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Think of the most unusual (or disgusting) scene you've ever seen on a plane flight. Now imagine sharing that with more than 745,000 followers on Instagram? This is how "Passenger Shaming" works, an Instagram account dedicated to spreading the most bizarre moments and bad manners seen on flights - and recorded by passengers or commissioners.
The public shaming site was started by Shawn Kathleen — a mom, former police officer and paramedic who worked as a flight attendant for seven years. She came up with the original concept and started the brand on her own approximately five years ago. It has since been featured in most media outlets across the globe and was named one of the “Best 100 Instagram accounts" by Rolling Stone Magazine.
Scroll down and see just how rude people can get while on a plane for yourself!
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#1
Sometimes Self-Awareness Is Hard
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#2
I’m Only Posting This Photo So No One Else Sends It To Me
#3
This Darwin Award Passenger Was Cold... So She Used The Plastic Bag (That Was Holding Blanket / Pillow) And Put It Over Her Head To Warm Up
#4
Packing At The Gate 5 Minutes Before The Flight Like
I_Am_Goober 6 years ago (edited)
Maybe she is a subject of random selection and they messed up her bag and she has to repack. Is it a nuisance? Yeah, but so is random selection sometimes.
#5
Parenting Is Hard, Guys
RaroaRaroa 6 years ago
I guess the parents might have been asleep. Could have been a 12 hour flight and the kid was trying to keep themselves busy and not wake mum or dad.
#6
A For Effort, Dude!
Siddharth Rath 6 years ago
Out of the million things you can do on a plane - watching a movie, listening to music, talking to the person next to you, socializing, being a good fellow passenger - you watch porn... Whoa!
#7
"Man Dumps His Food Into Aisle After Eating What He Wanted"
#8
“I Hate Everyone And Shirts”
#9
The Sense Of Entitlement Is Strong With This One
#10
Crew Said She Couldn’t Do This. Her Reply… “I Don’t Care”
#11
Not. Apple. Juice.
#12
Happy Mother's Day!
#13
That Time A Dude Tried To Warm Up His Pizza. On A Plane
#14
That Woman
#15
No This Wasn't A 348 Day Long Flight
getsu youbi 6 years ago
Can we ban these people from flights please? Or at least make them clean up after themselves?
Vicky Zar 6 years ago
Oh, I think they would not do that in their homes. There they have to clean it up themselves.
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Lazy Gaga 6 years ago
You can live like a pig in your own goddamn house, not in a public place/flight.
Nicole Ford 2 years ago
Never understood why people are so gross. I've taken many long flights, I'd gross myself out having garbage everywhere.
Nicole Slater 6 years ago
Should be able to charge them extra for clean up service these people are vile and so disrespectful !!
Linda Sellers 6 years ago
What in the hell is wrong with people?????????? Unbelievable. Anyone have a sharp needle??????
Belinda Crum 6 years ago
I've worked in the hospitality industry for 20 years and I've come to realize that some people are just dirty, nasty pigs.
Bindi Adams 6 years ago
Triple their airfare! And, make them last off the plane...no matter where they're sitting! Pigs!
Alexandra Davis 6 years ago
I'm always the last to leave a plane, being in a wheelchair, as I have to wait for it to be brought up to the planes door etc etc. This means I get to chat to the staff and see the disgusting state some folk leave the plane in. One time I saw a sight the same/ worse than this and commented to the staff at how shock I was, especially as they came round every 30 minutes with rubbish bags, I felt so sorry for whomever had to clean it up. Some people should have their flying rights revoked, or not be allowed any luggage except checked in and not be allowed any food etc on the plane so they have no opportunity to make a mess.
Christine M Quigley 6 years ago
That would be awesome! Hand them a bag, and have them clean up, or ban them from the airline. And shame them on social media.
Miranda Robertson 6 years ago
AAAND two weeks later, they get a bill in the mail (or automatic deduction on the card)
Lenka Smetanová 6 years ago
when I was in a plane once, the crew said, that we can put our trash on the floor,it was interesting to hear that
Nadia Ingram 6 years ago
This is how they live at home, too. Most likely. Some people are absolutely filthy and oblivious of it.
Marika Stanway 6 years ago (edited)
I really don't get it, how some people can be pigs like this, with TOTAL lack of consideration for anything or anyone! Unchecked, utter arseholeness.
Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 6 years ago
you shouldn't do that at the movies
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Electric isopod 6 years ago
This is what the back seat of my car looks like (three little kids) after a few weeks. But I couldn’t imagine leaving a mess like that behind for someone else to clean!
