s bare thighs up to his hip with no pant leg or hem showing. His lap/waistband area is blocked by the seat, so I can’t prove whether he’s in way too short shorts or, underwear, or going commando — but he’s definitely not wearing flying-appropriate pants.
Delta positions itself as a premium airline, but even Spirit isn’t your mom’s basement. And they’ve been trying to elevate their image away from the belief that all of their passengers were raised by wolves.
Plane surfaces are dirty. The one thing I really had hoped would last coming out of the pandemic was elevated cleanliness, but it really didn’t. I suggested the problem with going barefoot to the bathroom. But even worse is that he’s rubbing himself all over the aircraft where someone else is going to be on the next flight without any kind of santizing afterward.
We’ve seen passengers clip their nails inflight (and flick them onto the passenger next to them), paint their toenails onboard, go go shirtless and even strip naked and rub the crew. But that doesn’t make it o.k.
@traveltmz WHY IS THIS ALLOWED ON PLANES?! 😭😭😭 #traveltmz #noflylist #why #fingernail #distraught ♬ Beethoven Moonlight Sonata-High Sound Quality – Amemiya
In fairness, if he’s going without pants that’s less weight on the aircraft, lower fuel burn, and cost-saving to the airline. But it’s still not something the airline wants! Indeed, Delta’s Contract of Carriage allows them to refuse transport or remove a passenger if the person is barefoot or wearing attire, hygiene, or odor that creates an unreasonable risk of offense or annoyance to others.
And returning to the shoes – leaving those on the floor can hinder evacuation in an emergency. Plus, you want those on in case there is one!
Is that RFK, Jr., again? Maha…
Another trump voter exercising his right to be a disgusting pig
White people…LOL!!! What is new?
Trash is trash. Comes in a variety of colors.
And he probably paid a Premium price. Premium airline my A$$.
@Tony — Be careful, you’ll offend the right-wing ‘snowflakes’… (release the files!)
not newsworthy.
@Derek no — Sir, this is a Wendy’s… Are you looking for the Associated Press? ‘Gulf of M…’
Gary Leff writes, “No Pants, No Socks: Delta Passenger Lets It All Hang Out, Feet On Bulkhead Wall.” When flying with a premium airline like Delta Air Lines, I expect the headline in a future View From the Wing article to read, “Balls to the wall: Delta Passenger Lets It All Hang Out, Genitals On The Bulkhead Wall.”
@Ken A — I hope @Gary Leff considers your edit; it’s within his power to make it happen!
I think what is more offensive is that if a woman wore shorts that short, she likely would’ve gotten tagged before she even boarded. But he boarded looking like that? Yay to putting his socks back on but honestly, I agree with how offensive it is when folx put their feet on the bulkhead. That isn’t a foot rest. Please make it stop.
FWIW, I often go shoeless in cabin, especially on long flights, but… I take off my shoes and put on socks brought just to wear during the flight. When we are about to land, I slide them off inside out (because gross) and put them into a plastic bag in my carry on or tote. (And I handwash them so they can be worn again, rightside out, on the return flight.) Floors are just gross. Men should know that more than women, no? 🙂
Why bring Trump into it? That’s tired already. There has been a sharp decline in society. Sometimes I think these people want a free bee or they’re starved for attention. Anyway. One Way ticket. Bye bye.
Gone are the days when passengers had class. You can joke about who they voted for but airline passengers of today might as well be on a city bus or light rail. Whatever human fluids that come out will end up on the seats and floor. Whatever growth on their feet will end up on the wall. Mothers change babys on the tray table then throw the used diaper on the floor and someone will step on it. People miss the toilet and get it on the walls of the lavatory. I don’t worry as much about the plane crashing as getting an infection. And I use saniwipes.
Introduce this creature to tic tok Poop Girl. Perfect match of selfish and disgusting.
@Lightning1 — And speaking of wipes, United remains the only US carrier that still hands out those alcohol sanitizing wipes at boarding; they’re wise to do that. @Tim Dunn, just saying… Delta stopped offering those… (Deltalina finger wagging…)
Americans have no etiquette
As a gay man, he certainly has nice looking legs. I wouldn’t mind that view on my flight! LOL Woof!!
@Todd S — A win for the leg-guys! ‘Thank you for your attention to this matter…’
Where’s @Mike Hunt for his ‘hot take’? Wonder if he’s more into legs or feet…
We don’t kink shame on here, unless kink-shaming is your kink, then… uh, @MaxPower, what do we do then? Nevermind.
I cannot believe how disgusting people have gotten on planes. It’s outrageous.
‘Window urinal(s)’ – the new airline strategy to replace at least one lav with a row of $$$ seats !!
Have the airlines thought of electrifying the bulkheads as a disincentive for a foot rest ?
.. lol
@bossa — While some might see that as a punishment, others might pay extra for… the thrill. (Shocking, yes.) And others still might pay to watch! Think of all the untapped profits!
Wasn’t there a Friends episode about this?
A barista at the coffee house told Joey or Chandler “hey this is a family place. Keep the mouse in the house.”
Live and let live.
We don’t know the context, so the concern seems…prudish
@Chris — Live and let…’s fly? Someone get @Matthew Klint on here for his own ‘hot take.’
I find it awkward that a sentence in the first part of the article says, “… with their feet up” and later says, “And they were wearing very short shorts”. And later yet says, “While it could be his pants…” and further says, “…or for a man to go shoeless”. What the hell is with all of this claptrap back and forth? It is a MAN that is being referred to in the article. Why not say “man” in the beginning?
@Win Whitmire — As I reminded @Derek no, above, ‘Sir, this is a Wendy’s…’
I thought you only saw things like this on Spirit? Glad to see one of the big three getting in on the action.
The bar has been lowered way too much.
@Alex — Well, maybe it’s time to raise the bar… (“His name is James, James Cameron, the bravest pioneer. No budget too steep, no sea too deep; who’s that? It’s him, James Cameron”… @L737?)
@Alex — Also, this is no joke… I’m super cereal.