Air France passenger strips down to underwear on plane mid-flight

No one really needed that view. Photo / Twitter, @Lizzie_Thompson

A horrified young woman has described her flight from hell, after the man seated next to her began making himself a little too comfortable.

Let's face it — it's hard to make flying a pleasant experience.

You're cramped into a tiny box in the sky with hundreds of other people, the space is limited, and the food sucks. Whether you opt for yoga pants or a neck-pillow, it's fair enough that you want to be as comfortable as possible.

But one Air France passenger took "getting comfortable" to gross new heights.

Lizzie Thompson was flying from Paris to Los Angeles when she said a fellow passenger came on board and removed his pants, shoes and socks for the 10-and-a-half-hour flight.

The man in the seat across from me has taken HIS PANTS OFF for the flight and is just in his boxers. Flight attendants seem unconcerned. This is going to be a long flight @AirFranceFR #CDG to #LAX pic.twitter.com/Z0EfktDwpD

— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 18, 2019

She tried to get the flight attendants' attention, but noted they seemed "unconcerned" by the display.

It gets more bizarre.

The passenger then allegedly shouted at a man who boarded with a ukulele to "COME SIT WITH ME AND MAKE SOME MUSIC".

He also stole "4 mini bottles of wine from the cart" two hours into the flight. And, perhaps strangest of all, eventually became cold enough to put a thick winter jacket on — despite the fact that his pants remained off for the duration of the flight.

Just landed. 2 hours in he stood up and took 4 mini bottles of wine from the cart. Then he fell asleep. Then 6 hours in he got cold so PUT ON HIS PUFFY JACKET pic.twitter.com/wNFq9L2bkH

— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 18, 2019

People on social media were appalled by the man's behaviour:

What happened to the phrase: no shirt, no shoes, no service…no pants needs to be added. Underwear alone should not be allowed. Those were not shorts, true shirts would be OK.

— Donna Owosso (@fly_befree) February 19, 2019

whaaaaat? I mean, ok if I were in public I'd say "leave the crazy man alone" but no. that's not ok Air France

— ChrisB (@Chriswb71) February 18, 2019

Lizzie noted that a flight attendant did give her the choice of moving to another seat, but as she'd paid for extra leg room she didn't want to.

She instead suggested the attendant to tell the man to put some pants on, but he merely "shrugged".

On the plus side, at least it brought the rest of the passengers together:

Finally, his pants went back on. Good news: nothing bonds a group of passengers like a man half naked in your section. Shout out to the flight attendant who slipped me extra wine and did keep checking in to make sure I was good.

— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 18, 2019

To answer a few q’s I’ve seen:
1. He took pants off in the plane bathroom pre-takeoff. He put them back on pre-landing in aisle right next to me.
2. He was neither American nor French
3. No ukulele was played, sadly@airfrance #CDG to #LAX

— Lizzie Thompson (@Lizzie_Thompson) February 19, 2019

Always wear something more than underwear on your flights, ladies and gents. That goes without saying.