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
whoa wtf is this...."lets just f**k up the plane because someone else cleans it up". Plane cleaners have like 7 minutes to clean the entire plane and get off, this sort of thing sets them and further flights back
Blue Cicada 6 years ago
Here's the garbage bag. We'll wait for you to you pick up your litter.
Jodi Ellis 6 years ago
Curious as to how this happened, flight attendants walk up and down and ask for trash.
#16
Hairy, Unbeweavable Sitch In Full Effect
#17
Must. Be. First. To. Get. Bag
#18
Don’t Do This!
#19
Aftermath Of Two Adult Passengers (Not 478 Children)
#20
Ok, So Which One Of You Left These On The Plane?!
#21
Jesus Flute Dude
Siddharth Rath 6 years ago
If he was good at it and played it well, it must've been a best case scenario. But if he was practising.... God save them
#22
Sorry About The Smell
#23
Solid Air Travel Hat Choice
Magdalena🇸🇰 6 years ago
I don' t see anything bad about it. It's not like he's bothering someone. And he may be a pyrotechnic. So what?
#25
Yay For Orlando Flights!
#26
"It Fit On The Last Flight!"
#27
Pro Travel Tip: The Tray Table Is Not An Ottoman
#28
Yes This Is First Class. Yes This Is (Was?) A T-Bone Steak That Someone Ate
#29
Sometimes You Just Need To Air Out Your Sweaty Shoe
#30
2 For 1 Pap Smears Now Available In Row 26!
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Adele Maestranzi 6 years ago
Boy! Flying these days looks horrible! And to think being a flight attendant was my teenage dream job! I remember traveling with my father in the early 60s, when you wore nice clothing, and acted respectably. Now the staff has to deal with these awful passengers.
bob 6 years ago (edited)
Well, flying got much cheaper, so it's not a very special experience now. Standards have fallen pretty low, but I'm not sure it's entirely the passengers' fault. Airline companies do their best to make flying less and less convenient and comfortable, so it's no surprise that some people just don't give a s**t anymore... Personally, I avoid economy class if I can now. Only because the quality of services is so low... Wasn't the case when I started flying intensively 15 years ago.
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Sue Clasen 6 years ago
Some are absolutely disgusting, others out of necessity make the best of the situation.
Full Name 6 years ago
Exactly. Plus, several of these need context before judgements can be made. This is the internet though and people will feel confident they know the whole story from a single snapshot. I'm glad they aren't judges.
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Elena Adams 6 years ago
Half of these problems would've been solved by saying "excuse me, you are occupying my space/ your hair is in my screen/ your ugly-a*s, disgusting feet are in my seat".
danielw 6 years ago
not necessarily. The people are already rude enough to do, and these days, people are being taught to avoid confrontation. "Using your words" is great, until the other side doesn't really give a damn.
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Brenda Pereira 6 years ago
WTH is wrong with people? A normal person wouldn't do any of these things! P**s on the seat? Naked? Jacking off? I think this calls for a fly by, opening the door and pushing them out! Jeez!!
Whitney Speight-Carlin 6 years ago
I really hope that instead of just passive-aggressively posting pictures, most of these people said something to those passengers.
Barbara Walker 6 years ago
People who stick their filthy, smelly bare feet all over other people's spaces should be put on a permanent no-fly list.
lindsayaotter 6 years ago
I get people don't have respect for others and clearly they also don't have it for themselves either.
April Simnel 6 years ago
I haven't had any flights with people who behave like this, thank goodness, but it all would have been absolutely unimaginable 20 years ago.
Full Name 6 years ago
Every generation thinks "People these days....." as if people haven't been the same since the dawn of time. FFS, 20 years ago was 1999. The world is almost exactly the same as it was in 1999.
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Mama Panda 6 years ago
Here you are boys and girls! These are the people who will be on the front lines of a zombie apocalypse!!! There seem to be enough of them to fill up each and every zombie so that all of us smart ones have a chance to get away, unless you plan to play whack-a-mole in the graveyard!
Jennifer Cavallier Smith 6 years ago
Most of this can be avoided if people would just act like they were in a public place , because that is what it is . You got to any store you have wear shirts and shoes . If you have long hair keep it in our own area and not over someone else seat because it is a hygiene issue .
Diver Driver 6 years ago
Really think about it. Airlines have become buses that fly. The other gross thing is the ratty pillows teens seem to have to carry with them.
Full Name 6 years ago
I saw a Mad Magazine comic to that effect.....from 1983.
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Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago
Flying is like riding the bus now, but more trouble. I'll stick to buses & trains.
Amie Redman 4 years ago
You would think flight attendants could say something. I am sure they can’t because people are so dramatic nowadays and would start something.
