A holidaymaker has shamed a Ryanair passenger who put his 'cheesy' shoeless feet under her seat, forcing her to stand on them to get him to move. Sophie Brame was flying from Manchester to Fuerteventura on Tuesday, August 19, when she noticed an unpleasant smell an hour into the flight.
The 27-year-old was horrified to see the passenger behind poking his feet through into her footwell without shoes. Feeling too awkward to say anything, Sophie resorted to deliberately standing on his feet in a desperate attempt to get him to move them back.
Video footage shared by Sophie on TikTok shows the man's foot in a white sock poking through into her footwell. She said the stench was strongest when his feet were under her seat, and it smelled 'like cheese' and 'unclean'. The smell lasted for around half of the four-hour flight.
Sophie, a charity worker from Manchester, said she does not have an issue with people taking off their shoes on a flight, but believes they should 'make sure they're clean' first. She added that the man likely knew his feet smelled and was pushing them under her seat to avoid the odour himself.
The TikTok clip has racked up more than 2,300 views, with comments calling the behaviour 'gross' and suggesting it should be 'a criminal offence'. Sophie said she felt 'uncomfortable' and 'annoyed' but chose not to confront the passenger to avoid an awkward conversation.
