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1. I always carry a small pair of nail scissors. However, I would ask her/him to remove the hair first.

2. So which camp are you in?

   Say “excuse me”
   Pull the hair
   Scissors
   Dip it in coffee
   Gum

   Gary, shame on you, the last 4 of these 5 options are criminal acts.

   “Excuse me, your hair is draped over my TV.” -> 95% of the time solves the problem.

   “Could you please keep your hair on your side of the seat?” -> handles the 4% of the autism spectrum that needs such a direct ask.

   If these don’t work, pretend your TV is broken and find another way to pass the time in flight.

3. Frankly I’d ignore it. I don’t use the tray and it wouldn’t bother me. If it became an issue, I’d ask her to remove it. If that didn’t work, then ask the flight attendant. Last resort, yank it every 10-15 seconds until she gets the message.

4. Cut it!!

5. I wouldn’t allow that for long one way or the other. People are unbelievably rude. I’d likely ask flight attendant and then if no help things are going to go downhill. I’d ask the person first though, nicely. Then if they don’t remedy, especially if rude and not so nice I’d be torn between gum and pulling it. If I did both I’d get busted so I’d be smart enough to do one or the other and i’d annoy her into removing it or feel smug and laugh on how po’d she be when she discovered a nice wad of gum worked into it. Covertly. Hopefully no witness near me-in seats in my row. Don’t think i’d do the gum if anyone could see. I’d rather not do anything, just resolve, but allowing bad behavior encourages more of it. I’d be doing future passengers a great favor. She’d think again before doing again if gum was in use!

6. I would put my gum in her hair and dip those split ends in my coffee. What a disgusting person.

7. Find a kid with some colorful markers. Ask kindly if you might use them for a few minutes! Return them quickly and quietly.

8. I mostly agree with SFO/EWR…in that I would NEVER, ever touch another person’s body (e.g., in this case, hair). I would, however, try the “adult thing,” and get out of my seat, come around into direct eye contact, bend down or get to the level of the seated passenger, and kindly explain (I still believe politeness helps) the issue. If that did not resolve it, I would (unlike SFO/EWR) involve the FA in order to get the person to move the hair or find me another seat. If nothing availed me to resolve, I would, indeed, keep my peace for the duration of the flight, but most definitely raise it in no uncertain terms to Customer Service post-flight.

9. Coffee or gum or practice boy scout knots or tie to the little tab holding tray in place. Her hair is there, it’s mine.

10. Light it on fire.
    Not really. Just pull her hair every 15 seconds.

11. I’d flip it right back over on her side and tell her to keep it there.

12. I would point it out nicely and then politely ask if they would move their hair. The first inkling of a problem I would stop talking, push the flight attendant call button and return to my seat. I am an adult and I want to give other people the chance to be an adult. You have to think some of these ppl just don’t know. Maybe it’s a freeing position to be in and have your outrageous hair in a different position

    Really I just fly First, partially to avoid the problem here (cabin density).

    I am also not interested in people who have a really extreme gendered expression in their hair. Very long hair is weird and should be shunned. Who are these people – Shakers? It’s 2024.

13. SFO is a soi boy beta cuck as expected.

    What I would NOT do is be a like a weak passive aggressive influencer and only complain about it after the fact on SM. That hair is coming down. If not voluntarily then I’ll remove it.

14. I would probably put my jacket, which is almost always with me when I fly, on the seat back in front of me after politely asking for the hair to be moved. Two can play the rude game. Probably a better way is to pretend to find gratification by touching the hair and exclaiming loudly about it, although that wouldn’t work with everyone. Maybe just asking if you could stroke the hair because you fantasize about hair all of the time, would work.

15. Loose hair like that is a health and safety issue. I’d politely ask the person to please move it, as I will be eating/drinking soon and “I don’t think you want your hair getting all sticky and gooey, do you?” should do the trick. If not, ask the FA.

16. Don’t bother the flight attendant with your peaves. They are busy doing their jobs. Over the seatback hair conflict resolution is not in their job description.

17. @jns – that’s an excellent idea, seriously. Kind of reminds me of the Southwest seat patter, who creeps people out by inviting them to sit next to him in order to keep the seat free. I’d guess someone creepy enough to drape their hair over the seat is so self-involved they’d completely buy someone’s made up fetish…”of course this person’s into me/my hair.”

18. Just be nice… have a polite, friendly conversation.

19. More signs of society decay when morons drape their hair into people’s personal space.

20. I would politely ask them to move their hair. If they refused I would have a sudden coughing spell which something includes spit. Not on purposed you know…

21. I try to sit by a window … I’m clumsy, fumble a lot when putting my tray up and head to the ‘loo. My hips tend to bump into the seat back in front of me as I wait for others in my row to move their legs. Same darn thing when I’m getting back in my seat … letting my tray down ..

22. This seems to be the umpteenth time this same scenario has been posted and every time, sadly, it manages to rile up the same uncharitable responses.

    This situation has actually happened to me. And you know what happened, I tapped the woman on the shoulder, politely asked her to move her hair, she apologised – and she moved it! Problem solved.

    Hair doesn’t have nerve endings. People with long, thick hair sometimes genuinely don’t realise it may be laying somewhere it shouldn’t. So instead of getting so bent out of shape, assuming the worst of them, just act like a normal, pleasant, assertive human being and ask them to move it. If it does turn out that they are an entitled person who thought it was perfectly fine to cover your seat back TV, then call the FA to sort it out, and don’t allow yourself to be pulled into a hostile interaction.

    Honestly, the more concerning thing here (especially as a female frequent flyer, often travelling solo) is how many of my fellow passengers may be harboring such mean spirited, quick to judge, misogyny laced thoughts, and seem unable to think through dealing with the situation in a sensible, adult way.

23. Destroy it with a flamethrower !

24. Take a photo.
    Show it to the party in question.
    Ask them politely to remove their hair.
    Suggest they tuck it between the adjustable headrest on their side of the chair if they need to contain it.
    Still having a problem?
    SIT ON THAT CALL BUTTON UNTIL FA SOLVES IT.

25. I would, my small scissors in hand, get in the aisle next to the passenger with the hair in my space , and tell her “My daughter has been going to beauty school and showing me how to trim hair. May I practice on the part of yours that hangs over the top of the seat, please? Phone recording, witnesses around, and then follow thru with whatever she decides to do…

26. Just call the FA, it is their job. Don’t have to say a word, just point.

27. I find they usually move it when something touches it. Like my ipad or laptop or perhaps a cough.