Angry woman on plane, Was we BU?

Really looking forward to flying to Oz later this year now
Eek

Reclining seat/s is a lovely overhead light on a selfish uncaring person, the type who prioritises themselves over others

More and more (particularly low cost airlines) seats aren’t reclining - more and more seats added!

Etiquette is now more in favour of not reclining on day flights and more in favour on nights flights. Consideration is key - you didn’t need to recline and his reasoning for not hurting your sons neck is odd.

he handled it badly is he always like this

The seats should not recline. Airline is at fault. Unless there was a recline light and the whole plane did it at agreeed times.

Really nasty selfish behaviour by your DH

Arsehole. Someone did it when i was trying to eat and also had a tiny child sitting on my lap. I was actually wedged in and the air hostess wouldn’t ask him to put his seat up. I had to stand in the aisle and eat because I couldn’t physically sit with my tray out.

@JJWT on a night flight when everyone is sleeping, it’s perfectly acceptable to recline your seat (after the meal). If everyone is reclined and sleeping, it’s fine. However, if one person decides they fancy a midday nap, and they recline their seat, the person behind them basically has their seat in their lap. No room for a drink, book etc. It’s rude.

Same if I can avoid it!

I think I must’ve sat behind OP’s family many a time on the plane and there’s nothing I hate more than a recliner the second the plane has taken off. Couldn’t he have waited to see if the very tired kid could sleep without reclining first?

@Clefable loads of planes don’t have reclining seats.

What am I missing? Why do they design the seat with recline if using it makes you an AH? If she wanted more depth in her own seat space surely she could also recline, after the drinks part, then the next row, and so on? Why do the staff get annoyed with a customer using a built in seat feature? I really don't understand this thread at all. Thought u were going to say yr kid was screaming and she got mad. I'd prefer a snoozing reclined child over an awake over-tired one. Why can't everyone enjoy a normal depth of seat space with all the seats reclined, and therefore be more comfortable? I realise the real villains are those who profit from cramming everyone in like sardines in the first place, but I cannot understand why the husband is the bad guy here?

This is why I don't fly economy

Every single person who ever puts a seat down at all ever is universally peace of crap, everyone is stuck in an unpleasant place and everyone who does that makes it worse. Personally I would make it a law for it to not exist if possible, sleep as you sit or don't.

But ignoring this fact, both were being idiots. Woman should have behaved better, dh was acting like a prat later.

If I paid for a seat and I want to recline it.. I will.

I must be on a completely different planet to the other posters… If a exhausted adult, or adult with a bad back was seated there would they be forced to sit upright? At 4, I don’t think there is discount on the seat

only exception is during mealtime. The stewardess was out of order for even asking imo

Selfish people like your husband make travelling way more stressful than it needs to be

He was a selfish, space grabbing cunt. People like him are the reason others hate seeing kids board a plane. He used your son as a way to assert his space into her space. Which is why he is a cunt. She was absolutely right to pull him up for being a space bully and a cunt.

Your DH was v selfish, sounds like your son was fine and he just put it back to make a point.

Flew recently and there were signs up saying seats should not be reclined during meals. Otherwise, I think you can recline whenever you like. It doesn't say anywhere that you shouldn't. If someone reclines in front of me, I just recline mine too?

Ok - this one makes sense then. both unreasonable at different points.

ive never heard of any rules around not reclining on day flight. The meals make sense.

I’m starting to think this is a reverse

What nonsense. Your DH is an idiot

I do agree that this escalated more than it should have. BUT I’ve been in many flights and this rule is never shared?

if you can’t recline a seat for whatever reason they they need to announce it clearly or disable it.

Depends on the airline. Qantas reclines quite deeply on long haul to Oz and it’s near impossible to eat / drink if the person ahead of you is fully reclined.

Yeah your DH is a twat. Arguing with the stewardess as well, FFS.

How do you think he would have reacted had someone done the same to him? Probably kicked off right?

Seats are meant to recline and therefore you can recline them.
However, you are supposed to put them back up for the drink and meal service and also on take off on landing.
Your DH was being a complete knob refusing to put the seat back up during the drinks service and for arguing with the flight attendant.
He was within his rights to recline it when the seatbelt sign had gone off before the drinks' service and the woman was unreasonable at that point. She was also unreasonable after the drink/meal service because people are free to recline their seats if they want. However, he was still being a dick at that point because there was no need to recline the seat as your child was already asleep so he was just doing it to be an ass to the woman behind.

They say quite clearly to put them back to upright position during drinks and food service as the steward made clear.