Don't steal the armrest... unless you're Johnny Depp or Adele! The most annoying habits of fellow plane passengers revealed (but flyers make exceptions for celebrities)

  • Virgin Atlantic surveyed 2,000 UK adults about pet peeves on an aeroplane
  • Smelly neighbour was the number one enemy for air travellers in results
  • Armrest stealing came next but people would give them up for celebrities 

By Qin Xie For Mailonline

Published: 10:53 EST, 31 March 2016 | Updated: 11:44 EST, 31 March 2016

Every traveller has triggers that make sitting in a cramped seat of a plane even more unbearable.

But now a survey of 2,000 adults has revealed that having a smelly neighbour is the number one pet hate for UK adults - a sore spot for 31 per cent of respondents.

This was followed by 17 per cent of people annoyed by those who hog the arm rest - unless their neighbour was Johnny Depp or Adele.

Johnny Depp was the celebrity that most people would give up their armrest for. He was followed by Leo DiCaprio and Ryan Reynolds

Johnny Depp was the celebrity that most people would give up their armrest for. He was followed by Leo DiCaprio and Ryan Reynolds

Singer Adele was the most popular female celebrity that the travellers would happily offer their armrest to

Singer Adele was the most popular female celebrity that the travellers would happily offer their armrest to

The results of the nationwide survey were unveiled in a blogpost by Virgin Atlantic.

Top bugbears for plane passengers, other than being seated next to a smelly neighbour, revolved around arm rest etiquette. 

TOP FIVE TRAVEL ANNOYANCES 

  1. Smelly neighbour (31 per cent)
  2. Stealing the arm rest - 17 per cent
  3. Snoring - 16 per cent
  4. Overly chatty - 13 per cent
  5. Hyperactive children - 12 per cent

Around half of the respondents believe that each person should only have access to one armrest and the majority believe it's the one on the right. 

It also revealed that more than a third of British people will suffer in silence if their neighbour steals the armrest, though 42 per cent of people would be happy to ask if they could share the armrest.

In fact, 70 per cent of people believe that they should settle the issue independently instead of involving the air stewards. 

Sharing armrest was a sticky issue for the travellers and few wanted to share this little luxury on board

Sharing armrest was a sticky issue for the travellers and few wanted to share this little luxury on board

Results also revealed that 21 per cent of people would give up their armrest for their significant other but only 18 per cent would do so for their parents

Results also revealed that 21 per cent of people would give up their armrest for their significant other but only 18 per cent would do so for their parents

Surprisingly, singer Adele is one of the most popular celebrities that travellers would want to sit next to.

In fact, more people would give up their armrest for the songstress than they would for their other halves or family members.

But Johnny Depp is the most popular celebrity to have as a neighbour with 31 per cent of those surveyed happy to give up their armrests. 

To rectify the armrest problem, 62 per cent of passengers felt that every should have an etiquette guide to help the become better neighbours during air travel.

Snoring, overly chatty neighbours and hyperactive children also made the list of the most annoying passengers to have to share a row with on a plane. 

TOP MALE CELEBRITY NEIGHBOUR 

  1. Jonny Depp - 31 per cent
  2. Leo DiCaprio - 20 per cent
  3. Ryan Reynolds - 17 per cent

TOP FEMALE CELEBRITY NEIGHBOUR

  1. Adele - 27 per cent
  2. Taylor Swift - 21 per cent
  3. Angelina Jolie - 17 per cent 


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