Is this the most obnoxious device ever? ‘Selfish’ woman disrupts overnight flight

A woman’s infuriating and “selfish” act for the duration of an overnight flight has left many social media users speechless.

As if red-eye flights weren’t gruelling enough: A US flyer experienced the trip from hell after her neighbour used a flashing light-up charger for the duration of the six-hour overnight flight, as seen in a video glowing up online.

“Who does this?” wrote the passenger in a Reddit post detailing the abominable skylight incident, which occurred on an unspecified flight.

In the incriminating clip, a passenger in her row can be seen deploying a rainbow light-up charger from her seat.

The kaleidoscopic cable cycles through a spectrum of strobing colours like a radioactive Twizzler, illuminating the dark interior of the cabin where passengers are trying to sleep.

The impromptu light show at 30,000 feet. Picture: tsitsifly22

The disruption occurred on a six-hour overnight flight. Picture: tsitsifly22

The Reddit community shared the woman’s annoyance with the distracting charger.

“Some people are literally the inverse to social anxiety and it really shows,” commented one, referencing the charger owner’s apparent obliviousness to her fellow flyers.

“Why would someone own that? Seriously,” wondered another.

A third wrote, “That’s horrendous. I’m surprised the flight attendant didn’t say anything.”

Others labelled the rave-evoking device potentially dangerous, claiming it could cause people with epilepsy to experience a seizure.

The kaleidoscopic cable cycles through a spectrum of strobing colours like a radioactive Twizzler, illuminating the dark interior of the cabin where passengers are trying to sleep. Picture: iStock

Meanwhile, some Redditors wondered why the uploader didn’t call out the charger’s owner.

“Info: did you say anything to her?” inquired one armchair traveller. “Did anyone say anything to her? That’s why she thinks it’s OK to do sh-- like this.”

The original poster explained in the comments: “I just wore my hood up and over my head and endured — the upright seat was more annoying to me anyhow.”

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.

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