A flight passenger reacted annoyed to a backrest that was folded back – and without further ado kicked her.
Now she asks if she acted unreasonably.
Airplane space is limited – and in fact, seat spacing has become increasingly narrow in recent years.
So it's hardly surprising that travelers fight over every inch they think they're entitled to.
Discussions about who is allowed to use the armrest or whether you can simply "swap" the nicest seat without prior reservation are the order of the day.
But the reaction to the cramped space is not always necessarily reasonable.
"Foretaste of My Discomfort": Passenger hits back in kind for rude behavior
Folded back seat backs also regularly cause a flush of anger on the faces of the passengers.
In the case of an air traveler who shared her story anonymously on the online forum
mumsnet.com
shares, but that alone was not the trigger for a tantrum: "In short, it happened during a night flight from America.
The woman in front leaned her chair back as soon as she could.
I didn't have a problem with that.” The fun ended about 45 minutes later, however, when the food was served.
"She was the only person in the cabin who kept her seat reclined — and remember, she sat bolt upright even at mealtimes," the user said.
Apparently, that got her mad - and some kicking in the front seat: "I kicked her chair the entire flight so she got a taste of my discomfort."
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Backrests that are folded back always cause trouble on the plane.
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© Claire Lucia/Imago
Although she describes her action as "small-minded", from her point of view the woman should have come up with the idea of raising the backrest again - "so that I can eat in peace without her chair pressing against my forehead".
A few doubts still seem to plague her, because on the online forum she asks: "Am I unreasonable?"
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Justified behavior?
Users distribute scolding to women
The understanding of the woman is limited in the comments.
Many just feel that there was a more mature way to resolve the situation: "Why didn't you just ask her if she could put the seat up?" Others are even more explicit in their opinion: "Get a flight attendant.
How old are you?” It says, for example.
Another person wrote: "You were passive-aggressive.
You should have said something if it bothered you so much – which it obviously did.” In response to user reactions, the woman replies that she has a stutter and is therefore reluctant to talk to strangers.
But many users don't accept that either: "I also have a disability, but I've never kicked other people's chairs," counters one person.
Rubric list image: © Claire Lucia/Imago
