Dad's 'savage' revenge on boy who kept kicking daughter's seat on flight

A father's 'savage' reaction to a nine-year-old continually kicking his daughter's seat on an overnight flight has gone viral and garnered approval on the internet. The 14-year-old girl narrated the ordeal of their return trip from India on Reddit, where she had hoped to get some sleep but found it "impossible" because a boy seated behind kept kicking her chair.

She wrote: "When my dad and I were on a flight back home from India. Behind us there was a family of three, with their son behind me, and the mum behind my dad.

"It was a nighttime flight and everyone was beat. It was also a small, budget airline with not much legroom."

She explained further: "About 10 minutes into the flight, the kid behind me started kicking my seat. To be clear, he wasn't very little, maybe nine or 10.

"I let my dad know and he politely asks him to stop, and he does... for about 10 seconds. We tell him again (more firmly this time), but no luck," reports the Irish Mirror.

In retaliation, her dad reclined his seat all the way, cramping the space for the child behind. She asserted: "When they ask him to put it up he doesn't. They call the flight attendant and the jerk's dad talks to him."

The flight attendant took the father's side after witnessing the young boy's behaviour, affirming his choice to keep his seat reclined. "He walks away with the dad left spluttering and cursing under his breath. Fun times!" the daughter said.

Following some stern whispers from the parents, the boy ceased kicking the seat, yet the parents continued to glare at her, her dad, and the cabin crew member. "My dad did keep the seat down for another hour, but got up once he was sure those parents learned their lesson," she shared.

One comment on her post read: "Your dad gets an A+ in petty revenge. Some people can't be reached unless they are directly impacted. As long as the kid was kicking someone else's seat, they couldn't be bothered. People like these and the little sociopath they are raising should be dropped off on their own deserted island."

Another added their advice: "He should have waited till they had drinks (hopefully cold) then reclined rapidly - oops sorry! " Meanwhile, a third person praised the end result: "Well done. Made them make the kid stop kicking, and got the added benefit of making them seem crazy. Two thumbs, way up."