One in 10 passengers join the 'mile-high' club

Almost 10% of air travellers claim to have joined the “mile high club” by making love in a plane, according to a survey today.

And more than half hanker to emulate these high-flying romantics, said the survey from online travel company Opodo.

Nearly half of passengers have either been chatted up on flights or tried to chat up other travellers.

The survey also showed that nearly 10% of male passengers had tried to flirt with stewardesses, while 3% of travellers had actually managed to get a date on board.

“We were all really surprised by some of the results,” said Opodo’s marketing and development chief Lorraine Twohill.

She went on: “It just goes to show that not only are people getting more adventurous in the destinations they are choosing to visit, but also in the places they are getting intimate.

“I guess that a flight to Australia would leave a lot more room for enjoyment than a quick trip to Edinburgh though.”