A United Airlines passenger, reportedly on a flight from Austin to Los Angeles, had a meltdown the likes of which I hadn’t seen before. He attacked his own seat on the Airbus A320.
Testing out the new lie-flat seats in United Economy
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The required safety announcement at the start of a flight gives you instructions on using the seat belt – but doesn’t tell you how to operate the seat recline. That is usually fine, but not always!
Fasten your seat belt by placing the metal fitting into the buckle, and adjust the strap so it fits low and tight around your hips. To release, lift the face plate of the buckle.
In fairness, the United Airlines implementation of Recaro slimline seats are especially bad. A couple of hours in one of those and my back aches, which (in addition to poor wifi) is a reason I fly United very little.
Now, since we don’t actually know what set this passenger off, I think my favorite bit of speculation in comments is “I mean I miss Hemipheres as well but I think this is pretty extreme… Three Perfect Days in Jail.”
Personally I get frustrated when I board and there’s no seat back screens, too. United NEXT interior is taking much longer than promised. Sir, how do you feel about lists? I see you’d like to be on one.
Wow, passenger decorum has really reclined in recent years.
United’s latest entertainment offerings are really giving Spirit a run for their money!
Americans have no decorum.
Maybe he should have received the Dr. Dao treatment.
We have a serious mental and physical health crisis in this country but you have to go to alternative media to hear about it. Big Pharma in part has a hand in this which is why you will never see an segment on CNN or the nightly news. Airport/airplane meltdowns seem to be just about daily-just witness the endless number of Youtube videos.
Coach seats are now as comfortable as a bench but it’s not the primary reason people are going off the wall.
I’m a 1K who does too much flying on UA’s shabby A320 series aircraft. Yeah, I hate them (and hate all Airbuses), and I’ve got a bad back, but even I don’t get mad enough to destroy the seat, no matter how much I want to.
Of course, Boeing is to blame. If there weren’t delays on the MAXes, then UA could have got rid of these planes, which are long past their trip to the desert.
This guy just needs a good ol ass-whooping!!!
Probably a mechanic for airplane cabins. I wonder where the roll of speed tape is.
@Jonathan. I see what you did there. Heh, heh, heh…
Maybe he was “all proudly Boeing” and aggressive Boeing only.
I have a flight from PDX to Melbourn, FL tonight, which I dread. Seats are very uncomfortable and tight, but I promise not to do the angry dance on mine. I may do a lot of deep breathing, however.
Flying has become an awful chore.
This thoughtful and distinguished passenger took the initiative to improve the comfort of his United Airlines aircraft by redesigning his seat to better support the human body. This allowed him to recline at a more comfortable angle. After forcefully stomping down on his seat until it transformed into a lie-flat position, he might next consider addressing the small overhead luggage bins. Creating larger overhead bins would simplify the process of fitting oversized passenger baggage, providing more room and helping to prevent the need for gate-checking luggage. His fellow passengers would surely appreciate the extra space.
Cockroaches can be hard to kill.
LadyOlives,
Your nationalistic hate has no place in society anymore. The US had to save Europe from itself in two World Wars.
Besides, you don’t know this man is an American.
Ridiculous and stupid comment.
I’ve been waiting for the average size US passenger revolt to the dismally uncomfortable things that airlines pawn off as seats! I’m not mad at him. I recently flew on a 15 hour international flight and I can’t for the life of me figure out how anyone larger than me was able to survive in the main cabin. I’m 5’ and 120 pounds and I swear I was the only passenger that fit in the seat.
This all started when they banned smoking on flights, 95% of these are nicotine fits. hand out Nicorette gum on flights.
Am I the only one impressed by the shock absorption and buffering that the seat triple is doing? I mean look what he’s doing to the middle seat…. yet the coffee cup on the tray attached to the aisle seat doesn’t even move or spill! Now that’s some nice engineering!
I’ve had a couple of flights on a UA 737 this year and I really feel this video. AA isn’t that comfortable, but the United seating is just awful.That being said, not all of our feelings are healthy — the video is a pretty good example. Anger and jealousy are terribly unproductive feelings that tear at our social fabric. Those feelings have been activated all over our news outlets and social media. They help with engagement farming, but they are the things that are eating us up and causing us to isolate from each other. All that negative energy tapped for a few eyeballs and a cut of ad revenue.
I love how the same people who complain about uncomfortable and cramped seating are the same people who will shop for the lowest-priced ticket.
TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube…PLEASE, where is “Part II” to this clip??? LOLOL