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"She Put Her Feet on the Seat in Front and Slammed Them Like Applause" – Woman Causes Scene After Passenger Reclines Seat

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2026-01-29 06:06:07
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2026-01-29 06:06:07
A video of a female passenger putting her feet up on the back of the seat in front of her and behaving in an unruly manner on a plane has been shared online, sparking controversy. Photo: New York Post

Photo: New York Post

According to The Financial News, a commotion broke out when a passenger, upset that the person in front had reclined their seat, put both feet up on the back of that seat in protest.
On the 29th, foreign media including Daily Mail and New York Post reported that a video filmed on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar to Moscow is drawing attention online.
In the footage, a woman wearing sneakers rests both feet on the back of the seat in front of her. With her feet still up, she bangs them together, shaking the seat, and even claps them like applause.
Because of this, the woman sitting in the front seat had to hunch forward over her laptop to keep working.
According to witnesses, the woman, identified only as A and believed to be Russian, acted this way after becoming angry that the passenger in front had reclined their seat.
One passenger said, "Flight attendants and other passengers tried several times to persuade A, but it was no use." Another passenger remarked sarcastically, "This kind of thing could only happen in Russia," adding, "She was in an economy class seat but seemed to think she was in Business class."
At the end of the video, a flight attendant can be seen crouching down beside A and explaining that she needs to take her feet off the seat. After repeated requests from the crew, A eventually lowered her feet, according to reports.
moon@fnnews.com Reporter Moon Young-jin Reporter