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Passengers caught kissing through mask and other strange plane behaviours

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PPE and socially distanced flying has produced all sorts of strange behaviour. Photo / Instagram.com; Passengershaming

PPE and socially distanced flying has produced all sorts of strange behaviour. Photo / Instagram.com; Passengershaming

Public displays of affection on planes were always an uncomfortable thing to witness, but in the era of socially-distanced flying they are just plain weird.

An image of a couple exchanging a kiss through a face mask has surfaced on the Instagram page 'Passenger Shaming'.

While it is unclear from the photo whether the woman was also wearing a mask, the man had clearly not removed his face covering for the act. The bizarre image was shared to the Instagram feed, which documents embarrassing passenger behaviour with the hashtag "#maskmakeout".

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Me getting ready for the weekend with my man like... #maskmakeout ๐Ÿ˜˜โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜ท โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข #passengershaming #instagramaviation #comeflywithme #airlinelife #airplaneetiquette #frequentflyer #crewlife #plane #aviation #cabincrew #avgeek #cabincrewlife #flightattendant #flightattendantlife #kiss #flightattendantproblems #travel #flightattendants #instapassport #aviationgeek #FAlife #airtravel #travelgram #traveltips #pilotlife #frequentflier #covid19 #coronavirus #mask

A post shared by Passenger Shaming (@passengershaming) on Jul 17, 2020 at 7:57am PDT

The internet also had a lot to say about when PDA meets PPE.

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"Safest way to make out," read one comment.

"Please tell me they were just posing for a photo and this isn't real," said another.

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If you can avoid it, please stay home. โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜ท (Twitter @ Alyss423) โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข #passengershaming #flattenthecurve #instagramaviation #comeflywithme #airlinelife #airplaneetiquette #frequentflyer #crewlife #plane #aviation #cabincrew #avgeek #cabincrewlife #flightattendant #flightattendantlife #stewardess #flightattendantproblems #travel #flightattendants #instapassport #aviationgeek #FAlife #airtravel #travelgram #traveltips #pilotlife #frequentflier

A post shared by Passenger Shaming (@passengershaming) on Mar 21, 2020 at 12:01pm PDT

Passenger Shaming โ€“ a social media account with over 1.3 million followers โ€“ was created by a flight attendant to document the odd and sometimes repulsive behaviour experienced from air passengers.

Although Covid 19 and travel restrictions mean that fewer travellers are in the skies, that doesn't mean they are any better behaved.

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If anything, the new 'social distancing' and hygiene measures have given scope to a whole new range of strange habits.

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Omggg I love her! โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜˜ Such a travel mood ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธStay safe out there, guys! โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ โ€”Swipe โ–ถ๏ธ โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข #passengershaming #mood #instagramaviation #comeflywithme #airlinelife #airplaneetiquette #frequentflyer #crewlife #plane #aviation #cabincrew #avgeek #cabincrewlife #flightattendant #flightattendantlife #stewardess #flightattendantproblems #travel #flightattendants #instapassport #aviationgeek #FAlife #airtravel #travelgram #traveltips #pilotlife #frequentflier #covidtravel #covid19 #coronavirus

A post shared by Passenger Shaming (@passengershaming) on Jul 1, 2020 at 6:36am PDT

From passengers checking-in for flights in full polythene bags to "improvised" face coverings โ€“ the pictures appearing on the page have never been so "shameful".

Recently the site shared a photo of a "new travel mask" in which a woman on a Southwest Airlines flight appeared to be wearing a pair of knickers over her head. We hope they were clean.

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Panties on planes. The new travel mask. โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘™๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธโœŒ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข #passengershaming #pantiesonplanes #instagramaviation #comeflywithme #airlinelife #airplaneetiquette #frequentflyer #crewlife #plane #aviation #cabincrew #avgeek #cabincrewlife #flightattendant #flightattendantlife #stewardess #flightattendantproblems #travel #flightattendants #instapassport #aviationgeek #FAlife #airtravel #travelgram #traveltips #pilotlife #frequentflier #covid19 #coronavirus

A post shared by Passenger Shaming (@passengershaming) on Jul 6, 2020 at 6:04am PDT

Not everyone has adapted so readily or ingeniously to the demands of facial coverings on planes.

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A photo recently went viral depicting a man, fast asleep in a MAGA hat who had repurposed a surgical mask as an eye-cover.

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Not a political post - a HOW NOT TO WEAR A MASK ON AN AIRPLANE post. Kthxbai! โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜˜ (we edited out text and childrenโ€™s faces) ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ EDIT: If we blur the hat itโ€™s an issue, if we donโ€™t weโ€™re intentionally shitting on a political party. THIS IS ONLY ABOUT A DUDE WEARING A MASK LIKE A CLOWN. If you want to make it more than that, have at it. We donโ€™t discriminate here...we post it ALL. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข ๐Ÿ“ธ: @ lvnitup22 on Twitter ๐Ÿ“ธ #passengershaming #instagramaviation #comeflywithme #airlinelife #airplaneetiquette #frequentflyer #crewlife #plane #aviation #cabincrew #avgeek #cabincrewlife #flightattendant #flightattendantlife #stewardess #flightattendantproblems #travel #flightattendants #instapassport #aviationgeek #FAlife #airtravel #travelgram #traveltips #pilotlife #frequentflier #covid19 #coronavirus #mask

A post shared by Passenger Shaming (@passengershaming) on Jun 28, 2020 at 2:13pm PDT

When it first appeared on the account of @lvnitup22, the picture found viral fame as unintended political satire.

However, the Passenger shaming website was quick to point out that the post was not politically motivated saying that, "this is only about a dude wearing a mask like a clown."

Last month a man was booted from an American Airlines plane (twice) after refusing to wear his mask properly, on political grounds.

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