Flying is convenient, but not always smooth—especially when dealing with an unruly child on board. That’s what happened to a 14-year-old girl and her dad during a night flight from India.

They were on a small budget airline with tight seating. Behind them sat a family of three, including a 9 or 10-year-old boy who began kicking the girl’s seat shortly after takeoff. Her dad politely asked him to stop, which worked—for about 10 seconds.

After repeated requests with no success, the dad decided to take action. He reclined his seat fully, irritating the boy’s mother behind him. The family called a flight attendant.

The dad of the kicking child complained: “This man put his seat down, and my wife is uncomfortable.”

The flight attendant asked politely, “Would you like to keep it down?”

“Yes, please,” the girl’s dad replied.

The attendant confirmed, “Then he can. That’s not his problem. Have a nice flight.”

Flustered, the other dad muttered under his breath. After some whispered scolding, the boy stopped kicking. Though the family glared at them for the rest of the flight, the girl’s dad kept his seat down for another hour—just long enough to make sure the lesson stuck.