Flight Attendant Reveals Common Plane Habit You Should Never Do [Video]

A video warning that a seemingly harmless habit on a plane—leaving boarding passes behind in the seat pocket after a flight—could pose a serious security risk for airline passengers has gone viral on TikTok.

In a video shared on January 27, Canadian flight attendant Samantha (@flywithsam_) warns travelers against this common mistake, explaining that the information on a boarding pass could be used by bad actors to access personal data. The video has garnered over 115,000 views, sparking discussions on digital security risks in air travel.

“You know how you guys like to leave your boarding passes in the back of your seat pockets on the aircraft?,” Samantha asks in the clip. “I’m gonna need you guys to stop doing that and here’s why.”

She explains that the letters and numbers found at the bottom of a boarding pass are known as the Passenger Name Record (PNR)—a unique identifier …