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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Julia Banim & Cian O'Broin

'A woman stole my plane seat and wouldn't move - so I kicked her chair every two minutes'

An airplane passenger decided to exact revenge on a woman who took his pre-booked seat and refused to budge when confronted.

The man claimed he'd been heading across the US, from Florida to California, to visit a friend.

He said he was shocked to find a woman in her 20s in his spot. After taking out his ticket, he showed her that 23C was, in fact, his pre-booked seat, The Mirror reported.

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He claimed that she said she was in the seat behind while rolling her eyes in an unfazed or uninterested manner.

On Reddit, he wrote: "After a 15-second stare down I say 'well?' and she says she is 'comfortable already' and 'not moving' and 'wants to sleep' blah blah.

"Okay, I see how it is. Real dumb to put someone upset with you in the seat behind you."

What he decided to do next has divided Reddit users on whether it was right or wrong.

He said: "I proceeded to set a silent timer on my phone that went off every two minutes to remind myself to kick her seat, violently, and then every time the seat belt sign went off I'd get up, grabbing the top of the seat to lift myself up pulling her seat back and forth and one time (accidental but worth it) pulled her hair she put over the back of the seat."

He claimed that the woman got no sleep and experienced plenty of extra turbulence, thanks to his incessant disturbances.

The young woman threw back many death stares to which he simply smiled and waved, he revealed.

One Reddit user said: "Smart move. Better her be in front of you than vice-versa, and just the right dose of petty revenge."

Another commented: "Nah, sorry man but you gotta call the flight attendant. They'll take care of it for you. If she tries to pull something on you then you can call the attendant back. Best case scenario, the flight attendant will actually upgrade you if possible."

One final commenter said: "I'd have said, 'Well since you're in my seat, I'm gonna sit there anyway', and proceed to sit in her lap."

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