'You've invented a whole new way to be awful at 35,000 feet': Plane passenger is shamed online after hanging her ponytail over fellow traveller's TV screen

  • Woman on a flight from Houston to Boston hung her hair over back of seat 
  • The action meant her ponytail obstructed her fellow passenger's TV screen
  • A photo of the incident was posted on Twitter and quickly went viral  

By Caroline Mcguire for MailOnline

Published: 06:15 EST, 30 March 2016 | Updated: 08:45 EST, 30 March 2016

Air travel has become more and more sophisticated over the years, but there's one thing passengers can't do yet - choose who they sit near.

One traveller on a flight from Houston to Boston will no doubt be praying this will one day be possible after his in-flight movie was rudely interrupted by a fellow passenger's bushy ponytail.

Clearly unhappy with her own block of space on the flight, the female had flicked her hair back over the chair and was letting it hang over the screen behind.

Boston Globe columnist Dante Ramos was travelling next to the two passengers concerned and posted a picture of the incident on Twitter. 

It was captioned: 'Congrats to the ponytailed young woman in seat 22B. 

'You've invented a whole new way to be awful at 35,000 feet.'

The image then promptly went viral with more than 7,000 retweets in under 24 hours. 

Many on the social media site suggested that the person sitting behind the offending ponytail should cut it off.

Others advised mixing up the hair with a drink or some well-placed chewing gum. 

One user thought that the ponytail had a practical use - that the passenger could use it to pull himself out of the chair. 

 

 

Thousands of Twitter users offered solutions for the problem that included dipping the offending hair in a drink or chopping it off

Thousands of Twitter users offered solutions for the problem that included dipping the offending hair in a drink or chopping it off

But Ramos intervened later, explaining that the passenger did move her hair from the back of the seat after being made aware of the situation. 

He said: 'For the record: After marveling for a bit at her obliviousness, we got her attention. She moved it.' 

The young woman isn't the only aeroplane customer to be shamed on the internet for bad flight habits. 

Read on to see some of the worst offenders... 

Just plain rude: This rogue foot belongs to a woman who clearly has no concept of personal space

Just plain rude: This rogue foot belongs to a woman who clearly has no concept of personal space

A sticky subject: It's not the first place most people would think of to dispose of old chewing gum 

A sticky subject: It's not the first place most people would think of to dispose of old chewing gum 

You can leave your Crocs on: This passenger's dirt-splattered feet look more Mordor than pedicure

You can leave your Crocs on: This passenger's dirt-splattered feet look more Mordor than pedicure

Discarded: A dirty nappy, an empty baby food jar and scattered litter left by passengers after a flight

Discarded: A dirty nappy, an empty baby food jar and scattered litter left by passengers after a flight

 One very relaxed passenger was snapped airing their trotters, much to the annoyance of other travellers 

 One very relaxed passenger was snapped airing their trotters, much to the annoyance of other travellers 

Banana chips anyone? What could be classier than tipping a whole family-sized snack bag over your seat?

Banana chips anyone? What could be classier than tipping a whole family-sized snack bag over your seat?

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