Airline passenger is furious after 'entitled' woman who got a 'cheeky' free upgrade to business class demanded he swap his seat with her husband's middle seat in COACH
- The traveler said the incident occurred during a flight from Toronto to Vancouver
- Woman in question received 'brutal upgrade to business class'
- Her husband didn't, but she believed someone in the business world would trade places with him
An airline passenger has spoken of his outrage after a woman asked him to give up his business class seat for an economy seat so her husband could sit next to her.
Develop the story further RedditIn the Entitled People section, the stunned traveler said the incident occurred during a five-hour Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight from Toronto to Vancouver.
The woman in question got a 'cheeky upgrade' to a lie-flat business class 'pod', but her husband did not, so she asked the passenger next to her to swap.
At first, the man revealed in the post that he was willing to comply, but when he realized that the man's seat was a “MIDDLE seat in the back of the bus,” he was shocked and thought he was part of a 'YouTube setup'. some video.”
When he realized the woman was serious, he encouraged her to 'downgrade' her ticket and sit back in her original economy seat next to her husband, taking 18B and 18C.
An airline passenger has spoken of his surprise after a woman asked him to give up his Business Class seat for an Economy seat so her husband could sit next to her (stock image)
His suggestion angered the woman and she replied, “But we both want to sit here together!”
However, the man refused to back down and replied, “I'm sure you will. But I think you have two choices… sit separately, or sit together back there.
'I'm sure whoever is in 18C would like to sit here. Take your old chair back so you can both sit next to each other.'
From there he continued the story, “They both angrily walked back to the back, and I half expected a new, confused stranger to appear, the lucky recipient of an instant upgrade… but no, she came back.”
“According to her, 18A loved the window bulkhead and didn't want to move. 18C had family in 18DEF and did not want to move either.
“Someone told me later that maybe the flight attendants were involved and just told her to go to her assigned seat; seat swapping is not permitted.
“Anyway, she showed up all angry and made a big show and a lot of noise while sitting down.
'I didn't care. Thirty minutes after takeoff, I lay back and slept deeply for the entire flight.
The stunned traveler told the story on Reddit, saying the incident happened during a five-hour flight on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Toronto to Vancouver.
“And I'm still baffled that anyone would think this even makes sense.”
Other Redditors were also stunned by the story and the woman's brazen request.
One commenter wrote: “Some people are so entitled. It seems to be happening more and more and the number is growing.'
Another user suggested that the airlines should be careful about upgrading only one batch out of a few.
They said of the situation: '[Did the couple] Do you really expect people to give up what they paid extra for?
'Here too, the airlines must take their responsibility.
“Before they upgrade someone, they should ask if they're traveling with someone.”
One reader also shared a similar story, writing, “The same thing happened to me once. [A woman] asked if I wanted to switch places with her to sit next to her husband first.
“Assuming she meant another first class seat, I asked her where and she said 22E.
'I laughed out loud and she felt offended. I told her that her husband should offer his F seat to the person sitting next to her in row 22, and then they could sit together.'
“But I want to sit first!” she said.'
The Redditor said he simply responded, “Yeah, me too. But I actually have a ticket for it, unlike you.”