Flights can be uncomfortable at the best of times - especially those that are long-haul - but the presence of a screaming baby can make the journey seem even longer.
While passengers tend to remain polite in respect of the stressed parents, one man claimed that his wife was particularly vocal about the inconvenience of a crying baby on her eight-hour flight.
Taking to popular forum site Reddit, a man claimed he swapped seats with the baby and mother to teach his wife a lesson.
However, his wife is now 'livid' about the unforgettable ordeal. Wanting to put an end to the matter, the anonymous passenger sought advice: "Am I the a**hole for giving a mother with a crying baby my seat near my wife to teach her a lesson?"
The man explained: "So my wife and I recently went on a trip together paid for by her dad. He flew us to Hawaii with first-class seats. We had a great time. My wife is used to travelling but I'm less experienced with plane travel, this was the first time I flew first class.
"On our way back home, we were sat near the back. A mother and her baby were one of the first to board and the poor baby was not having a good time. I felt even worse got the mother as I know she's probably equally distressed about the baby crying.
"While I felt sympathy, my wife was mad. She kept making comments about how our flight was going to be miserable as the best. Her completing went on for the longest time. She kept saying that the mother was irresponsible and that she doesn't know how to calm her baby, she shouldn't be taking it on a plane. I tried to tell her to calm down as it's not that serious but she wasn't having it."
After 'getting tired' of his wife's complaints, the man took matters into his own hands and approached the mum of his wife.
However, he admits that his wife was 'livid' as the conversation didn't turn out as expected.
He went on: "I went back in between boarding groups and told the mother that if she wanted, I would give her my first-class seat so she can kick her feet up and that may be more comfortable for her and the baby. She didn't want to initially but I insisted and her husband encouraged her to take it. She took her baby up to first class and I got a series of angry texts from my wife.
"So I felt like this was not a huge deal as my wife brought noise-cancelling headphones. And the other people in first class most likely do as well. And if they don't, they have normal headphones and can simply block out the baby. It's 2023, not 1990. We're not living in the Stone Age.
"The baby cried for maybe a cumulative 30 minutes on an eight-hour flight. So barely at all. When my wife and I met up, she was livid. She told me that I ruined her flight and ruined the end of the trip for her."
Seeking advice, the man wrote: "I told her that she's overreacting to something that's only mildly annoying. She has refused to drop this. Am I the a**hole?"
Since sharing his thread, the man's post has raked in an excess of 3,800 comments - where people were torn about the situation.
One person wrote: "You're the a**hole. 'Teach her a lesson' is such a childish toxic trait."
Meanwhile, someone else agreed: "You're the a**hole. Why isn't a woman allowed to complain to a husband about a crying baby? Why does that make her the a**hole?"
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