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Plane Passenger Books Window Seat—Infuriated By What Neighbor Does

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A plane passenger has vented their frustration online after their seatmate leaned across their aisle seat to take photos mid-flight.

Posting to Reddit, the passenger claimed this was the third time it had happened to them recently, explaining that on the second occasion, even after asking them to stop, “the person went back, but did it again when I fell asleep, waking me up as their arm brushed against me.”

“Most recently, I was working on my laptop during the flight, and the person next to me kept inserting themselves between me and my laptop to take photos,” the original poster (OP) wrote.

“What do you do when polite requests to not do this go ignored?”

Passengers traveling by a plane, shot from the inside of an airplane

Reddit users flocked to the comments to share their suggestions, with one joking, “Sneeze every time they do it.”

Another wrote, “I ask politely once. B***hily a second time. Swat the third time in an absentminded way. And if you wake me up, you run the risk of a hard wake-up. Will close the window asap also.”

The OP replied, “I like to have it open, but it might be worth closing just to get these people to not be up against me.”

“Maybe you can say something similar [to this]: ‘I understand you want to look out the window, but when you lean across my body, I feel very uncomfortable especially when you touch me,'” one commenter suggested.

“This turns into a personal safety issue vs. social etiquette.”

The OP’s experience reflects ongoing debates about airplane etiquette, particularly around shared space.

In a Newsweek report on flight behavior, one traveler outlined expectations for passengers, including respecting others’ space.

“My genuine hope is that people eventually start to remember that the inside of a plane is a shared community,” Reddit user Nick_Waite told the outlet.

That same article points to how contested these boundaries can be. A YouGov survey cited by Newsweek found that 61 percent of U.S. adults believe armrests should be shared equally, while 43 percent said window-seat passengers should not have full control over the shade.

In-Flight Etiquette

Etiquette guidance outside social media echoes similar concerns. The Etiquette Trainer website notes that small courtesies can make flights more comfortable, including respecting seatmates’ space and keeping movements contained within one’s area.

The site also highlights how passengers who are mindful of their surroundings help maintain a more pleasant cabin environment.

Conflicts like the one described in this Reddit post can be difficult to resolve in real time, especially when requests are ignored.

The confined nature of airplane seating leaves little room for adjustment, making cooperation between passengers key.

While some commenters leaned toward assertive responses, others suggested passive solutions such as lowering the window shade or alerting a flight attendant.

Newsweek has reached out to girlynonbinary for comment via Reddit. We could not verify the details of the case.



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