Many of us have witnessed unusual and even anti-social behaviour at an airport or on a flight. These may range from benign acts such as sleeping on the floor or doing yoga in front of the flight information display system to serious incidents like early morning drunken arguments or even trying to open the aeroplane doors mid-flight. But what is it about airports that make us behave differently? Steve Taylor takes a look at the psychology behind airports and how the haziness of time and place at airports creates a sense of disorientation which means we may end up acting out of character https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0206/1494895-airports-passenger-behaviour-psychology/