Travellers from Pune least to be under influence of drugs or alcohol on a flight

PUNE: Expedia, an online travel agency, recently released the results of the 2018 Flight and Hotel Etiquette study, which found that travellers from Pune are the least to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol on a flight (10%).

This is an annual survey on flight and hotel behaviour of travellers across 23 countries in the world. A press release from Expedia said that Indians are number 1 globally to often engage in a conversation, when sitting next to someone they don't know (59%) and probably the reason why 70% Indian travellers also dread sitting next to someone who talks too much. “Indians find seat kicker/bumper/grabbers (32%, #1), inattentive parents (30%, #1) and audio insensitive passengers (30%), most annoying in a flight or at the airport. Despite these factors, Indians agree that generally, airline travel is fun and exciting (89%, #1), and for most part, fellow passengers are considerate of other passengers (80%),” the release said.

It said that Indian travellers prefer big chain hotel (29%) followed by vacation/holiday rental (22%, #1), boutique hotel (15%) and short-term room rental (11%, #2) the most. The least preferred accommodations include hostels (39%) and bed and breakfasts with shared bathrooms (29%).

Manmeet Ahluwalia, Marketing Head, Brand Expedia in India says “The findings are a testimony of the growth in traffic being experienced by the aviation industry, as Indians are the 3rd most frequent travellers in Asia-Pacific region, with average 7.6 flights per year after Thailand and Japan. Indians are also increasing shifting to technology as 67% Indians check-in online (#7) while 18% check-in on mobile (#1) and the country stands at #2 in number of people using the boarding pass on a mobile device (29%) after Thailand”.

He also added, “The findings are a testimony of the growth in traffic being experienced by the aviation industry, as Indians are the 3rd most frequent travellers in Asia-Pacific region, with average 7.6 flights per year after Thailand and Japan. Travellers from Pune are the least to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol on a flight (10%) and 67% would never be sexually intimate with a travel companion or someone they just met. 33% only check-in when they get to the airport while 16% have smoked in a non-smoking room.”