A flight attendant has revealed how one simple mistake could land you with a lifetime ban from flying.
From smoking, to not putting our phones on airplane mode, or being disruptive in the cabin, we all know there are certain things that are unacceptable while travelling on a plane.
But according to flight attendant Skye Taylor, there's one behaviour that could lead to an outright ban for life.
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Skye, 49, from Southampton - who goes by slkye_taylor_xx on TikTok - has spent 17 years working in the air.
Up until a year ago, she worked for a number of different airlines, including Virgin Atlantic, but has since stepped away from flying.
Speaking to the Mail Online, Skye explained that she's recently noticed more and more influencers on social media, posting 'horrifying' content while travelling, in order to get views and likes.
In one video, she noticed an influencer standing dangerously close to the plane's engines.
"An influencer stepped over the markings [on the runway], the safety area, and everyone was like 'oh wow, that's incredible'," she said.
"But she was right near the engine, it was ridiculous."
Skye explained she'd also seen another influencer writing a message on the bathroom window, which she said was a huge security risk and could even lead to a lifetime flying ban.
"In another video an influencer was like writing on the mirror or something in the bathroom - and I was just like that could end up as a massive security risk," she said.
"Because it has been known that messages have been left for, you know [dangerous people] and I think a lot of the time people, I don't want to say it because I'm old, but it's like a younger generation thing.
"I think sense goes out the window. It's safety at the end of the day, something could happen to you or you could put that aircraft in danger, and I've seen it a lot."
Skye explained that although it seems innocent, it's incredibly serious and has to be reported to the police due to the associated security risk.
"Doing that to get views, that's ridiculous," she said.
"It's crazy, plus you'll probably get a lifetime ban from flying as well.
"We have to report that straight away and it doesn't matter [what the message says] because they'll [police] decode things differently to us.
"The police or the aviation authority will look at things differently to say, the normal person."
Topics: Plane Etiquette, TikTok, Travel, Social Media
Lucy Devine