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FEATURE AIR TRAVEL

What Annoys You Most?

Honeywell survey explores passenger pet peeves during heavy traveling season
By Subodh Agarwal

IN A SURVEY OF AIR TRAVELLERS, “Flyers are often resilient and
Honeywell Aerospace uncovers a “stormy” can put up with inconveniences, but
holiday travel forecast, revealing a mass of there are some things we just won’t
passenger pet peeves plaguing millions of tolerate,” said Bill Kircos, vice president,
airline travellers. The winter holiday travel Communications, Honeywell Aerospace.
season often presents lengthy delays, bad “As to what makes holiday travellers feel
weather, inexperienced fliers and more,
so trekking through the crowded airport
with a wrapped present under one arm is • Fifty-seven per cent would
hardly the picture of tranquillity. give up watching their favourite
The survey shows that flying irritates holiday parade to dodge flying.
most Americans, especially because of • Thirty-one per cent would give
annoying passengers, like the “complete up one of their holiday presents
seat recliner” or the “smelly passenger.” to avoid braving the holiday
airport rush.
The survey reveals ways that travellers have • More than one-quarter would
thought about to combat such annoyances. give up connecting with loved
The research was conducted by Kelton ones from afar on social media
among 1,041 adults in the united States (27 per cent) or taking pictures
who have taken a flight at least once in the of holiday festivities (27 per cent).
last 12 months.
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