By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-09-23 12:40:55 | Updated at 2024-09-30 11:42:08
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This is the shocking moment a couple start kicking a fellow passenger's seat when she reclined her chair blocking their view of the in-flight television.
Footage shows the middle-aged husband and wife asked the woman to straighten her seat on the Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to London on September 17 as it blocked their view of the screen, but the passenger refused.
The wife then put her legs on the armrests of the woman's seat, before slapping her arm and telling her off in Cantonese, according to the Chinese woman, who shared footage of the incident online.
'When she realised I couldn't speak Cantonese, she started calling me "mainland girl" in a derogatory tone,' the native Mandarin speaker added, according to Chinese media.
The husband, who was sat directly behind the woman, also resorted to violence as he allegedly 'frantically pushed' the back of her seat, with the video showing her plane seat shaking.
Footage shows the middle-aged husband and wife (pictured) asked the woman to straighten her seat on the Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to London on September 17 as it blocked their view of the screen, but the passenger refused
The wife then put her legs on the armrests of the woman's seat, before slapping her arm and telling her off in Cantonese, according to the Chinese woman (pictured), who shared footage of the incident online
The husband, who was sat directly behind the woman, also resorted to violence as he allegedly 'frantically pushed' the back of her seat, with the video showing her plane seat shaking
The wife was also caught on video as she lifted her middle finger towards the woman.
The passenger said she called over a flight attendant for help, but was let down when the staff member suggested that she straighten her seat to appease the couple from Hong Kong.
She added that she rejected the flight attendant's request for the compromise.
The airline said on Sunday that it had added the couple to its no-fly list, according to the BBC.
The video, which the woman shared on social media platform Xiaohongshu, garnered a lot of attention, with people slamming the couple for their behaviour.
The woman also spoke about the incident in an interview with a Chinese TV outlet, telling how move she was by other passengers who stood up for her when the couple harassed her.
'When the first person spoke up, tears welled up in my eyes.
'I felt a deep sense of injustice, but also a relief that someone understood and spoke up for me, including a lot of Hongkongers who helped me,' she said, according to local media.
