A woman asked her seatmate to close his window on a hot Texas flight like the crew asked, and he screamed at her, then she was the one in trouble

A traveler recently shared a frustrating story on TikTok about a heated interaction she had with a passenger on a flight leaving Texas. Rosey Catherine, who goes by the handle @roseycatherinep, posted a video about the incident that has gotten hundreds of thousands of views.

As reported by BroBible, the trouble started when the flight crew made an announcement over the loudspeaker. They asked passengers in window seats to shut their shades because the light reflecting off the concrete was making the cabin temperature rise. 

Catherine, who was sitting in the middle seat, noticed that the person next to her kept his window shade open despite the request. She decided to speak up to help cool things down. She tapped the man on the shoulder and mentioned the announcement, asking him to close the shade.

The man reportedly reacted with anger

The man reportedly reacted with intense anger. He shouted at her, saying, “I can do whatever f**** I want! I paid for this seat.” Catherine said he was not reprimanded for his outburst. To make matters worse, she mentioned that she actually got in trouble herself for having her needlepoint on her lap during the takeoff process.

The video sparked a lot of discussion in the comments section. Some viewers thought Catherine should have stayed out of it. One person wrote, “Personally wouldn’t have said anything to him tho because that’s not my job it’s the flight attendant’s job,” and added, “Mind your business.” 

Another viewer noted that the request to close the shade is a newer practice, mentioning, “I flew out of Austin last October and heard this request for the first time. He was a jerk but I hope it was a short flight for you.”

Other commenters pointed out that the passenger might have had personal reasons for keeping the window open. One user wrote, “Some people need the window open because they have claustrophobia or could be suffering from PTSD. It was a suggestion and not mandatory.”

Catherine acknowledged these perspectives in her responses. She explained that she understood why someone might need the window open, but she still felt the man’s reaction was uncalled for. Her main point was that he did not have to scream at her for making a polite request.