Here at Cheapflights, if there’s one thing we know, it’s flights: how to get them, how to pay as little as possible for them, and how to enjoy them.

Your enjoyment depends largely on who you’re sitting with. Arm-rest hoggers, perpetual movers and all-around noise makers are a few we’d like to kick out of the cabin. But who would you pick to kick or keep if it came down to celebrity seatmates?

We asked, and you answered. Now here are the results, along with a few special awards.

Top five celebrities to keep next to you on a plane:
1. Barack Obama
2. Jennifer Aniston
3. Michelle Obama
4. Leonardo DiCaprio
5. Prince William

Five celebrities that readers would least like to sit next to:
1. Paris Hilton
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Tiger Woods
4. Robert Pattinson
5. Britney Spears

And the award goes to…

The love triangle award:
1. Jennifer Aniston
2. Brad Pitt
3. Angelina Jolie
Bottom line: Folks would rather chat with someone who makes flop movies than home wreckers who make successful ones.

The oh-so British award:
1. Prince William
2. Robert Pattinson
3. Simon Cowell
Bottom line: People would rather sit next to authentic royalty than pop royalty.

Socialite diva awards:
1. Britney Spears
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Paris Hilton
Bottom line: People would rather sit next to someone with kids than a convicted felon.

The pop princess award:

1. Lady Gaga

2. Britney Spears

Bottom line: People would rather sit next to a salmonella wardrobe choice than anyone who dated married K-Fed.

The White House award:
1. Barack Obama
2. Michelle Obama
3. Bill Clinton
Bottom line: People get more excited about the in-house couple.

About the author

Author Pleasance Coddington
Pleasance CoddingtonPleasance is a British travel writer and online content specialist in travel. She has written for numerous publications and sites including Wired, Lucky, Rough Guides and Yahoo! Travel. After working for six years on content and social media at VisitBritain, she is now the Global Content and Social Media Manager for Cheapflights.

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