1 in 10 passengers has had sex in an airport

One in ten passengers has had sex in an airport before they even get on a plane, a survey has revealed, reports Daily Mail Online.

While only eight per cent of people said they have joined the Mile High Club, 42 per cent of people have had a sexual encounter in a public toilet and 28 per cent used a cupboard.

A total of 14 per cent of people got intimate under a coat while 12 per cent did it in an airport lounge.

However, despite the large number of people using their spare time before a flight to have sex, only 17 per cent claimed they had been caught by airport staff.

The survey was conducted by flight shopping website US.Jetcost.com, which collected the results from 4,915 American participants aged 18 or older who had flown at least once over the past two years.

Earlier this month Bloomberg spoke to a members of Norwegian Air`s cabin crew to find out what it is like working in the skies.

One air stewardess, known only as Ilse, said: [People trying to join the Mile High Club] happens far more frequently than you think. I’d say at least once a month someone tries it, with about a 30 percent success rate.

`We’ve even seen total strangers meet on a flight and make a run for the lavatory together.`

Her colleague Grace added: `Sometimes I just want to give the passengers a ton of Purell [hand sanitizer] and say, "What are you thinking?"`

The data was discovered after the website quizzed passengers about how they spend their free time in airports before boarding a flight, according to the Washington Post.