I (44M) recently had to take an Allegiant flight from Indianapolis to Los Angeles for a family emergency. I took the Sunday night red-eye to arrive in LAX first thing in the morning.
After reaching cruising altitude, a little girl of 5 or 6 years old begins to run the aisle like an Olympic sprinter in training. After the 20th lap up and down the aisle, I make my way to the flight attendant sitting near the back lavatory and ask her to have the child take a seat. She ignores me and rolls her eyes.
Once I return to my seat, the little girl is back to training her sprints. This time, the flight attendant is clapping and cheering her on.
At this point, I take out my phone and start recording the number of laps she completes down the aisle. I captured 6 in a 3-minute span. I counted over 50.
As turbulence kicks in, the captain turns on the fasten seatbelts sign. Everyone takes their seats, except the little girl, still doing sprints.
Many people inform the flight attendant to do something as it's now more unsafe than before for the girl. FA still does nothing, nor does the other FA who has a full view of the aisle from the front cabin.
As I leave the plane, I voice my displeasure to the FA for not doing her job during the flight.