We were talking about this over the weekend, and one of our questions we had was whether or not the seatbelt sign was on... Yes. I think that this is very sad, but when there are signs that tell you to keep your seatbelt fastened, and repeated announcements, stay in the damn seat!

I don't believe Houston to McAllen is a long flight... a little over an hour... I know they were delayed, but why not just wait to go to the restroom?

I guess people figure that if the plane crashes, they'll die anyway, so why bother with a carseat? They don't think about being injured during turbulence.

Boo fucking Hoo.

There is a reason the seat belt light gets turned on. And there is a reason they tell you to stay in your fucking seat.

I have no doubt they will sue but I hope she gets nothing - she's already got what she deserved. Too bad it didnt happen before she passed on her stupidity to her offspring

I just watched the rest of the video

"she did nothing wrong" ?!?!?

Are you fucking kidding me?

Can you imagine if she wins her lawsuit? Next time you get uo when the seat belt light is on the airline might have to arrest you simply to disprove liability on their part for your dumbass decision

Turbulence happens. You can get a huge bump like that anywhere, any time, literally out of the blue. Turning off the seatbelt sign is literally just the pilot's best guess that there won't be any catastrophic clear sky turbulence Always, always, always, keep your seatbelt on.

I'm not really sure what basis she'd have for suing. They made several announcements to stay seated, turned the fasten seat belt light on, even announced that beverage service would be canceled due to turbulence. There is literally nothing else the airline could have done save bolting everyone in their seats like a roller coaster.

I have always been amazed at the fact that people will practically bubble wrap their babies but once they get in a plane they don't seem to have any concern for their safety. I dated a pilot once who used to always complain about people holding babies on their lap. There are lots of things that can happen that aren't catastrophic but if your baby is on your lap for him it could be.

And I'm sorry but people who fail to understand the importance of staying belted in your seat ESPECIALLY when they turn on the seatbelt light and announce it really do not get any sympathy for me. This wasn't like a freak accident, she ignored the warnings and now has to deal with the consequences.

Wodehouse on the blog! First time ever.

OK, but no complaining if my car seat accidentally knocks you in the shoulder as it is wider than the center aisle. Also, sorry but if you happen to be seated directly in front of me, you won't be able to retract your seat back all the way as a rear facing car seat partially blocks the seat back in front of it.

You have won me over though, paid the extra $400 the one and only time I flew with the kid when he was under 2.

OK, but no complaining if my car seat accidentally knocks you in the shoulder as it is wider than the center aisle. Also, sorry but if you happen to be seated directly in front of me, you won't be able to retract your seat back all the way as a rear facing car seat partially blocks the seat back in front of it.

You have won me over though, paid the extra $400 the one and only time I flew with the kid when he was under 2.

Smurfy, no complaints here. I think I can withstand a shoulder bump and a nonreclining seat to keep your baby safe. I was, however, on a flight when this absolute asshat was going off on this woman beause he couldn't recline his seat due to her baby's car seat behind him. She was actually being very nice and saying that she'd remove it for a while and hold the baby to accomodate him. But a flight attendant came up and basically told him to stop being a prick and suck it up. It was a flight that was less than 90 minutes, too.

Where the hell was the air marshal with the .40 Glock, dammit? This was a clear and present danger to the safety of the other passengers.
Mother and child should have received the Mozambique for the safety of all on board.

"Turbulence. Solar radiation heats the Earth's crust. Warm air rises, cold air descends. Turbulence. I don't like it."

The problem isn't kids flying without car seats, it's kids flying. Ever have a 1 year old on the seat behind you? I did, yesterday. It's not polite to subject strangers to children too young to train to not shriek in public.

Yes, Pseudy! Yes! Yes!