An American Airlines first class passenger has unlocked a new way to be awful at 30,000 feet.
They removed their shoes and propped both of their sock-clad feet inside the seatback pocket assembly, using it as a makeshift footrest. Perhaps it was already broken, but they’re clearly stretching it out further. And that storage compartment is designed for small items like magazines or safety cards – not feet.
Now I understand why these seatback pockets are always broken.
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One commenter offers, “Those feet look like a sculpture project that was abandoned by the artist.”
Need I say that sitting in first class clearly doesn’t require having any? I’ve been a strong critic of Delta CEO Ed Bastian’s proposal that a passenger banned from any one airline should be banned from every airline. And then I see this.
Normally, my criticism of what passengers do with their feet focuses on walking barefoot into the lavatory. That sticky stuff on the floor isn’t water. At least there, though, the damage is mostly self-inflicted, and other passengers only have to see it happen and know it’s happening. Here, they’re actually doing damage to the aircraft.
To be fair, American’s first class seats could be more comfortable. The basic MiQ seat isn’t well-designed or padded. But that is no excuse.