Rude passenger repeatedly slams seat back into too-tall man behind him: ‘An absolute psycho’
A United Airlines passenger has been criticized for repeatedly slamming his seat back into a tall man behind him during a flight. The incident, captured on video and shared on Reddit, shows the aggressive behavior continuing for two hours. Despite the disruption, the tall passenger remained calm and unbothered throughout the ordeal.
- ▪The incident occurred on United Airlines flight 1377 from Denver to Chicago.
- ▪The aggressive passenger was attempting to retaliate against the tall man behind him who was preventing him from reclining.
- ▪The flight attendant was aware of the situation but did not intervene beyond checking if the tall man was okay.
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Travel Rude passenger repeatedly slams seat back into too-tall man behind him: ‘An absolute psycho’ By Ben Cost Published May 21, 2026, 9:13 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Nothing worse than a backseat pile-driver. A United Airlines passenger has been labeled a “psycho” after body slamming his seat for the entire flight because a tall man behind him allegedly prevented him from reclining. A video of his in-flight meltdown is currently going viral on Reddit. According to the post, uploaded by a fly-witness, the tantrum occurred aboard an early morning United Airlines flight 1377 from Denver to Chicago. They were reportedly seated in the Economy Plus section.
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