Not quite a flight, but back in 2015 there was a vlogger in our gondola on a rope way/cable car in Hakone, Japan.
Usually there is some kind of acknowledgement between people in this kind of cabin, but we clearly didn’t exist. What struck me is that very little else seemed to exist in this guy’s reality either, the self absorption on this beautiful, scenic route was extreme.
What initially struck me was the focus on applying his make up, particularly the eyebrows. They weren’t just styled, they were coiffured. The gondola wasn’t completely steady yet he managed to apply every outline with utmost precision. He was in my line of view of Mt Fuji and we’d travelled early to see it (which had disappeared in the mist by the time we descended) so I was kind of forced into taking in the spectacle of this man “at toilette”.
And then the camera and stick came out and he started his commentary.
I have to say this came as a bit of a relief, a lot of my inner WT F? responses were getting answered. Not that I have a clue what he was saying as he came from another part of Asia.

That was when I decided to never, ever get a selfie stick.