A Delta Airlines passenger has taken to social media to complain about the damage that he claims was caused to his MacBook Pro after the passenger in front of him reclined their seat.

Pat Cassidy, the host of the daily news podcast Hard Factor, posted a photo to his Twitter account which showed a smashed laptop screen.

Pat wrote: "Also, this one is more of a critique than a suggestion. I really appreciate that your flight attendant came over to tell me that the passenger in front of me 'needs to be able to recline' and then asked him 'if he was okay?' as if your seat hadn't just ruined my livelihood."

After asking who he could email he added: "You'll know it's me because the bottom of the email will read 'sent my from iPhone'," before quizzing how many SkyMiles a brand new MacBook Pro would be.

This was Delta's response to the passenger. Credit: Twitter/@HardFactorPat

In an update, Pat shared that Delta were giving him the equivalent of a $75 gift card and 'an explanation that you would give a six-year-old'.

The response from Delta read: "I'm sorry your laptop was broken due to another passenger reclining on your seat. It's not fair when one person's behaviour affects another person.

"Please know that personal property damaged in-flight as a result of a passenger action is not reimbursable. We regret the inconvenience this has caused you."

This isn't the first time a laptop has been ruined on a Delta flight as another disgruntled passenger pointed out in response to Pat's tweet.

Jud Mackrill was in the same position as Pat as he explained: "Person in front of me reclined and my MacBook Pro screen got caught in the angle. The person in front then gave her seat and extra push - shredding my screen."

He added that the team at Delta had been 'awesome to work it out', and explained that everything was covered under his Apple care.