A video posted on Twitter by an airline passenger is sparking debate on whether it’s appropriate to recline a seat while sitting in economy on an airplane.

A user with the Twitter handle @steelersfanOG posted a video showing a passenger on American Airlines repeatedly pushing the back of her seat after she reclined her seat.

“He was angry that I reclined my seat and punched it about 9 times — HARD, at which point I began videoing him, and he resigned to this behavior,” the Twitter user Wendi posted over the weekend.

Some criticized her on Twitter.

“No offence but this gentleman, although he’s an idiot, his seat does not recline,” tweeted Leslie Dryden @DECOR1

“So it is unfair for the person in front to recline their seat. He should have politely asked you to not recline your seat. This is an industry airline problem that needs fixing.”

Others were in support.

“Wendi, this is awful and I’m so sorry this happened to you,” tweeted The Gilded Badge @gildedbadge

“The man was completely in the wrong. I’m a Flight Attendant. If this had happened on one of my flights, we would have not allowed this to go in without repercussions to the horrible man behind you.”

The video has had about 2.5 million views.

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