A flight attendant has shared why British passengers are the worst people to have onboard a flight. (Image: Getty)
have often been dubbed the worst-behaved passengers on and have gained a poor reputation for drunken antics and general rudeness.
Now, a claimed there is a great deal of truth behind the reputation and that Brits are her least favourite people to deal with during her flights.
“I’m sorry to say the stereotype is true,” Kristina Galvydyte told . “Brits tend to start drinking, or even downing drinks, at the , no matter the hour of the day, so a lot already board the plane drunk or at least tipsy – and then carry on.
“Subsequently, Brits are the worst passengers to deal with in terms of disruptive behaviour.”
Despite strict rules on alcohol purchase and consumption, some Brits seem to have a tendency to smuggle their own drinks on board and soon are “completely out of control”.
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Flight attendants have a critical safety role. (Image: Getty)
on board can be incredibly dangerous. Onboard parties with loud music and shouting affect the communication between the cabin crew and reduce visibility, which could easily lead to further problems.
Another flight attendant told : “Communication is vital between crew members and we need to be able to see each other all the time. If we can’t, something awful could happen and we wouldn’t be able to act in time.”
While there is no universal limit on the number of alcoholic drinks you can have on a flight, several airlines have revealed support for implementing rules. CEO, Michael O’Leary, said he would support a on flights if the same rule applied to airport bars.
In January, the budget airline announced it had started taking legal action to recover losses against disruptive passengers as part of a “major misconduct clampdown”. It said it filed civil legal proceedings against a passenger in Ireland to seek £12,600 in damages related to a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote, which diverted to Porto in April last year.
Ryanair stated the passenger’s behaviour caused the diversion, forcing the airline to pay £5,900 for overnight accommodation for more than 160 passengers and six crew members.
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Fed up with poor behaviour, Amsterdam launched its ‘Stay Away’ campaign to target stag dos. (Image: Getty)
The poor behaviour doesn’t seem to stop once back on the ground, either.
According to a 2019 , the UK has the most pessimistic view of its own tourists. More than half (57%) hold an unfavourable opinion of our fellow British tourists, while just 29% take a positive view. Meanwhile, a staggering 61% of respondents from other nationalities also have a negative opinion of Brits.
Fed up with poor behaviour, Amsterdam City Council launched its in 2023, targeting men aged 18 to 35 in the UK who might be planning to visit the city as part of a stag do or pub crawl or ‘lad’s weekend’.
In Majorca, meanwhile, rules have been introduced to tackle drunken behaviour in its party resorts, with restaurants banning being shirtless and alcohol sales being banned between 9.30 pm and 8 am.