Originally Posted by
travelhive
I know, I know, a pathetic thing to rant about, but it's just another thing to pile on all the problems with trying to travel during the current 4th or 5th Covid wave. (I know noise-cancelling headphones would be a solution, but they won't let you hear overhead announcements or remain at least semi-aware of your surroundings even if you're trying to snooze.)
On the upside, very visible over the ear style noise-cancelling headphones actively discourage people from approaching you to swap seats even if you don't have the headphones powered up at the time.