Most of us know that there is a general consensus about how you behave when you are traveling on a plane - you keep yourself to yourself, put your bag in the overhead bin or under the seat, sit down and plug your headphones in. The aim is not to cause any trouble or hassle for yourself or your fellow passengers.

Now, whilst it may be hard to sit down and remain quiet on a 15-hour flight versus a 3-hour flight, the consensus still applies.

Whatever you do, on a short or long-haul flight, please just don't be any of these five people:

1. The indecisive controller of the window shade

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If it's a red-eye flight then at least keep the window shade down until we land and it's compulsory for it to be open. There's nothing worse than having a window shade opened and closed, and opened and closed, multiple times whilst your fellow passengers are trying to sleep - especially if the sun is glaring in.

2. That person with seven bags

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I promise that most of your purchases in duty-free aren't required for your flight at this immediate moment, just keep them in the overhead bin and place your actual flight essentials - that I'm sure you packed prior to the airport - under the seat so that you don't constantly get up and down, and up and down, and up and down during the flight.

3. The person in row 34 who puts their bag in the overhead bin for seat 8

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This is my ultimate pet peeve. Why would you take luggage space so far away from your own seat? Don't be that person, just don't.

4. The person who plugs their headphones into the seat, then plays a game on their phone out loud

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I feel as though this is general courtesy. If your headphones are plugged into the in-flight entertainment, however, you want to use your phone/tablet, at least have the sound on silent. It defeats the purpose of headphones if you don't. There aren't many more annoying passengers than the lady next to you who plays Candy Crush with the sound on for the majority of a 15 hour flight - true

5. The window seat passenger who should be the aisle seat passenger

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I'm sure this varies by person and by flight, but if you know that you're a fidgety person who can't sit still for long periods of time then make sure you ask for the aisle seat. No one enjoys having five lap dances from the person who needs to keep getting up for various reasons.

Please just follow the consensus on your next flight, please don't be one of these passengers.