Boisterous Child Placed Between Two Strangers On United Airlines While Father Hides In Rear Of Aircraft

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An uncomfortable seating situation involving a mother and her lap child turned even stranger when it was discovered that the father was also seated onboard…far away.

Mother With Lap Child Poaches Extra Legroom Seat On United As Father Looks On

As told on reddit, a rare open middle seat on a long United flight suddenly was occupied by a mother and her lap infant…with the husband looking on in delight from several rows back

Thought I had really lucked out. Middle seat open on a 4+ hour flight. Door closes and then a woman with a toddler over 1 comes and sits in the middle seat. Confused I asked saying the seat shows as empty. She said the back middle did not have enough space for the kid on her lap. She had to move up to economy plus to “more comfortable” sit with her and her kid. Here is the kicker. The husband had a seat on the aisle in the back. I offered to switch seats with him so they can sit together. It was a plus for me because the middle seat was now open in that row. He flat out refused no matter what I said or asked.

Turns out the reason why is this kid is a nightmare…. Throwing tantrums the whole flight. Kicking, screaming, throwing things at me.

These people literally decided to ruin 2 other people’s flight because they have a horrible child that not even they want to sit next to.

Lap Babies should be banned if not just for a safety reason as we had turbulence and the kid was bouncing and flailing around like it was possessed.

I typically just dismiss stories like this because they seem to write themselves. How did he even know the father was in the back if he was seated in the front? Come on, do you mean to tell me that a father would really act so poorly?

Apparently, yes, because the traveler posted an update…and photo:

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The aftermath. Kid ripped apart the airplane safety card.

Whether this particular story happened or not, the disgusted traveler could have informed a flight attendant if anyone–even a mother with child–decided to self-upgrade into EconomyPlus, United’s extra-legroom section of economy class.

If it were me, I would have been tempted to sit next to the husband whether he wanted to move or not…if you can’t beat them, join them.

Actually, the wife should have dropped the baby in the lap of her husband while moving to EconomyPlus.

And for the record, I blame the father…not the baby…for the baby’s poor behavior. When you ignore your child, it might take matters into his own hands.

Any bets as to whether it was the husband who ordered his wife and kid to move or the mother who just could not stand to sit next to her husband?