Who owns the air up there?
A cold mid-air conflict is the most recent drama to erupt within the not-so-friendly skies — this time over who controls the private air con vent on a Delta flight.
One passenger took to Reddit to blow off steam after his seatmate kept closing his overhead nozzle — although it was pointed squarely at his own face.
“The person sitting in the center has now 3 times closed my AC vent either while ‘adjusting’ their very own vent or after I stood as much as go to the lavatory,” the air-deprived traveler griped.
“The vent is pointed towards my face, nowhere near their direction.”
After giving the vent villain three strikes, the poster decided to talk up the fourth time — and was met with icy resistance.
“This dude looked me within the eyes and said I paid for my seat, not the communal AC system,” the Redditor recounted in a May 29 update.
Apparently, the sky-high squabble escalated when the person defended his right to meddle with another person’s cool breeze by proclaiming, “people don’t at all times get their way in public transportation and that the present temperature was greater than comfortable.”
The person then doubled down — demanding a cup of hot water from the flight attendant to warm his fragile frame, reportedly “holding it against his pulse points while animatedly shivering.”
Fellow Redditors were quick to blast the frosty flyer for his “mental gymnastics,” with one writing, “The mental gymnastics this guy needed to do to say ‘people don’t get their way on public transportation’ whilst continuing to demand that he gets his was on public transportation, is staggering.”
One other chimed in: “This just happened to me… Some people! Jeesh!”
Others offered advice on how one can cope with such airborne antics. “Excuse me, I’m unsure whether you realize you’re closing my AC vent, but I’d prefer it open. Thanks!” one suggested. “And in the event that they do it again, be petty and call the FA.”
One user served up probably the most rational take of all: “People must bring layers on a plane.”
Tensions over territory are nothing latest on planes. ThevPost previously reported on one other frequent flyer feud — the dreaded seat swap — which flight attendants say can result in chaos at 30,000 feet.
“Just beware!” warned Leanna Coy, a Connecticut-based crew member who once made the error of switching seats only to search out out the person she swapped with could technically charge purchases to her stored bank card.
In a highly viewed TikTok clip she added, “If the person you turn with does anything to act up on the plane, that may now come back on you.”
In terms of seat rights — or vent rights — evidently it’s every passenger for themselves.
As one Reddit user lamented within the aforementioned thread, “Wait, HE said sometimes people don’t get their way on public transportation and also you didn’t just say ‘you’re right, so quit touching my goddamned vent’? Missed opportunity.”
The one real consensus? On today’s flights, bring your personal snacks, patience — and definitely a sweater.
Who owns the air up there?
A cold mid-air conflict is the most recent drama to erupt within the not-so-friendly skies — this time over who controls the private air con vent on a Delta flight.
One passenger took to Reddit to blow off steam after his seatmate kept closing his overhead nozzle — although it was pointed squarely at his own face.
“The person sitting in the center has now 3 times closed my AC vent either while ‘adjusting’ their very own vent or after I stood as much as go to the lavatory,” the air-deprived traveler griped.
“The vent is pointed towards my face, nowhere near their direction.”
After giving the vent villain three strikes, the poster decided to talk up the fourth time — and was met with icy resistance.
“This dude looked me within the eyes and said I paid for my seat, not the communal AC system,” the Redditor recounted in a May 29 update.
Apparently, the sky-high squabble escalated when the person defended his right to meddle with another person’s cool breeze by proclaiming, “people don’t at all times get their way in public transportation and that the present temperature was greater than comfortable.”
The person then doubled down — demanding a cup of hot water from the flight attendant to warm his fragile frame, reportedly “holding it against his pulse points while animatedly shivering.”
Fellow Redditors were quick to blast the frosty flyer for his “mental gymnastics,” with one writing, “The mental gymnastics this guy needed to do to say ‘people don’t get their way on public transportation’ whilst continuing to demand that he gets his was on public transportation, is staggering.”
One other chimed in: “This just happened to me… Some people! Jeesh!”
Others offered advice on how one can cope with such airborne antics. “Excuse me, I’m unsure whether you realize you’re closing my AC vent, but I’d prefer it open. Thanks!” one suggested. “And in the event that they do it again, be petty and call the FA.”
One user served up probably the most rational take of all: “People must bring layers on a plane.”
Tensions over territory are nothing latest on planes. ThevPost previously reported on one other frequent flyer feud — the dreaded seat swap — which flight attendants say can result in chaos at 30,000 feet.
“Just beware!” warned Leanna Coy, a Connecticut-based crew member who once made the error of switching seats only to search out out the person she swapped with could technically charge purchases to her stored bank card.
In a highly viewed TikTok clip she added, “If the person you turn with does anything to act up on the plane, that may now come back on you.”
In terms of seat rights — or vent rights — evidently it’s every passenger for themselves.
As one Reddit user lamented within the aforementioned thread, “Wait, HE said sometimes people don’t get their way on public transportation and also you didn’t just say ‘you’re right, so quit touching my goddamned vent’? Missed opportunity.”
The one real consensus? On today’s flights, bring your personal snacks, patience — and definitely a sweater.
