The 7 Types of People You Will Sit Next to on a Flight

1.       The Businessperson

You could admire anyone who is dressed to the nines on any flight, let alone a 12 hour one. All you have to do is hear the click of high heels or get a whiff of leather and you know this suited up professional is sitting near the front of the plane.

2.       The Crying Baby

Whaling and flailing through the duration of the flight, this baby is having a horrible time and is going to make sure you know it. How can you get mad at someone who doesn’t even understand what they are doing wrong, you say? Very easily is the answer.

3.       The Resenting Parents 

All they wanted to do was go on their very first family holiday, but they are copping all the backlash their bundle of joy is creating with every scream and cry.

4.       The Boys/Girls Trip

They are drunk before they even get on the plane. This group of 8 or so guys or girls are off to Thailand, Bali, Cancun or some other tropical destination famous for beach side cocktails and big time partying. Warning, they are obnoxiously loud and do not care if you don’t like it because they are just ready to have THE BEST WEEK OF THEIR LIVES WOOOOOOOOO

5.       The Chatterbox

You’re one word responses and straight ahead looking are no match for the powers of conversation this person thrusts upon you. You can learn a lot about a person when they spend a 5 hour flight recounting their life story and their future aspirations. Earphones and pretend sleeping is your only defense against this relentless ear invader.

6.       The Coma Patient

 From the time you lift off to the time you touch down, is asleep. And we’re not talking your average sleep, this person is knocked out and dead to the world around them, and it is something to be most grateful for if you are seated next to them. Unfortunately, this person is somehow most commonly found in the seat between you, the aisle, and the sweet road to the relief room (technical term for toilet). They are a blessing and a curse.

7.       The Personal Space Invader

Most people understand the concept of personal space; the idea that we all have a radius around us in which no one should enter unless permitted. On a flight, the space that we are assigned is already limited, but that does not stop a substantial amount of people invading upon your personal bubble with their belongings or limbs or drooping sleep head.