6 things you should never do at the airport

Feel like missing your flight? Getting hacked because of that Insta photo with your boarding pass? Getting handcuffed and stuck for hours in a small corner at the airport? Mwah, I don't think so, right? And that's why it's important to drill these 6 unwritten airport rules into your head. Because sometimes something seems so innocent, the consequences can turn out to be downright three times sh*t.

You should never (again) do this on any luchthaven of them:

Sleeping

But, but... your eyes are so heavy. And it's still three hours waiting for that transfer. Is it really crazy to just, for a moment, close your eyes? Yes it is. Most flights are missed by people who A: are stuck in traffic and B: mind you, are actually at the airport, but in dreamland. So keep pushing through; you can nap on your plane.

Taking a photo of your boarding pass and posting it on social media

Yeah, yeah, you want to show off and make others jealous with your trip, I get it. But before you take a photo of your boarding pass and post it on Facebook and Insta, think about this: every hacker can take a screenshot of your photo and upload the barcode on your boarding pass into a special program. They can find out your mobile number, change your seat number, or worse: cancel your flight, anything is possible.

Being the class clown

So my sister's ex had a little incident with security at the airport in London. He apparently stepped over a line, which was not allowed. When the security guy yelled at him to not step over that line and to come back, he responded with a grin: but how am I supposed to come back if I can't step over the line? You get it: his suitcase was then tossed around three times and it took a while before we could move on. What a bunch of grumps there. It turns out: the airport is not the right place for humor.

Causing panic

I can't imagine that you've never thought this. Just for a moment: what would it be like if I suddenly shouted ‘bomb’ really loudly for a joke? Or: threw a bag in front of me and ran away? Otherwise, just read this piece about intrusions: bizarre things we all sometimes think but absolutely do NOT do. Even for the most innocent jokes (though I find this quite serious, I must say) you can get stuck, miss your flight, and have to pay hefty fines.

Cutting in line

Especially at long lines at American airports, this is like signing your own death warrant. Yes, I've tried it out of frustration too, and yes, I was immediately told off to walk the walk of shame back and join the end of the line. No matter how tempting it may be sometimes: don't do it.

Getting drunk

Waiting = boredom = boring = thinking of something fun. HEY, ALCOHOL! I get it all, you know. But when you crawl from 2 to 3 glasses of wine while tipsy drunk something is definitely going wrong. I never understand the people who do this. If you have too much alcohol in your system, there's a good chance you won't be allowed on the plane at all. A glass of wine at the airport for the nerves is fine, but if you know you're sensitive to alcohol? Then just don't do it, okay? Tastes much better at the destination and is even cheaper.
Bon voyage!