Dancing Star's Airline Outburst Over Child Quiet Request
American dancer Witney Carson, famous for winning Dancing With The Stars US alongside Australian conservationist Robert Irwin, has unleashed a fiery social media rant against Delta Air Lines. The incident occurred during a recent thirteen-hour flight to Queensland where Carson was visiting Irwin with her family.
The Mid-Flight Confrontation
The thirty-two-year-old professional dancer took to Instagram to share her frustration, posting a photograph of herself looking visibly upset while seated on the aircraft. In a detailed caption, Carson described how cabin crew members repeatedly instructed her two-year-old son, Jet, to remain quiet throughout the lengthy journey.
'Is it appropriate to ask the child to be quiet for the entire thirteen hour flight?' Carson questioned her substantial following. 'My son Jet was playing with me. We were asked to be quiet because a man upfront was trying to rest.'
What particularly perplexed the dancer was the timing of these requests. 'I totally get if there needs to be a certain time where we need to sleep, but it was in the middle of the day,' she explained, suggesting the expectation for complete silence seemed unreasonable during daylight hours.
Parental Advocacy and Passenger Etiquette
Carson expressed her discomfort with the persistent shushing from flight attendants, which prompted her to directly address the situation. 'The flight attendant kept shushing Jet. I got up and asked him if there were certain times on the flight we needed to be quiet,' she recounted. 'We'd respect that. But if not, I don't expect my children to sit quietly for thirteen hours. I'm done!'
The dancer framed her complaint around broader questions of reasonable expectations and personal responsibility during air travel. 'I'm a big advocate of worry about things that are in your control and put some freaking earplugs in? Am I being crazy?' she challenged her audience, questioning whether the burden should fall entirely on parents of young children.
Social Media Validation and Support
Carson's post generated significant engagement, with the majority of responses supporting her position. The dancer later thanked her followers for their validation, writing: 'Seems I've reached the right side of Instagram. I feel very validated. Thanks for letting me vent.'
The incident has sparked broader conversations about airline policies regarding children, passenger comfort, and reasonable behaviour expectations during long-haul flights. While Carson received widespread support, the situation highlights the ongoing tension between different passenger needs in confined aircraft environments.
Australian Reunion Context
The flight occurred as Carson travelled to Australia with her husband Carson McAllister and their two sons to visit Robert Irwin at Australia Zoo. The twenty-two-year-old wildlife presenter recently shared touching reunion footage with his dance partner, celebrating their Dancing With The Stars victory last November.
In sweet social media content, the Irwin-Carson families were seen exploring the Queensland sanctuary together, dressed in matching khaki outfits and interacting with animals. Their close bond developed during the competition where their 'sizzling chemistry' initially sparked romance rumours among viewers, though Carson is happily married.
The Daily Mail has approached Delta Air Lines for comment regarding Carson's allegations, though no official response has been published at the time of writing. The incident continues to circulate across parenting and travel discussion forums, raising questions about airline customer service approaches to families with young children.
