Originally Posted by
itsnotthatbloodyhard
So if the person behind you was constantly banging on the back of your seat, or throwing food - intensely annoying, but no threat to safety - you don’t feel they should have to comply with an instruction from the crew to stop doing it?
In that scenario, they don't have to comply. You should actually read the CASRs quoted in this thread, which CASRs actually spell out what directions and instructions from 'crew' are binding, and when, and what constitutes disorderly and offensive conduct offences. I didn't put the safety element in them. Someone else did.
I find screaming babies intensely annoying. I find BO intensely annoying. I find bad breath intensely annoying. I've yet to find any CC who'll do anything about passengers with screaming babies, BO or bad breath. But that's why I've never flown Jetstar.