Airline passenger sparks outrage after using flashing phone charger during six-hour overnight flight
A woman’s angry act on a night flight angered several passengers around her – but people who saw an account of the incident were shocked that no one had confronted her about ‘selfish’ behaviour.
An American traveler said she was on a stressful red-eye flight and the person in the next seat had a brightly flashing phone charger plugged in.
The clear wire contained flashing rainbow lights that went out in rapid succession throughout the flight.
After sharing a clip of the act and calling it “mildly annoying” on Reddit, the woman said she now regrets not offering the passenger her regular white charger to use instead.
“I just wore my hood over my head and held on – I found the upright chair more annoying anyway,” she said in the post.
An American traveler recently revealed that she was on a stressful red-eye flight where her seatmate decided to plug in a bright and flashing phone charger
Disputes over airline etiquette – from pregnant women demanding better seats, to one woman who caused outrage by painting her nails on board, leading to the strong smell of nail polish filling the cabin – often provoke strong reactions from those of us who have gone through similar experiences. frustrations.
In this incident, many were shocked by the woman’s bile, with some pointing out that the flashing lights also had the potential to cause another passenger’s epilepsy.
“Some people literally have the opposite of social anxiety and it really shows,” said one.
‘Empathy is a curse. Why was I born with the ability to consider others when it feels like 99 percent of the world’s population doesn’t care,” another commented.
‘Why would anyone own that? Serious. It looks so cheap and the seizure it causes is free… at no extra cost,” a third wrote.
“This is horrible – especially exposing other people to it on a plane is unfathomable,” one woman wrote. “I’d go crazy.”
Some felt that a cheap charger might be the only thing the woman could afford, but that was still no excuse.
“There are 20 ways you could use this cable covertly in that scenario,” one person wrote. “It’s like just putting the cable through a sweater or shirt so the flashes are hidden, or putting a blanket over it.”
However, some saw no problem with the lively charger.
‘I have a rope like that. It’s a bit hypnotic and I love it in my office. I can imagine accidentally grabbing it without thinking about a plane,” one woman revealed.
“So close your eyes,” said another. “She has every right to live freely.”