Flights are uncomfortable at the best of times, but an annoying passenger has the ability to quickly dampen spirits even further.
While it only seems natural to have the armest down when you're sat next to strangers, one woman claims that the man sat beside her kicked up a fuss over the ordeal.
Once the woman pulled down the armrest before takeoff, the passenger selfishly got revenge throughout the remainder of the flight to make her journey a misery.
Taking to popular forum site Reddit, the anonymous user explained: "Flew yesterday and ended up with some young adult male in the middle seat (I was aisle). Dude got to my row, pointed at the middle seat, and then just stood there."
The woman went on: "I told him he needed to move out of my way so I could get up. He scooted in, raised the armrest between his seat and mine, and plopped down.
"I sat down and lowered the armrest. He glared. I guess the armrest was constraining his body. Too bad. I paid for an entire seat.
"He then pulled a book from his backpack, reclined his seat… and spread his knees. I asserted my seat space but he PUSHED my left leg over and put his foot under the seat in front of me.
"I said 'excuse me - this is my foot/under seat bag space' (I had my smaller duffel under that seat) and he seemed surprised. He did move his foot but kept his knees spread to the max.
"My left leg suddenly became strong and anchored in line with the left side of my seat and I forced him to at least stop man-spreading into ME or my space."
"I'm female, btw, and easily fit into a regular airline seat without encroaching on others. I keep my knees and elbows to myself," she added.
Since sharing the thread online, the woman's post has raked in over 350 comments to date of people discussing the nightmare journey.
One person wrote: "My wife told me this happens all the time when she flies alone for work. Guys are douchebags."
Someone else said: "A**holes do it all the time. I hate it. It's a power play and nothing else."
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