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Patrick Cassidy, a Delta Airlines passenger, who was flying from Austin to Los Angeles, was infuriated when his laptop got crushed after the person sitting in front of him reclined his seat.The pictures of the destroyed laptop went viral on twitter and triggered debate among the netizens.
Patrick Cassidy took to Twitter and wrote, “@Delta small note for the suggestion box, maybe have a little warning sign or someway to prevent my laptop from being destroyed when the person in front of me reclines their seat.”
@Delta small note for the suggestion box, maybe have a little warning sign or someway to prevent my laptop from being destroyed when the person in front of me reclines their seat. pic.twitter.com/QHmphXiDhH
— Pat Cassidy (@HardFactorPat) February 26, 2020
The airlines then responded to Patrick Cassidy’s complaint offering him 7,500 bonus miles to which he tweeted, “Update: @Delta is giving me the equivalent of a $75 gift card and an explanation that you would give a six-year-old.”
Update: @Delta is giving me the equivalent of a $75 gift card and an explanation that you would give a six year old. Cool. pic.twitter.com/etGLUXOOjs
— Pat Cassidy (@HardFactorPat) February 29, 2020
The viral post got mixed reactions from people with many debating whether Patrick Cassidy was right or wrong. Where a user wrote, “Nobody should be allowed to recline on an aeroplane. It only causes issues,” there were many who opposed Cassidy.
Pretty easy to tell if you jam your computer under there that will happen
— Mitch (@M1tchGud) February 27, 2020
The person needed to recline. If Macbooks are broken, chalk it up to collateral damage. They had to recline, damnit. That 4 degree difference is vital
— Harling (@AUnobtrusive) February 27, 2020
