Plane passenger upsets fellow travellers with flashing neon charger
A woman decided to use a neon, glow-in-the-dark phone charger that flashed different colours while on a red-eye flight, to the disappointment of the rest of the plane.
In a recent Reddit post to the “Mildly Infuriating” subreddit, one person posted a clip of someone in their row on the plane with the charger glowing in the dark. In the clip, the phone charging cable flashes between vibrant neon green, blue and pink colours and can be seen reflecting off of nearby passengers’ tray tables.
The passenger who took the video wrote in the description, “Of the six hour flight, over four hours the cable was flashing bright while the owner’s mobile device screen was set to peak brightness level. Other passengers looked around to make eye contact like: ‘Are you seeing this??’”
Many people ended up taking to the comments to express how shocked they were to see someone bring an object like that on a plane. “I have one and I love it but I use it at home. Why anyone would want to draw attention to themselves with it is beyond me especially while blatantly disturbing people on a flight,” one comment read.
Another commenter agreed, writing: “Owning it and bringing it on a f***ing aeroplane (and using it there) and two very different things. She is evil though.”
Other commenters were concerned about the potential medical conditions that could be triggered from the flashing lights. “Anyone with epilepsy around her is in legit danger. Like, she’s not just regular old rude, she’s full on ignorant,” one person commented.
“This type of lights give me PTSD of migraines starting when you cant see half of your vision due to ‘light flickering/dead spots,’” another comment read.
“Also people with sensory issues,” a third commenter pointed out. “I also get migraines because of lights like this. I would ask the flight attendant to either do something about it or find me a new seat.”
One flight attendant chimed in, explaining what she would have done in the situation. “Just want you to know, as a FA, this made me laugh out f***ing loud and it’s right before my sign in time here,” her comment began.
“If any pax did this on my flight, I probably would try to reseat them to the last row as so she won’t disturb others. But tbh, there is nothing in our manual that says this kind of things have to be banned on board so obviously this is a tricky situation for everyone involved.”
Other commenters suggested ways for the plane passenger to use the charger more discreetly, like feeding the cable through a sleeve or not using the charger at all and asking to see if anyone had a charger to borrow instead.
“Or perhaps ask the flight attendant if they had something else on the flight or something, even wrap a scarf or coat over it. I mean, it’s a seizure hazard. I’m sure people would be willing to help if at all possible, we all make mistakes,” one person suggested in the comments.
“If truly an accident, out of common decency, any sensible person would throw anything like a small blanket or a jumper over that cable for the duration of the phone charge. I bet that didn’t happen at any point after the recording though. That s**t is straight up embarrassing if they even feel any shame,” another person commented.
