North Indians are more comfortable talking about religious or political topics on a flight compared to people from other parts of the country, a survey has found.
Religion or politics
According to the Expedia Flight Etiquette Survey 2017, 62% of the respondents from north India “feel comfortable talking about religious or political topics on a flight”. The figure is highest among all four regions and 5% above the national average.
The online survey comprised 1,002 interviews and was conducted among adult Indians from February 3-6.
“The data were then statistically weighed by gender, age and region so that respondents were representative of the Indian online population,” stated a press release issued by Expedia India.
Passengers from the north also remained ahead of others in talking to unknown co-passengers. While the all-India average stood at 60%, the figure for north India in this category was 65%.
Other categories
North Indians also fared the best in other categories.
“If there was a passenger misbehaving on a plane, 75% of north Indians would alert the flight attendant. They are the last ones to remain quiet or ignore such incidents,” said Manmeet Ahluwalia, marketing head of Expedia India.
“They are also more helpful than others, with 69% of them helping others with their luggage [against a national average of 67%] and 63% of them offer to exchange seats with fellow passengers in need [against a national average of 59%],” Mr. Ahluwalia added.
The press statement also noted that “Indians find rear-seat kickers [52%], boozers [50%] and loud passengers [49%] most annoying in a flight, while they are most tolerant to flirting singles [only 33% annoyed] and amorous couples [only 30% annoyed].
‘Quiet section’
Also, a majority [65 per cent] would pay extra to be seated in a ‘quiet section’ if the airline offered one.”
