Twitter users reacted with disgust at the site of an ‘inconsiderate’ woman who draped her long hair over the back of a fellow passenger’s plane seat.

The unnamed woman’s locks extended beyond the tray table and to the seatback pocket, resting not far from another traveler’s knee in a flight believed to have taken place in the United States. 

A photo of the incident posted by Twitter’s @Antman0528 was shared by thousands of social media users last week, sparking a debate about airline etiquette.

‘Completely inconsiderate & unnecessary,’ said @Smol_Wallaby. ‘Saying this as a fellow long-hair haver.’

Another long-locked traveler stated that the situation could have easily been avoided.

She said that a braid or bun is not difficult. “And, honestly, if someone wants long hair, they should keep it to themselves, take good care of it, and brush it here. There is no reason to do this. 

Twitter users were furious at a picture of a woman who’s long hair took up most of the tray table area of another passenger. 

One woman called the passenger's actions 'selfish,' saying the hair should have been pulled up

One woman called the actions taken by the passenger’selfish’, stating that the hair should have been pulled back.

Added @tantum_erg0: ‘I’m a terrible person and this is just an invitation for me to live out my character defects.’

@LorisBigStory also reported that the same thing happened on her return flight from Belize.

‘I put my elbow on it several times,’ she said. ‘Never fazed her. People are rude.’

Other users said they’d solve the problem by chopping off the woman’s hair, prompting one woman to note that some snippers are permitted in cabin.

Some Twitter users said they'd chop the woman's hair off, prompting one woman to note that it is possible to carry scissors onto an airplane

Twitter users claimed they would cut the woman’s hair, prompting one woman who was on Twitter to point out that you can take scissors with you to an airplane.

‘They sell TSA approved travel scissors,’ @losthousewife sad. ‘I’m amazed that more people don’t know this.’

Others suggested that they would adopt a civilized approach and ask the flight crew to speak with her.

‘I used to be an air hostess – my advice is never deal with a passenger directly,’ @WorkPsychol said.

‘Call the cabin crew, get them to tell this person to remove their hair immediately. It’s gross and it’s unhygienic.’

Etiquette expert Diane Gottsman said the behavior was 'invasive' and nonhygienic

Diane Gottsman, an expert in Etiquette, said that the behavior was invasive and unhygienic.

Diane Gottsman, an expert in etiquette, agreed that this behavior was troubling.

‘While there could be things that would be worse, having someone’s hair strewn over the back of the chair gets close to your personal space,’ Gottsman told DailyMail.com. ‘Similar to getting a hair in your food. It just feels invasive, not hygienic and lacks common courtesy for the fellow passenger.’

She added: ‘It’s much like brushing your hair at the table. There are just basic rules of decorum to follow.’

A survey found that of all the things that irk plane passenger (shown in a file photo), treating a flight attendant rudely was most annoying

A survey revealed that rude treatment of flight attendants was the most irritating thing about plane passengers (shown in a photo).

Gottsman suggested that there are several ways passengers could solve the hair-overseat dilemma.   

‘Depending on the circumstances… either bring it up to the flight attendant and allow them to handle it, or you can just say: “Excuse me, would you (kindly) move your hair away from the back of the seat?”‘

She advised passengers to be cautious and not judge others. 

A passenger might say, under Gottsman’s advice: ‘I’d appreciate you pulling your hair back because it’s in my space. I’m unable to get my tray table, and I would love to use it.

Air passengers have long complained about poor travel etiquette, such as seat kickers, armrest-hogs and reclining seats.

Recent developments have seen masks join the points of contention in the less-friendly skies.

A survey found that more than half of Americans think travel manners took a nosedive because of the pandemic

According to a survey, more than half of Americans believe that travel habits have taken a dive because of the pandemic.

Recent surveys have shown that 54 percent of Americans believe that the pandemic has caused flight delays.

About a quarter of passengers reported that they’ve been on trips where misbehaving passengers prompted a plane to turn around, according to the Value Penguin study.

Passengers reported being most annoyed by rude flight attendants, kick seats, and sickly traveling.

Other pet peeves were getting drunk, listening too loudly to music, eating stale food, and ignoring security.

Rules on how to wear your hair on board have largely flown under-the-radar – until now.