Tourists share their flight seatmate horror stories, including one who used their plane blanket as a tissue
At 30,000 feet in the air the last thing you need is a terrible seatmate beside you for the long journey. But several travellers have experienced just that, and shared their horror stories of what they encountered on flights. One tourist revealed how during an eight-hour flight, a man sat nearby had terrible breath that 'stunk like faeces'.The holidaymaker occupied the middle seat, while a 'large dude on the aisle' sat beside them, they explained on Reddit.However, the passenger 'took up most of the space and always had his arms on the arm rest the whole time'.To make the situation even more unbearable, the tourist described how their seatmate, 'Had the worst breath and every time he exhaled, it stunk like faeces so I could smell it every minute'.'It was so bad the guy next to me on the window seat could smell it,' they added.Hundreds of other tourists took to the comments to share their nightmare experiences on flights. At 30,000 feet in the air the last thing you need is a terrible seatmate beside you for the long journeySomeone else recalled a horrific situation where a man used the plane blanket in a disgusting way. They penned: 'A guy on a flight to New Delhi, who blew his nose in the blanket provided by the airline and smelled terrible.'Another recalled how on a flight from Dubai to Toronto, she sat next to someone who 'ate shelled pistachios the entire trip like it was his mission in life'.One holidaymaker had a difficult flight when they sat beside an eight-year-old boy and found his 'parent didn't parent at all'.The child managed to 'yank' the passenger's headphones off, as well as pulling their hair and screaming. 'He stuck his finger in my food,' the tourist also revealed, all while the child's mother apparently watched a movie.In another nightmare scenario a young couple brought a puppy along with them inside a carrier.However, things took a turn when they let the dog out on the plane. But several travellers have experienced just that, and shared their horror stories of what they encountered on flights'They took him out to play with and the poor thing pooped everywhere,' the traveller penned. 'The smell was so bad the FA gave us coffee pouches to hold over our noses.' On a different flight, one passenger had their seat broken by a man using it to help him stand up. 'He literally broke my seat, it would not go to an upright position anymore. Landing with a flopping seat back and no way to brace yourself is not something I care to experience ever again,' they recalled.
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Tourists share their flight seatmate horror stories, including one who used their plane blanket as a tissue
