via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News <p>Flight attendants are urging passengers to stop touching them to get their attention, saying the behavior is one of the most common frustrations they face on the job.</p><p>Several veteran flight attendants recently discussed the issue on the "Jumpseat Chronicles" podcast, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/general/travel-tips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encouraging travelers</a> to use call buttons or simply speak up when they need assistance.</p><p>"We get <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/travel/flight-attendant-takes-reddit-passenger-pet-peeves-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poked and touched as flight attendants</a>," co-host Joshua Boyd said — describing it as one of the most persistent issues crew members encounter.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/travel/flight-passenger-calls-out-nasty-cologne-wearer-igniting-airplane-etiquette-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>FLIGHT PASSENGER CALLS OUT 'NASTY COLOGNE' WEARER, IGNITING AIRPLANE ETIQUETTE DEBATE</strong></a></p><p>"It happens so often that if we got paid $1 for it, we would be millionaires," Boyd said.</p><p>Instead of physically touching crew members, the flight attendants said passengers should use the call button, make eye contact or politely wave if they need assistance.</p><p>Diane Gottsman, a national etiquette expert <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southwest/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">based in Texas</a> and founder of The Protocol School of Texas, told Fox News Digital that touching a flight attendant violates both personal and professional boundaries.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>"Just as you would not touch the passenger sitting next to you, you do not reach out and touch a flight attendant to get their attention," Gottsman said.</p><p>She said passengers should instead make eye contact, offer a friendly wave or use the call button instead of touching or snapping at <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/general/airlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flight attendants</a> to get their attention.</p><p>"A polite and louder than usual ‘excuse me’ may feel a bit bold, but it's definitely more appropriate than tapping someone on their arm, shoulder, waist or any other part of their body," she said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES</u></strong></a></p><p>Gottsman noted that passengers are not always aware of what a flight attendant may be dealing with at a given moment.</p><p>"Their main focus is the safety of the passengers on the plane," she said. "Basic etiquette calls for respecting another person‘s job and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/travel/standing-up-right-after-plane-lands-fuels-viral-debate-about-air-travel-etiquette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">their personal space</a>."</p><p>The issue also sparked debate on Reddit, where some travelers agreed passengers should <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/lifestyle/social-etiquette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">avoid physical contact</a> and rely on call buttons or verbal requests instead.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/lifestyle/quizzes" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ</u></strong></a></p><p>"I’d love for this to be in an announcement," one user wrote. "If you need our attention, please use the call button or your voice, but please do not touch us."</p><p>Yet others argued that a light tap on the shoulder is often viewed as a socially acceptable way to get someone's attention, particularly in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/general" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noisy airplane cabin</a>.</p><p>"A gentle tap on the shoulder is a pretty common way of getting someone’s attention," one commenter wrote.</p><p>Several travelers also said they worry flight attendants may not hear them when they say "excuse me," especially on crowded flights.</p><p>"My ‘excuse me’s’ definitely fail much more often than they succeed," one user wrote.</p>