Airport Etiquette: Things *NOT* To Do

After traveling from DIA to YOW (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) we encountered a barrage of characters along the way.  Here are just a few examples of what not to do: Before you read any further and think I am picking on people, I *must* add my disclaimer. I was totally an offender! Not only was I sniffling because of an unexpected winter cold, but I also had a terrible hacking cough, was wearing about five layers of clothes because I was freezing, then got hot and had to take said layers off.  I was the person who no one wanted to come near for fear that I was Patient Zero.  However.  There were plenty of other offenders spread out all over the United States and Canada.  Here are some highlights and hopefully will help guide us to help make traveling for others a bit more pleasant.

Here is the classic middle seat offender.  Taking up the arm rest and most of the leg room. We call her the Seat Encroacher.  Very nice woman though.

Here are two examples of being the Barefoot Bandit:

Here was one of my favorites as well. This couple decided to get cozy during a delay.  Like super cozy.  Maybe they were cold.  It's cool, whatever you got to do to stay warm.

See there are ways to make your flying experience more enjoyable.  Or, you know what?  If you're comfortable taking off your shoes, snuggling with your significant other on the airport seats, or you are just feeling like you got the shaft having to sit in the middle and you want to spread out, you do you.  After all it's the holidays!