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Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Philly mom reveals shocking seat reclining behavior on Virgin Atlantic flight...and says cabin crew backed offender
A Philadelphia mother sparked an airplane etiquette uproar after sharing a squabble she had with another passenger on a Virgin Atlantic flight over a reclined seat. Traveler blogger Mari Di Chiara, known as Mari on the Map, claimed a woman sitting behind her sleeping son on a plane asked for her to un-recline his seat so she could fit her family-of-five in a row meant for just four people. 'She was trying to squeeze her family of 5 (2 parents & 3 kids) into 4 seats bc her husband didn't reserve a seat nearby,' Mari wrote in a Thread post on Sunday. 'She had a child well-over lap age on her lap (mid flight, seatbelt sign off).' When Mari refused - not wanting to wake her son up - the other woman made a fuss and called over a flight attendant, according to her post. To the influencer's surprise, the staffer allegedly took her adversary's side and asked again for her to move the seat up to give the tightly-packed family more room. But Mari was growing increasingly frustrated with the bizarre encounter and stood her ground. 'I refused again. I did not want to wake my son up, and that family shouldn't be squeezing 5 people into 4 seats,' the mother explained. 'Flight attendant gave me a bit of a hard time, then dropped it and left.' Although Mari got her way, she claimed the woman she feuded with spent the next hour or so complaining about her and her family. 'So I want to know, do you think the person in the seat can choose if they recline, or is it up to the person behind them?' she asked her more than 1,800 followers on Threads. 'I personally think if my seat reclines, I have the right to recline it. What do you think?' Mari's anecdote piqued the interest of nearly 5,000 viewers - who had mixed reactions to her uncomfortable travel experience. 'I would report that flight attendant for violating safety protocols,' one user, siding with Mari, responded. 'Absolutely no. What u did was correct. This people who think they are privileged and can do anything are biggest jokers,' another agreed. 'They like to create scene for their benefit and cry for sympathy.' But others called out Mari for being 'rude,' saying she should have been more considerate of the other passengers. 'Some people are willing to make small sacrifices for the benefit of others. You clearly aren't one of them,' one commenter, who thought Mari was in the wrong, wrote. 'I think you are a selfish passenger,' another said. 'I think you were being willfully petty. You could've lifted the arm rest and let your kid lie down on you. I wish people would relearn kindness,' someone added. 'If you recline your seat in Economy, you are just the f***ing worst, and that's the end of it,' one user bluntly stated. Some users were skeptical of Mari's story altogether, as they found it hard to believe a flight attendant would allow five people to sit in a row. The Daily Mail has reached out to Mari and Virgin Atlantic Airlines for comment. Mari's blog and overall social media presence focuses on affordable travel for families. 'I specialize in helping families travel smarter. As a parent, I understand the challenges of finding destinations and activities that are truly family-friendly,' she wrote on her website.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Plane passenger's 'disgusting' habit mid-flight sparks fierce outrage
A woman on a recent Delta flight horrified fellow passengers after propping her bare feet without socks on the TV screen in front of her. Someone else on the flight snapped a photo of the bizarre and unhygienic moment and shared it to Reddit, where it quickly went viral. 'Jesus Christ…' they captioned the post, adding: 'Do I even need to say anything?' Though it's unclear whether she was using her toes to actually interact with the screen, the image showed her shoe and sock-less feet pressed against the in-flight entertainment system. It sparked widespread disgust online and reignited debates about personal space and airplane etiquette. The poster later responded to a comment, saying: 'She had them on the wall first and I was like, [What the f**k], but OK." Now they're on the goddamn touchscreen. Come on.' Some comments read: 'People are so disgusting,' 'Gross,' and, 'Flight attendants really need to start saying something.' 'I never wear shorts, short sleeve shorts, flip flops, or open-toe shoes on a plane... Ever... they are so incredibly dirty,' one user said. 'The bare feet people on planes is just gross… especially when they stick them on things,' another wrote. 'I can smell this photo. I'd be so upset if I had to sit near this,' a different user expressed. 'Where are the flight attendants? Did anyone complain?' someone else asked. 'Ewww no one wants to see toes in the air,' one person admitted. Someone else wrote: 'Absolutely THE F**K not. Why are grown adults so gross?!?!' 'Do flight attendants just not want to get into a fight or what? [In my opinion], it's perfectly reasonable to ask her to keep her feet off the... screen,' another user explained. Recently, insiders exclusively revealed to the Daily Mail the absolute worst ways vacationers can behave, from forcing other tourists to swap seats with them against their will to cutting their toenails onboard. The worldwide baggage shipping company Luggage Forward conducted a study of airplane etiquette preferences and found the worst offenders (in order) were talking loudly on a plane, playing a video or music without headphones, eating smelly food, taking off your shoes, and using both armrests. There are also massive personal grooming mistakes people make while flying, etiquette expert Genevieve 'Jenny' Dreizen, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, told the Daily Mail. One no-no is people toenail clipping or in-flight manicures, which Dreizen fittingly described as 'deeply unhygienic and very disruptive.' And no matter how comfortable it may seem, keep those shoes on. Dreizen believes that everyone 'should attempt to keep their shoes on for safety reasons because on a typical flight, there's really no need to take them off.' 'No bare feet on the seats or in the aisle, ever,' Dreizen said, adding, 'It's a plane, not your living room.'
Fox News
10-06-2025
- Fox News
Passengers share 'weirdest' things seen on planes, plus Walmart customer calls cops on himself
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