Two men kept talking loudly on a plane despite repeated requests to quiet down — then the flight attendant silenced them without raising his voice
A loud conversation can be hard to ignore on a small plane, especially when two passengers keep speaking loudly despite being asked to lower their voices. That was the situation on an afternoon flight from San Francisco, where two men in row 8 continued their conversation at a high volume. The incident was shared on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, by a Reddit user who goes by u/kale_plant, explaining that the noise continued even after a flight attendant politely asked them to be quieter. The men did not follow the request, leaving the crew member to deal with the disruption in another way.
During the flight, the same flight attendant approached the two men again while serving passengers and warned them about their volume. They ignored him once more, but the attendant then gave them a firm shush, which finally got them to quiet down. The passenger described the moment by saying he "shushed them full librarian style." The move came after the staff member had already tried being polite, and it worked without turning the incident into a larger confrontation. For the passenger, the response was memorable because the crew member managed to make his point clearly while keeping the interaction brief and controlled.
The post explained that the two men were speaking "at a volume like they were at a concert," making their conversation easy to hear from different parts of the aircraft. The passenger even said the voices could be heard while wearing AirPods, showing how difficult the noise was to block out. On a small Embraer plane, loud conversations can affect passengers seated several rows away, leaving little room for quiet. A shared cabin works better when travelers consider how their behavior affects everyone around them. The passenger ended the post by giving the airline credit with "Shoutout to Alaska for enforcing cabin etiquette," praising the crew member for addressing the repeated disturbance.
Maintaining a healthy environment on the plane is important, and flight attendants help ensure it as part of their duties. In another incident, two passengers caused trouble after arriving late for their flight with more luggage than the overhead bins could hold. Each man had brought "two giant bags," but only one bag per passenger could go in the overhead compartment. When the crew explained the luggage limits, one of the men refused to cooperate and started shouting. His behavior soon made the situation harder for the crew to manage.
The passenger raised his voice at the flight attendant and challenged her about what she planned to do. She remained calm and made it clear that speaking to her in that manner was not acceptable. She told him, "You will not be flying with us," giving him the choice to leave with his belongings or be escorted out. The man eventually left the plane with his bags. The incident showed that the issue was not simply about having extra luggage, but also the refusal to follow the basic rules.
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