Was on a short flight home last night, budget airline. Was sat in the middle seat between two men. Man in window seat arrived when we were all sitting down, so we had to get up to let him in. No problem.
He sat down, immediately touching my arm, so I sort of shuffled up, and he withdrew, only for this to be repeated a few times. So I ended sort of hunched up over at the side of my seat. He was one of those semi body builder types, tight white t shirt revealing colourful tattooed arms. Again, not a problem. I just didn't want to sit with our arms touching, as if we knew each other intimately.
He started making comments about the plane taking a long time to taxi to the runway (it didn't really), I just ignored him, closed my eyes and began to snooze. Only to be woken up by more arm touching, bumping and muttered comments. I ignored him. This clearly annoyed him as he tried to make conversation, I opened my eyes, sort of grunted to acknowledge but make it clear I didn't want to make conversation.
More bumping and jostling. Over the course of that 1 hour 10 minutes flight, he got up and down to the toilet twice, ordered a cup of coffee, leaned over me to get it, touching me again, told the waitress he didn't need sugar "because he was sweet enough anyway" and "we could all do with a bit of sweetness in our lives". I continued to ignore him and try to sleep. He then turned his Ipad headphones up full volume, which I could hear, but I ignored it. By this point, I was determined to give him no reaction whatsoever as I had worked out he was an attention seeking type. He then started singing to the music, and then started dancing in his seat (upper body only).
Thankfully, we landed. As we did, everyone in the outer seats got up and got their cabin bags out and the aisle became very packed. I remained sitting as I couldn't see any point in getting up. After what must have been no more than about 30 seconds, window seat man got up and climbed over me. He actually just climbed over the top of me, no excuse me, I want to get out. He then stood stuck at the seat next to me for the next ten minutes until we could leave the plane.
It was the worst person I've ever sat next to on a plane. Ever. Am I being U to come to that conclusion?
AIBU?
To Be Annoyed With Man on Plane
FaultlesslyFootloose · 26/09/2014 16:36
OMG! His arm touched your arm? 
That's what you get flying a budget airline. They aren't big on space.
He pushes his great girth past the aisle lady smushing her face with his huge bottom. Like full on nose is arse crack totally smothered her. Awful. Just awful.
Oh I shouldn't laugh. Imagine waking to find yourself nose deep in someone's arse crack!
It was 1 hour and 10 mins.
Try flying back from South America next to a guy that clearly hadn't bathed in quite some time, despite it being tropical summer had been wearing 4 layers and reeked. when he sneezed wiped the prior contents of his nose on the headrest of the seat in front of him I actually gagged.
re-volt-ing
What time was this?, why would you need to sleep during an hour's flight? 
I met a guy on a short flight from Ireland last year. We made polite chit chat until he proceeded to over- share lots of personal info about his family and personal circumstances (think estranged from adult children, bad divorce and living as a travelling worker picking up cash in hand work all over the place). I tried to disengage at this point, not really feeling comfortable with the conversation, he kept probing me to find out exactly where I lived in relation to the airport, how was I getting home etc, I was v vague about all the details, but he nonetheless spent the remainder of the flight trying to pressure me into giving him a free lift to his mates place where he would be staying. Now I live 30 mins from the airport and this guy wanted a lift to somewhere over an hour away in the opposite direction 
I couldn't get over his brass neck, and despite me saying no (politely) several times, he kept on, and on, and on......
Definitely the worst plane ride ever, but butt crack guy sounds worse!
I shouldn't be but I am laughing at the pure irritation in your post, - he really got to you didn't he?
He most probably started off accidentally irritating and then when he realised you were irritated and didn't want to talk, the loud iPod and signing had to be deliberate.
At least you never have to see him again and it was only a short flight.
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