The surprising reasons you could be booted from a plane.

Bad body odour, being too fat and even wearing t-shirts with eyebrow-raising slogans, are all reasons air passengers can be removed from a flight.

Here are some of the most shocking reasons that you should be aware of before you jet away on your holidays.

Smelling bad

Nothing ruins a flight experience like being sandwiched in a middle seat next to someone with raging body odour.

Several airlines agree, and have written clauses so staff can ban particularly potent flyers from an aircraft.

American Airlines, along with many other US airlines, has written a clause in its contract of carriage, which gives staff the freedom to eject passengers who smell strongly.

According to ABC News, in 2010 a passenger was reportedly kicked off an Air Canada Jazz flight after travellers complained about an odour.

Air Canada Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart confirmed a passenger had been removed, but didn’t state the reason why, saying the airline “must respect the privacy of our passengers.”

There are a whole host of reasons you could find yourself kicked off a flight.Source:istock

Not properly transporting human ashes

EasyJet states you are permitted to take your human or animal ashes on board a flight, but there are certain rules you must obey.

Firstly you need to have a copy of the death certificate with you, along with a copy of the cremation certificate.

You must also pack the ashes in a securely packed “appropriate container”, no doubt to avoid unwanted spillages mid-flight.

You are overweight

For safety reasons, airlines require passengers to buckle up before take off and landing.

Delta Airlines, for one, has a clause in its contract of carriage which therefore states that passengers must be able to fit in the seatbelt restraint to be allowed to fly.

It is also up to staff’s discretion whether or not a traveller should be removed “when the passenger’s conduct creates an unreasonable risk of offence or annoyance to other passengers.”

Dressing proactively or not adhering to the dress code

Only this week an 18-strong hen do had to be kicked off a plane set for Magaluf because staff said their t-shirts were too “offensive”.

The party were all seen donning black t-shirts with pink writing which read: “Bitches On Tour”.

It is claimed that despite repeated requests for the women to change their tops, staff were ignored.

A Jet2 spokesman said: “At check-in for our East Midlands to Majorca flight, a group of passengers were reminded of our Onboard Together policy and told that they would not be permitted to fly with us while wearing t-shirts which displayed offensive language.”

United Airlines was at the centre of a sexism storm in March, after refusing to let a ten-year-old girl board a flight because she was wearing leggings.

The airline defended their right to refuse a passenger entry based on clothing.

You could be booted from a flight if you can’t buckle your seat belt.Source:istock

You are barefoot

Many airlines will not board passengers who don’t wear shoes for two reasons.

Firstly, if the plane was have an emergency situation, shoes may be required for a safe disembark.

And secondly, this rule ties in with the smelling-rule, due to feet often being odorous.

Being allergic to nuts

Last year a furious mum claimed Emirates kicked her six-year-old son off a plane for having a life-threatening nut allergy because the pilot “didn’t want a death on his flight”.

Emirates claims they did inform the family that the flight wasn’t nut-free before they got on the plane.

A spokesman said: “On learning the severity of Chester’s allergy and potential risk to his life should he come into even secondary contact with nuts, the on-board team had no other option than to ask him to disembark the aircraft.”

Flight crew could ask you to leave if you are dressed inappropriately.Source:istock

Bringing your harp on board

Ryanair have a whole list of items that are not allowed on board, including large musical instruments such as harps.

Their rule book also includes large fishing rods, golf clubs, scooters, fencing equipment, pole vaults, javelin, surfboards, bodyboards, snowboards and skis.

Don’t panic, you can bring your harp on holiday if you fancy, but you’ll have to put it in the hold.

If you try and bring a snake on a plane

Many animals are able to be transported on planes with the correct paperwork, and sometimes they are allowed in the cabin with their owner in certain circumstances.

Some creatures are permitted as emotional support animals, but some species don’t make the cut.

On United Airlines, dogs and monkeys are allowed on flights, but snakes, ferrets and spiders are typically forbidden.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was republished here with permission.