Cabin crew reveal the most annoying things passengers do

A flight attendant has revealed the thing crew wishes passengers would stop doing.

While you might think dealing with a plane full of tired travellers might bring with it lots of headaches, there's one move that could be unsafe and annoys her the most.

It's moving seats without asking.

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While it might be tempting to unbuckle your seatbelt and shift to that row of empty seats at the back once it seems like everyone is on board, it could be dangerous if everyone does it.

"We are happy to accommodate and make passengers as comfortable as we possibly can during the flight, but we need all passengers to take their allocated seat for take-off," flight attendant Grace Hampson told Sky News UK.

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"The weight and balance of the aircraft gets calculated, and that includes passengers as well as cargo and other factors. Correct weight distribution is essential for the aircraft to maintain stability and control."

Other experts have also said it's a big no-no.

"There is a thing called weight and balance, and airplanes need to be in balance to ensure that they can fly safely," travel expert Brett Snyder told USA Today.

However, if you are unhappy with your seat, it is always worth chatting to crew.

9Travel writer Sarah found a flight attendant was able to check if there were any better ones free and allowed her to move.

"It wasn't an extra leg seat. But it was better. I followed to her to not one, not two but three glorious seats - a whole row," she says.

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Meanwhile, Grace reckons the best time of day to fly is in the morning, at least in the UK where she's based.

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"Tuesdays and Wednesdays are normally the best days for cheaper flights," she added.

As for how much cabin crew get paid, it's not consistent.

However, they do get money known as 'per diems', which is a daily amount of money for things like food, on top.

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"Our salary is organised into three parts, so it's hard to give a typical salary. We're paid a basic salary, flight pay and also per diems depending on where we are travelling to," she says.

She says there's a set number of hours per year and per 28 days she's allowed to fly.