Airplane etiquette survey: Many Americans say passenger behavior is getting worse

Many people in the U.S. believe airplane etiquette has gone downhill, and they mostly blame fellow passengers for the drop in civility. It's just one of the fascinating findings from a new survey by YouGov, commissioned by TPG, on everything travel.If you've paid any attention to social media, you know passenger plane etiquette is a hot topic. Debates rage about who should get the armrest, whether you should recline your seat, whether people are allowed to go without shoes on the aircraft, and who controls the window shade.Passenger shaming is a real thing on social media, too. Ever seen a photo of someone's bare feet on a bulkhead?So we commissioned a nationally representative survey of more than 2,500 U.S. adults to find out where the public stands on some of the biggest etiquette questions about flying.Turns out, many people think passenger behavior is getting worse, but most don't blame the airlines — they blame other passengers instead.Here are some of the other most interesting findings:Noise is most annoying: More Americans (27%) say loud conversations or passengers playing music and videos without headphones is the most annoying inflight behavior.Still, fewer people than we...