A holidaymaker was left in disbelief after a passenger in front of her draped their long hair over the back of the seat. The woman's locks even touched Julie Christensen's food tray table and some strands made their way into her drink.
Food blogger Julie, 32, said that she was 'too tired' to say anything at the time, but instead shared a video of the incident on her TikTok page - which has since been watched more than 2.5 million times. Her message to other travellers who might consider doing similar was firm as she suggests they 'keep their hair to themselves'.
Julie said: "It was so weird - she started draping her hair over immediately, and she was being very normal about it. At first I was really surprised, I thought 'Oh, we're doing this?'
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"I didn't see her face at all and she didn't acknowledge me. I just looked at the guy next to me and he laughed.
"I thought about whether I should say something but I was so tired, so I just laughed about it. Then so much time passed that it felt too late to say something.
"I wasn't annoyed or anything, because I had so much leg room. It was beautiful, gorgeous hair and looked very nice and clean.
"I wondered 'why would you throw your beautiful clean hair all over this dirty plane', but I guess it's up to her. Keep your hair to yourself, that's my general advice for travelling - especially when you've done such a nice job of brushing it!"
Julie, from Stavanger, Norway, had been on an Aegean Airlines flight from Athens to Amsterdam to visit family, when the woman's dark mane suddenly dropped in front of her. The three-hour flight was delayed for a further two, meaning Julie sat with the passenger's locks hung over her seat for a whopping five hours.
She joked that she was tempted to put the passenger's locks in a braid, and has now got used to people's bizarre quirks as she travels the world visiting restaurants. "I was tempted to braid it, but I'm not very good at it," Julie added.
"I wasn't going to put anything in her hair or anything, I'm not so evil.
"There was a lot of weird stuff happening on this particular flight, with people taking their shoes off and sticking their feet on your armrest.
"I've been to 10 countries since April so I'm used to the weird travelling habits people have. Maybe that's why I didn't react so much to the hair, I just thought 'Oh well, another day in the life!'"
More than 5,000 people commented on Julie's TikTok video, where viewers made their feelings about the passenger's lack of 'travel etiquette' clear. One said: "Some people have no consideration."
Another commented: "People just forget how to act the second they step into an airport."
A third remarked: "The nerve on some people...she doesn't want her hair to touch the seat. I would definitely close the tray."
Another said: "See how many braids you can make before she notices."
A spokesperson for Aegean Airlines said: "We definitely want 'all' our passengers to feel comfortable on board… though we didn't have that in mind. We always need to think about the co-passenger."
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