The surprising drinks order and 11 other things that annoy flight attendants the most

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The surprising drinks order and 11 other things that annoy flight attendants the most

By Soo Kim
Updated

A flight attendant has revealed the most irritating drinks order a passenger can make at 36,000 feet.

But it's not three different variations of a martini, it is actually just an innocuous Diet Coke.

"As you may know, the aircraft cabin is not pressurised to sea level, but rather to the equivalent of about seven or eight thousand feet," writes "Jet" on her blog. "This means some passengers might feel a little light headed or that alcohol affects them almost twice as much as it would on the ground.

A flight attendant has revealed the most irritating drinks order a passenger can make at 36,000 feet.

A flight attendant has revealed the most irritating drinks order a passenger can make at 36,000 feet.Credit: iStock

"It also means soft drinks foam up a lot more when poured out of a can. The worst culprit for this is Diet Coke.

"I literally have to sit and wait for the bubbles to fall before I can continue to pouring. If all three passengers ask for Diet Coke I'll often get them started, take another three drink orders, and then finish the Diet Cokes."

You heard it here first. Pouring a Diet Coke at altitude is like serving a Guinness and cabin crew, frankly, don't have the time.

Soft drinks foam up a lot more when poured out of a can

Soft drinks foam up a lot more when poured out of a canCredit: iStock

Rather unsurprisingly ordering a Diet Coke is not only request that irritates the cabin crew. Here's a list of other comments made about the annoying habits of air passengers, listed on a Facebook group.

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Taking forever to decide which drink you want

Credit: Getty Images

"You've seen me walking down the aisle with the drink cart for 20 minutes already." - Facebook user Corinne Spring

See also: Flight attendant caught pouring Champagne back into bottle

Leaving rubbish in the seatback pocket

"We walk through doing a garbage pickup every 10 minutes!" - Valerie Reiter Kennebeck

Keeping your headphones on while you order a drink

"You are screaming at me." - Kimberly Lupo

Walking around the plane barefoot

Pet hate: bare feet on a plane.

Pet hate: bare feet on a plane.Credit: Getty Images

"Ewww!" - Amber Nicole

See also: World's rudest passenger removes shoes, then pants, on flight

Poking me or tugging my dress

"A simple 'Excuse me' will get my attention." - Abbie Unger

Getting up to use the bathroom right before landing

"You've had HOURS to do so." - Joey DiGregorio

Handing me tissues, toothpicks or used baby diapers

"There is a barf bag into which you can dispose of anything and then place it into the plastic bag as we walk through the cabin." - Lynn E Miller

Commenting on "how small the plane is"

"I fly regional, so of course it's small. This is a 30-minute flight!" - Gina Andrade

Hanging out in the galley

"Do I come to your office to do yoga and hang around?!" - Nia Monet

Going to the bathroom while meals are being served

Now is not the time to visit the bathroom.

Now is not the time to visit the bathroom.Credit: Alamy

"Seriously… you're in my way." - Corinne Spring

Whining about a tight connection when the current flight is on time

"Just stop booking such tight connections!" - Diana Hadley

Asking to borrow a pen for customs forms

"I DON'T have an unlimited supply in my pocket, and no I won't give you one A) because it's my favourite and B) because I'm required to have it on me at all times." - Lorisa Maxwell

See also: The truth about being a flight attendant

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