19 of the most absurdly inconsiderate airline passengers to ever fly the friendly skies

Monday 27 June 2016 17:05 BST

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We've all run into that airplane passenger who just doesn't understand, or care, that a plane is a public space.

But the "Passenger Shaming" social media accounts are fighting back. These accounts are run by the mysterious former flight attendant Shawn Kathleen, and were created to showcase the horrors flight attendants have to put up with every day in the air, like soiled diapers and shirtless sprawling men.

"Are these a—holes serious?” the Facebook page's description reads. "Photos taken by anonymous flight attendants & passengers from all over the world. Don't end up here."

Here are 19 of the absolute worst passengers, as highlighted on Passenger Shaming's Instagram.