Paula Maillet 6 years ago
If there's one thing that ruins a flight it's that inevitably there's a kid behind me kicking my seat and/or a kid nearby screaming. Why don't they reserve a couple rows in the back for families with children?!
Paula Maillet 6 years ago
If there's one thing I absolutely hate about flying, it's that inevitably there's a kid behind me kicking my seat, and other kids nearby crying (screaming.) They should have the last several rows just for families with kids.
Michèle Gyselinck 6 years ago
Oh wow! I guess using barf bags to throw up in when you have motion sickness doesn't fall in the wicked passenger category. Maybe If I'd thrown up on my neighbor's lap it would have been a different story.
Enola Brinkley-Crayton 6 years ago
I have not flown in over 20 years because of the crazies and the crappy airline service. This just shows nothing has changed.
Jenifer Cappello 6 years ago
This whole thing is why I'm glad I never have flown, never will fly, never want to fly. Disgusting!
E FourOFour 6 years ago
I hate air travel- but I hate the people encountered during air travel even more.
SlightlyBurntWaffle 6 years ago
Story time! I’m going through security at the airport and notice a bad smell. I think it’s a baby that needs it’s diaper changed or something. But there weren’t really any babies in the line were my family was. My mom pointed out the direction it was coming from... I didn’t want to offend anyone but it was this middle aged lady, she had animal hair (probably dog or cat hair) all over her jacket, her hair was a mess (she was balding on top), and worst of all when we were supposed to take our shoes off, the corn chip smell coming from this woman’s feet... was unreal. I clenched my teeth and said in my head “please don’t let me sit next to her, please don’t let me sit next to her” I don’t know if she had adult diapers or something, but she obviously peed herself
Azure Adams 6 years ago
Air Marshalls need to make more of a presence or Flight attendants need to have more power to do things about these people. Like identify who they are and have consequences ready at the gate, especially for parents and their crotch nuggets.
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
Whoa, what happened to #50? Or was the "Pap Smear Deal" a 2 for 1? Doesn't matter - this could be subtitled "Or, 50 good reasons to drive instead."
Jana Renner 6 years ago
Since this never happened to me an honest question: If something like the feet/hair thing happened, could I call a steward/stewardess to put an end to it? There have to be rules, at least I hope so. Same for wearing a shirt... Really curious!
Manuel Delgado 6 years ago
The women with plastic bags may be suffering from a panic attack. I'm claustrophobic and I can relate to that. Breathing from a bag leads you to a dizzy calm. Of course looks like an overkill...
Kim Hasek 6 years ago
Couple of questions, where the hell are the flight attendants and why aren’t they doing their job?! Also, you beat believe I would be making those passengers move their s**t, hair, feet, etc. If it was in my space!! No mercy
Full Name 6 years ago
Yeah you know how those Germans are known for being inefficient and lazy, eh?
Load More Replies... Lidee Moril 6 years ago
Boohoo. Go catch some snowflakes. You are probably one of those ‘dirty feet on seats’ persons :D
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Adele Maestranzi 6 years ago
Boy! Flying these days looks horrible! And to think being a flight attendant was my teenage dream job! I remember traveling with my father in the early 60s, when you wore nice clothing, and acted respectably. Now the staff has to deal with these awful passengers.
bob 6 years ago (edited)
Well, flying got much cheaper, so it's not a very special experience now. Standards have fallen pretty low, but I'm not sure it's entirely the passengers' fault. Airline companies do their best to make flying less and less convenient and comfortable, so it's no surprise that some people just don't give a s**t anymore... Personally, I avoid economy class if I can now. Only because the quality of services is so low... Wasn't the case when I started flying intensively 15 years ago.
Load More Replies... Sue Clasen 6 years ago
Some are absolutely disgusting, others out of necessity make the best of the situation.
Full Name 6 years ago
Exactly. Plus, several of these need context before judgements can be made. This is the internet though and people will feel confident they know the whole story from a single snapshot. I'm glad they aren't judges.
Load More Replies... Elena Adams 6 years ago
Half of these problems would've been solved by saying "excuse me, you are occupying my space/ your hair is in my screen/ your ugly-a*s, disgusting feet are in my seat".
danielw 6 years ago
not necessarily. The people are already rude enough to do, and these days, people are being taught to avoid confrontation. "Using your words" is great, until the other side doesn't really give a damn.
Load More Replies... Brenda Pereira 6 years ago
WTH is wrong with people? A normal person wouldn't do any of these things! P**s on the seat? Naked? Jacking off? I think this calls for a fly by, opening the door and pushing them out! Jeez!!
