'I'm a flight attendant and people making these common mistakes need to stop'

A flight attendant has shared common mistakes that many of us make. And if you are guilty of it, many of us need to stop - and now.

Sharing her important advice on what travellers should avoid doing while flying after nearly a decade of experience in the skies, she says that people should refrain from standing up as soon the plane lands. Ale, known as @wonderfullyale, shared her tips on TikTok. She explains: "This is a very common one but do not stand up as soon as the plane lands.

"I'm not talking about when it gets to the gate, but when it lands. Taxiing is one of the most critical phases of flight so you want to make sure that you are staying safe. So standing up to get your suitcase, first of all is not going to help you get off the plane any faster, but it's also not the safest thing to do. That's why we encourage you to sit down and you’ll be off the plane in no time."

In her second piece of advice, the flight attendant says that if you're eating or drinking and have rubbish, wait until you are asked for it. She adds: "Another one is to not give your flight attendance trash when they’re going around doing service.

"Not only do we not have trash bag with us while we’re doing service but it’s not so not very clean to be handling trash and also handling other people's food, so make sure just to hold on a little bit longer and we will walk around picking up trash."

Talking about other bits of rubbish, she continues: "If for some reason you end up getting sick in your seat and you end up using one of the bags, make sure to let the flight attendant know. Don’t hand it to us because we need to dispose of it a certain way - it’s considered a biohazard at that point, so we have a specific way of discarding it."

Finally, for parents travelling with a baby, she asks: "Try not to change your diaper on your seat because one the three tables can break and then also we have changing tables in the toilet so there is a designated area for you to be able to change your babies diaper. Also people use those straight tables to eat so we want to keep that in mind as well."

In the comments people said that they have been guilty of these mistakes themselves - and have seen others fall foul of it too. One said: "Some people stood up while we're were taxiing, the plane came to a harsh stop, they fell in the aisle."

Another commented: "Ugh, the absolute FACT people do these things…" "I hate when people stand! Like can you wait till it’s ok and announced," said a third.

However, one user pointed out: "Some people just want to stand, may have circulation issues. For me,it has nothing to do with getting out of the plane faster, I just want to stretch my legs. So does my tall husband."

In response, the flight attendant suggested: "Totally understandable. Do it when it’s safe to do so."