Airline workers share 17 things they wish passengers would stop doing

The first step to becoming a better traveler is knowing what you're doing wrong.

But, since travel tends to bring out the worst in people, having that kind of self-awareness when you're trying to catch a flight can be a feat for even the most well-mannered, frequent fliers.

So Business Insider asked more than 80 airline workers including flight attendants, gate agents, ticket agents, and other airport customer service reps to weigh in on some of the things you may not have even known you were doing wrong as a passenger.

We've anonymously included some of the worse offenses here: