As of: February 26, 2024, 4:05 p.m
By: Franziska Kaindl
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A woman wanted to enjoy the view outside on a plane - but a child sitting in front of her objected.
A TikTok video shows the situation.
Fights on airplanes over armrests, backrests or window blinds are not uncommon.
But what if you are in a quarrel with a child of all people?
A TikToker with the username
vmaymah
found herself in exactly this situation.
While she wanted to use her window seat to look outside during the flight, a child in the seat in front of her had completely different plans.
Every time she pushed the window shade up, the little hand appeared from the front and pulled it down again.
Flight passenger argues with child over window blinds on plane
A short video on the platform shows the back and forth between the two.
She writes: “The child in front of me thinks he can close my window cover.” Apparently no one wants to give in, but the user
vmaymah
has the upper hand and, as a last resort, holds the cover firmly in her grip - there is nothing there for the child much more to do.
The clip, which the passenger captioned “This is my window,” has been viewed a total of 9.6 million times (as of February 23, 2024).
In the comments under the video there are divided opinions on the topic.
Some agree with the user that it is an annoying situation:
“And the parents, as always, look the other way.”
“Would have done it exactly once for me!”
“I would never have dared to do something like that.”
Others are of the opinion that there must have been a good reason why the child reacted this way:
“He just
wants
to sleep.”
"I didn't know that 'my' and 'your' windows were defined on a plane."
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How should passengers react to disruptive behavior by children?
Many travelers may now be wondering what the best method is to respond to such a situation.
Former flight attendant Bobbie Laurie gave a few tips in an article on the online portal
Condé Nast Traveler
last year.
First of all, he recommends passengers to be patient.
It would be of no use to immediately call for outside help - for example in the form of the crew.
Most of the time this would only make the situation worse.
“Parents know that their children are behaving disruptively,” says flight attendant Susan Marks in the article.
“It just adds fuel to the fire when another passenger steps in and tells the parents again, as if they didn’t already know.”
Passengers can also offer to help by providing some distraction, Laurie said.
Whether it's a coloring book, paper airplanes or snacks.
Parents are often already well equipped to provide their children with enough entertainment during the flight.
So anyone who feels disturbed by a child as a passenger should first remain calm and observe the situation: “As a rule, it is best to treat parents and children with kindness and only pass the matter on to the cabin crew as a last resort,” writes Laurie.
But when does it make sense to contact the crew?
Whenever it is relevant to the safety of passengers, says Laurie.
This is the case when children kick against backrests, crawl over or under seats and ignore the seat belt sign.
His colleagues have found different methods for themselves to deal with it - as flight attendant Aimee LaMay explains, according to
Condé Nast Traveler
: "As a mother, I know that there is a fine line between asking parents if they need help and not Impression that we are telling them that they are not doing their job.” Therefore, she would also approach the matter with sensitivity: “If there are any signs that they are trying to resolve the situation, I leave them alone.
Why add more stress?
If it seems like they are not trying to resolve the situation, I go and talk to the children myself to see if the parents respond," is her motto.