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A passenger took off shoes and socks and began grooming bare feet right at an airline seat, treating the cabin like a private bathroom instead of shared space. The problem is not just that other passengers have to watch — it’s that aircraft seats, carpets and seatbacks are not deep-cleaned between every flight, and someone else is getting that same seat next.
An American Airlines first class passenger put her feet on another traveler’s armrest, got them shoved off, and then put them back up on the window a few minutes later. The incident sparked a flood of suggestions for how to handle one of the most basic and revolting breaches of airplane etiquette.
A passenger flying SAS from Copenhagen to Los Angeles after recent surgery says she wound up getting a 30-minute foot massage from a stranger in coach after an expected empty seat between them disappeared. It is an oddly kind story — three women who did not share a language improvising help for someone in pain — but it also crosses a line that most travelers would not want crossed on a plane.
It’s hard to say what’s worse—the bare feet or the confidence. One Basic Economy passenger turned his neighbor’s armrest into a personal spa, opening what can only be described as The Athlete’s Foot Lounge mid-flight. If you thought you’d seen the limits of bad passenger behavior, there’s always another level.
A Delta Air Lines passenger was caught walking barefoot out of an airplane lavatory, horrifying fellow travelers and scientists alike. Why the outrage? Science confirms airplane bathroom floors are breeding grounds for viruses, bacteria, and worse—making this moment literal proof we’ve failed as a species.
A reader shared their experience with an American Airlines tray table on August 18th’s fligh 605 from Miami to New York LaGuardia that elevated that 737’s tray table over the heights of uncleanliness achieved in a plane’s lavatory.
A Los Angeles-bound Delta Air Lines passenger was spotted using their toes to control their entertainment screen. She was seated in first class at bulkhead on flight 2830. from Seattle on Saturday.
A passenger on a flight removed his shoes and socks, extended his bare leg and foot across the aisle, and rested it on the arm of the seat across the way from him. And his other foot is getting massaged by another passenger.
One coach passenger boarded their Zurich – New York JFK flight and found a a bare foot planted squarely on their armrest. It wasn’t an accidental brush or quick stretch – it was a full, unrepentant, toes-out encroachment before boarding had even finished. And all they could think was: “I have a 9 hour flight ahead of me.”
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.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
