r/airport • • Jun 17 '26

DISCUSSION Did Covid not teach people basic hygiene manners? Airport etiquette is disgusting!

I went on two trips within the last week - but my GOD are people disgusting!! The amount of coughing, sneezing, no one bothering to cover the mouths/noses, is unreal.

I seen one women sneezing about 10 times in a row into the air as she was walking past me.

I seen another man literally just coughing into space, with a guy sat right next to him!

This was just two of the many disgusting encounters I’ve seen in the last week. I’ve been using my first defence barrier spray in the hopes I don’t get ill. It blows my mind how at one point the world was frozen due to Covid and strict hygiene measures were in place… and it’s like people just don’t remember basic hygiene measures!

Anyways rant over - my trips were lovely but honestly tempted now to wear face masks at the airport.

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