She Got Harassed On A Flight After She Wouldn’t Give Up Her Window Seat So A Teenage Boy Could Sit With His Mother
Have you ever been asked to switch your seat on a plane because a passenger wanted to sit near their friend or relative?
One woman recently refused to give up her seat on a plane so a teenager could sit next to his mom, and it caused a big scene.
She’s 25 and recently traveled on a business trip that had her feeling exhausted. The flight home was six hours long, and she specifically wanted a window seat so she could look out at the clouds and lean against the wall to sleep. She was careful to book a window seat in advance.
“I’d had a rough week, and this little bit of comfort was something I was really looking forward to,” she explained.
“As I got to my seat and settled in, a woman in her mid-40s and a teenager approached me. The woman explained that her son had a middle seat a few rows back and asked if I could switch with him so he could sit next to her.”
While she felt bad for the teenager, she desperately wanted to stay by the window, and a middle seat did not sound appealing, so she politely declined, telling the woman that she had specifically booked a window seat to relax.
Unfortunately, instead of accepting her answer or talking to other passengers, the woman began freaking out. She argued with her, telling her that her son “needed” to sit next to her and that it would be unfair for him to sit anywhere else.
Sure enough, the woman got the flight crew involved and enlisted the help of flight attendants who tried to keep the peace. One flight attendant politely asked her if she’d be alright with switching her seat.
“I held my ground and reiterated that I had chosen this seat because I needed to rest and was looking forward to the view,” she recalled.
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“I suggested that the woman could ask other passengers closer to her son’s seat if they were willing to switch. She started raising her voice, accusing me of being selfish and inconsiderate.”
More flight attendants began approaching her seat, trying to de-escalate the situation, but the woman only got angrier. The teenager even chimed in, saying he had never flown without sitting beside his mom before.
Things only got worse when the mom began accusing her of not giving up her seat because she was discriminatory. She told her she was only denying her son the seat because they were Indian, and she was appalled.
Then, one of the senior flight attendants asked her and the woman for their boarding passes, and when she confirmed that she was in her rightful seat, the window seat, she told the woman that her son would have to return to his original seat.
Finally, in the middle of the woman’s tirade, a passenger a few rows ahead offered to switch seats with the teenager, and it was enough to settle the woman down.
“The woman begrudgingly accepted, but not before giving me a final glare and saying, ‘I hope you’re happy making a child miserable,'” she added.
“Throughout the flight, I could feel the eyes of the flight attendants on me, and the woman’s loud complaints didn’t stop.”
When she returned home and told people about the incident, some said she should’ve just given up her seat to prevent such a disturbance on her flight, while others thought she was right to stand her ground.
Would you have given up your seat?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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