This is another case where noise-cancelling headphones are useful, although still very sad if they have to be used for this purpose.
Originally Posted by
carlosdca
I am not sure this has to do with covid or pax mix.
I do agree that the habit is more prevalent now (not only on airplanes) and, yes, annoying as hell.
Yep, I've even noticed it a few times recently on biking/hiking trails in local parks. Extremely annoying.