A plane passenger captured footage of a heated encounter with an older passenger who aggressively kicked and shoved her seat in response to her reclining it.
The incident, which involved Canadian passenger and content creator Ameera Jauniaux, occurred on an Air France flight earlier this month, sparking an age-old debate over seat etiquette.
The young flyer, who goes by @ameejau on TikTok, documented the moment she attempted to get comfortable by slightly reclining her seat.
It wasn’t long before an older woman physically reacted by violently slamming Ameera’s seat in an effort to have her prop it back up, before throwing her hands up in exasperation.
The video – which has since amassed over 13 million views – was accompanied with a playful caption that read: ‘Worst plane ride…’
Referencing ‘House,’ a song by Charli xcx and John Cale, she jokingly added, ‘I think I’m gonna die in this house’, before quickly zooming into the woman’s face with her camera.
Canadian plane passenger Ameera Jauniaux captured the moment an older woman reacted aggressively to her reclining her seat on an Air France flight
In a follow-up video, Jauniaux, who claimed she had only reclined her seat ‘a tiny bit’, can be seen repeatedly turning to the woman to request she stop her behaviour, before calling on a flight attendant for assistance.
According to the passenger, cabin crew stepped in five times to defuse the situation, yet the woman allegedly continued to shove the chair throughout the flight.
Jauniaux noted that she was not upgraded or offered a different seat elsewhere, and did not receive a refund for her unpleasant journey.
Thousands of responses poured in from divided TikTok users, with some condemning the woman’s ‘unhinged’ behaviour while others called out Jauniaux for the ‘disrespectful’ move.
One person quizzed: ‘Do people not realise plane seats only recline like two inches? They’re acting like you’re laying in her lap.’
Another jokingly added: ‘Let me guess – you DARED to recline the chair that was designed to recline.’
One commenter, who claimed to be cabin crew, advised: ‘As a flight attendant please call me for this. This is the drama I live to get people removed from the flight for. Everybody has the right to recline especially if it’s not mealtime!’
However, another user refuted: ‘To be honest, I’m on the lady’s side. I HATE sitting behind someone who reclines their chair. It gives me less room, I can’t work on the tray, and I can’t sleep. I will NEVER recline an airplane seat out of respect.’
The woman, who was seated behind Ameera, can be seen violently shoving the seat multiple times
Agreeing, another wrote: ‘Hot take: seats should not recline in economy. It’s already a tin can already. Having to lose space because someone in front of you reclined is honestly the worst.’
One person, who appeared to take a more neutral stance, said: ‘I absolute loathe when people recline. We are already sardines don’t make it worse!
‘But that being said, this ladies reaction was unhinged. You can’t kick and punch the seat in front. You could ask nicely for them to go back to upright and if they don’t then that’s it.’
Another chimed: ‘As someone who hates when people recline their chairs, this is INSANE! The seats are meant to recline, people PAID for their seats they can do whatever they want!’
Daily Mail has contacted Air France for comment.
