DROWNING yourself in luxurious perfumes before jetting off on your next adventure could see you being turned away at the gates.
As overbearing scents and unwanted body odour-ridden passengers wreak havoc on flights, new tips on what to do could save you the cost of a second flight.
There’s a “war of scents” going on for travellers flying 30,000 feet in the air when flying, but pulling out a perfume bottle is the last thing passengers should do to fight it, reports The Seattle Time.
According to the outlet there are several different policies between various airlines when it comes to stinky passengers, and some include being kicked off the flight.
American Airlines’ can refuse entry to a person who has “an offensive odor such as from a draining wound.”
While Delta Air Lines can do the same when the passengers “conduct, attire, hygiene or odor creates an unreasonable risk of offense or annoyance to other passengers.”
And some policies, like one of United Airlines’s, is to refuse entry to any passengers with a “malodorous condition”.
Although generally a good scent, perfumes or aftershaves are sometimes not allowed to be used on planes because of their overpowering odour.
Manners expert Adeodata Czink, said: “Please do not wear perfume when you know you will board an airplane.
“It bothers the people seated around you, and they can’t leave the plane.”
Flight attendant reveals her tips for handling smelly passengers
Flight attendant Sarah Steegar revealed her ways of coping with stinky passengers.
Her main advice is to keep the passenger still.
She told Flyer Talk: “My advice is for everyone to work together to keep the person still. As a flight attendant, I’d try something like: “Would you like to be covered with a blanket, sir? Don’t move! I’ll just tuck you right in! Right up to your chin… Need something from your suitcase? I beg you, let me get that!
“I’m nice and all, but if you ever find me being suspiciously helpful to you? It might be worth asking yourself whether you’ve had a very, very long itinerary…”
Sarah also advised waiting it out for a few minutes as bad smells are often increased by “travel stress”.
She said: “If you give the odourous person five to 10 minutes to “defluster” — after they’ve hoisted their suitcase, removing their sweater and had time to sit down — the smell usually settles down.”
Sarah said that more can be done if the plane is still at the gate, but that this is only a possibility.
She added that if the smell is very bad, the airline may speak to the passenger and suggest that they get off the plane, before giving them vouchers to use an airport hotel or lounge to shower in.
If you do find yourself stuck on a plane with an offender, the site recommends several different ways to try and fight the issue.
The first one is to speak to your flight attendant, they might be able to move you to a different seat, or remove the passenger.
Another way is to politely speak to someone if you notice they’re covering themselves in perfume, reminding them that it’s best to have a neutral scent while up in the air.
Improvising with your own tools can also work. Frequent flyer Uneaka Daniels did so on a recent flight to the UK by bringing along a white scarf with diffusing beads which contained essential oils.
She said: “The guy next to me did not smell pleasant, and it was a six-hour flight.”
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