"Woke Up to a Strange Smell"...Both Feet Placed on KTX Front Armrest

Disruptive Passenger Footage Featured on JTBC's "Incident Commander"
Slept Soundly With Bare Feet Resting on Front Seat Armrest

A passenger is stretching both legs out on the armrest of the seat in front inside a KTX train. Captured from JTBC's "Incident Head"

Instances of inconsiderate passengers causing discomfort to others on KTX trains and airplanes have been captured, drawing public ire.

On April 22, JTBC's "Incident Head" released video footage submitted by viewers, highlighting disruptive behaviors by passengers. The first video, filmed on the night of April 20 on a KTX train traveling from Seoul to Masan, shows a woman with her feet resting on the armrest of the seat in front of her.

A passenger is stretching both legs out on the armrest of the front seat inside a KTX train. Captured from JTBC's Sagwanbanjang.

According to the person who submitted the footage, identified as A, they were trying to sleep but were awakened by a foul odor. It turned out the smell was coming from the feet of a woman seated behind them. The woman in the back had removed her shoes and placed both feet, covered only in socks, on A’s armrest while comfortably sleeping.

At the time, there were only about five or six passengers in the train car, so A said, "I didn’t want to get into an argument, so I just moved to another seat."

A passenger is stretching by placing their bare feet on the headrest of the seat inside the cabin. Screenshot from JTBC 'Incident Captain'

The broadcast also featured footage recorded on a flight from Incheon to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

According to the submitter, B, about 20 minutes before landing, a female passenger dressed in leggings and other athletic wear stood up and stretched her leg onto the seat headrest for about 15 seconds. Her bare foot was visibly placed above the backrest.

B explained, "The woman’s husband was sitting right next to her, but instead of stopping her, he just laughed and chatted as if nothing was wrong. The flight attendants also did not intervene." B added, "I wish people would avoid behaviors that could make others uncomfortable, even for just one second."

After watching the footage, online commenters reacted by saying, "People who listen to music or watch videos without earphones are the worst," "I wish there were more frequent announcements," and "Just watching this is stressful."

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