Even without confrontation, long-haul flights can be uncomfortable. Unfortunately, in addition to the hardship of travel, one father-daughter pair had to deal with a crowded plane and a child whose parents failed to provide for him.
A family got into a fight with the family seated behind them on a lengthy nighttime flight returning from India a few years ago. A couple and their roughly 9- or 10-year-old kid were placed in front of the father and his then-14-year-old daughter.
The little child behind them started kicking the daughter’s chair repeatedly as the plane rose higher into the night sky, breaking the peace of the ride. When the father first addressed the matter, he simply asked the youngster to stop kicking. The youngster paused, but it was only momentarily before he resumed.
