A woman has revealed that a passenger on her long-haul flight prevented her from reclining her seat.
She explained that she was sworn at on her seven-hour flight when she tried to recline her seat.
Writing on Mumsnet, she admitted to feeling “annoyed” at the situation and asked other parents whether she was unreasonable for feeling that way.
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The woman said: "The flight was around seven hours long. I had paid extra to have the exit seat in economy, as I was suffering from a bad back.
“I paid quite a lot extra for the seat, it's something I try to do, as I have back problems and it helps.
“The woman behind me had quite a big child on her lap during the flight and was sat next to the child's father. Because of this, I was unable to recline my seat for the entire flight."
She continued: “I tried very gently reclining it a little at some stage (before I had seen the child) but she was angry and swore, so I put it upright.
“Who was unreasonable here? Or do we generally think anyone reclining their seat is unreasonable?
“I tend to recline my seat on very long flights, when the lights are dimmed for sleeping, as do most others on those flights. I don't recline on short-haul.”
Scores of people commented on the issue, with some agreeing with the mum travelling with the child, reports the Daily Star.
One person said: “I personally think it’s unreasonable to recline your seat unless it’s overnight and I’d never do it. But respect others think differently. I wouldn’t have sworn (well only to myself).”
While another agreed and stated: “Generally, reclining the seat is antisocial unless, or example, it is night time and there is a sort of domino effect of everyone reclining at the same time. This rarely works.”
But others were on the poster’s side. One woman noted: “I think a lot of people would try to sleep on a seven or eight-hour flight so you are not unreasonable at all.”
And, another added: “I think if the seat reclines it’s perfectly fine to recline it. Except during meal service, and I’d also lean around to tell the person I was going to recline it.”
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