A travel agent has jokingly shared the five most annoying type of passengers they encounter when flying, and beg others not to “become one of them”. With summer in full swing, many of us will be going on a holiday of some kind – whether that be having a break somewhere close to home, or jetting off on a plane to some exotic location.

Although plane is usually one of the fastest options for travelling, it can come with its own challenges. You have to get to the airport early, make sure you get through security and getting to your gate on time – all while dealing with the many other passengers who are trying to do the same. Sometimes, you might feel like the behaviour of certain plane passengers is exasperating.

This topic was recently discussed by the person responsible for travel agency Turama’s TikTok account, who help travellers design tailor-mad eroutes. In a video which received over 713,000 views, the travel agent humourously shared the five most annoying types of passengers you might encounter during your holidays.

He began: “If you have a flight scheduled soon, please do not do any of these five things. I’m not just telling you this as a professional travel agent, but also as an inveterate traveller for more than 30 years. I would not want my clients to become any of these five types of passengers.”

The first type of passenger he mentioned was the so-called “luggage wrappers”, those who look like they have wrapped their luggage in clingfilm. According to the travel agent, wrapping your luggage in layers of plastic doesn’t guarantee greater security. “Knives and scissors still exist,” he joked, adding: “If you’ve never seen a bank safe wrapped in cling film, there’s a reason for that.”

He then mentioned those who stand up as soon as the plane lands. He joked there would only be two reasons why this would happen – prostate or bladder problems, or an inability to follow basic instructions. “Only one of these cases has a medical treatment,” he added.

Next he called out those who crowd the boarding gate before they’ve been told it’s their turn. “Tell me you’ve never watched Sesame Street without telling me you’ve never watched Sesame Street,” he added, referring to those who ignore the group boarding system.

Next, he mentioned those who walk around the airport already wearing their neck pillow. For him, this doesn’t demonstrate being prepared, but rather the opposite. “The sweat and skin cells you leave on that pillow already form their own ecosystem,” he quipped.

And in first place, the most annoying of all, were the passengers who realise just before checking in that their suitcase exceeds the allowed weight. This forces everyone to watch as they take out clothes and reorganise everything in public. “There’s an invention that avoids this. It’s called a scale,” he added.