Another Day, Another Fight Over The Age-Old Debate: Should You Recline Your Seat On An Airplane

Footage captured the dramatic moment that two male passengers clashed during a wild inflight rumble over a reclined seat.

The midair kerfuffle kicked off Saturday during a Jetstar Airways flight from Bali, Indonesia, to Melbourne, Australia, Jam Press reported.

“Do you think one of us is going to f–king die?” shouted the passenger, before labeling the people behind him “drunk f–king pieces of s–t.”

Ah a good ole mid-air flight. We had to import this clip from Australia. Feels like we've been having a shortage of airplane fights lately. Ever since that whole mask-wearing social experiment ended people don't seem to want to throw down in airports as much. These are auto-clicks in many cases. Economy is tough. We need more people fighting. 

Having said that if you're asking me who is to blame at this point...it's the airline. If you don't want people fighting at 30,000 feet then you need to just stop having seats recline. The population is too divided on this issue. I put out the poll above, hardly the first time anyone has asked this question, but it always gets responses. People care about this issue

You put Randy and Rich on a flight from Chicago to LA, mix in a little alcohol and these guys are fighting. It's only natural. It doesn't matter who is right and wrong. Humans have always fought over space. Palestine, Ukraine, one inch of space on your flight. Humans will fight for their perceived right to space. 

Here is something I've been wondering lately though…how the FUCK did people do flights back in the day? In many ways getting through a flight has never been easier. Almost every seatback these days has a built in screen with things for you to watch. If they don't, well, everyone on Earth now has a movie screen in their phone. You sit in your chair, watch literally anything you want, and kill the time until you arrive. Transport yourself back to the 70s, 80s, or 90s. You MIGHT have an in-flight movie. I remember that they'd sometimes play a movie. There'd be a few screens per cabin and the entire flight would have to watch the entire movie. That was the 90s. Before that…grab a book or magazine. No headphones. No nothing. You're just staring at the seat in front of you for hours. Maybe sneaking a nap in if you have that gift. Most likely you're doing nothing, just crammed into a tube like you are today, but traveling in uncomfortable business attire. I feel like they were probably more loosy goosy with serving alcohol back then too. 60s and 70s they let you smoke. The entire cabin is hotboxed, you're more uncomfortable, there's nothing to do and yet…I feel as if there weren't fights. Maybe it's just under reported, but maybe…people used to be more civilized. My gut says it's the latter. People just didn't get worked up as easily. We've gotten spoiled. We need a new system for travel bans. If you get worked up on a flight you have to do that same trip the next week by Bosco Bus. Then people will appreciate how good we all have it. 

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PS: Fuck you if you recline your seat.