Whitney Speight-Carlin 6 years ago
I really hope that instead of just passive-aggressively posting pictures, most of these people said something to those passengers.
Barbara Walker 6 years ago
People who stick their filthy, smelly bare feet all over other people's spaces should be put on a permanent no-fly list.
lindsayaotter 6 years ago
I get people don't have respect for others and clearly they also don't have it for themselves either.
April Simnel 6 years ago
I haven't had any flights with people who behave like this, thank goodness, but it all would have been absolutely unimaginable 20 years ago.
Full Name 6 years ago
Every generation thinks "People these days....." as if people haven't been the same since the dawn of time. FFS, 20 years ago was 1999. The world is almost exactly the same as it was in 1999.
Load More Replies... Mama Panda 6 years ago
Here you are boys and girls! These are the people who will be on the front lines of a zombie apocalypse!!! There seem to be enough of them to fill up each and every zombie so that all of us smart ones have a chance to get away, unless you plan to play whack-a-mole in the graveyard!
Jennifer Cavallier Smith 6 years ago
Most of this can be avoided if people would just act like they were in a public place , because that is what it is . You got to any store you have wear shirts and shoes . If you have long hair keep it in our own area and not over someone else seat because it is a hygiene issue .
Diver Driver 6 years ago
Really think about it. Airlines have become buses that fly. The other gross thing is the ratty pillows teens seem to have to carry with them.
Full Name 6 years ago
I saw a Mad Magazine comic to that effect.....from 1983.
Load More Replies... Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago
Flying is like riding the bus now, but more trouble. I'll stick to buses & trains.
Amie Redman 4 years ago
You would think flight attendants could say something. I am sure they can’t because people are so dramatic nowadays and would start something.
Paula Maillet 6 years ago
If there's one thing that ruins a flight it's that inevitably there's a kid behind me kicking my seat and/or a kid nearby screaming. Why don't they reserve a couple rows in the back for families with children?!
Paula Maillet 6 years ago
If there's one thing I absolutely hate about flying, it's that inevitably there's a kid behind me kicking my seat, and other kids nearby crying (screaming.) They should have the last several rows just for families with kids.
Michèle Gyselinck 6 years ago
Oh wow! I guess using barf bags to throw up in when you have motion sickness doesn't fall in the wicked passenger category. Maybe If I'd thrown up on my neighbor's lap it would have been a different story.
Enola Brinkley-Crayton 6 years ago
I have not flown in over 20 years because of the crazies and the crappy airline service. This just shows nothing has changed.
Jenifer Cappello 6 years ago
This whole thing is why I'm glad I never have flown, never will fly, never want to fly. Disgusting!
E FourOFour 6 years ago
I hate air travel- but I hate the people encountered during air travel even more.
SlightlyBurntWaffle 6 years ago
Story time! I’m going through security at the airport and notice a bad smell. I think it’s a baby that needs it’s diaper changed or something. But there weren’t really any babies in the line were my family was. My mom pointed out the direction it was coming from... I didn’t want to offend anyone but it was this middle aged lady, she had animal hair (probably dog or cat hair) all over her jacket, her hair was a mess (she was balding on top), and worst of all when we were supposed to take our shoes off, the corn chip smell coming from this woman’s feet... was unreal. I clenched my teeth and said in my head “please don’t let me sit next to her, please don’t let me sit next to her” I don’t know if she had adult diapers or something, but she obviously peed herself
Azure Adams 6 years ago
Air Marshalls need to make more of a presence or Flight attendants need to have more power to do things about these people. Like identify who they are and have consequences ready at the gate, especially for parents and their crotch nuggets.
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
Whoa, what happened to #50? Or was the "Pap Smear Deal" a 2 for 1? Doesn't matter - this could be subtitled "Or, 50 good reasons to drive instead."
Jana Renner 6 years ago
Since this never happened to me an honest question: If something like the feet/hair thing happened, could I call a steward/stewardess to put an end to it? There have to be rules, at least I hope so. Same for wearing a shirt... Really curious!
Manuel Delgado 6 years ago
The women with plastic bags may be suffering from a panic attack. I'm claustrophobic and I can relate to that. Breathing from a bag leads you to a dizzy calm. Of course looks like an overkill...
Kim Hasek 6 years ago
Couple of questions, where the hell are the flight attendants and why aren’t they doing their job?! Also, you beat believe I would be making those passengers move their s**t, hair, feet, etc. If it was in my space!! No mercy
Full Name 6 years ago
Yeah you know how those Germans are known for being inefficient and lazy, eh?
Load More Replies... Lidee Moril 6 years ago
Boohoo. Go catch some snowflakes. You are probably one of those ‘dirty feet on seats’ persons :D
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