United Passenger Snaps: Slimline Seat Smashed In Furious Onboard Meltdown
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
byu/smokes_weed inShittyaskflying
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.
