If there’s one group infamous for their audacity on planes, it’s entitled parents. Asking politely or offering cash to swap seats is one thing, but some passengers take it way too far.
They pull the kid card, demand free upgrades, and throw tantrums when strangers refuse to budge. Asking someone who paid extra for legroom to downgrade to a cramped middle seat is quite unfair. So is expecting a stranger to give up their window seat for a child’s viewing pleasure.
No matter how much these parents expect the world to bow down to their demands, plenty of flyers know exactly how to stand their ground. We’ve collected some of the wildest encounters shared online where travelers shut that entitlement down hard and fast.
#21 A Short Plane Ride With A EM And EK
Little details: I'm a white Male (30), brown hair, brown eyes, short beard. 6ft.
Story: I had just sat down next to the window on a flight to New Mexico (State) that was about a 2 hr flight. I'm generally very laid back and have a go with the flow attitude.
Recently the limit on spaced seating has ended on coach flights allowing everyone to sit next to each other when wearing masks on short flights. I have 2 empty seats next to me. Seats are assigned but generally attendants can allow the switching of seats if warranted.
EM walks down the isle with EK, stops at my isle and turns to look at me. I look over as she seems to be sizing me up.. I kindly offer EK the window seat as what doesn't mean much to me could easily mean the world to him. I honestly am not sure if either of them heard me as her EK instantly out of nowhere starting crying in crocodile tears and created a tantrum about sitting in the window seat. I once again offered my seat and began to stand up. EM paying no attention to EK began giving me the "I'm a mother" tone and berating me for making her precious EK cry. I'm a terrible man that needs to learn to respect women and children.
Attendant makes her way over to see what EMs shouting and EKs crying is about. EM begins again mentioning I disrespected her son and herself and that I should be removed from the plane (I've kept my mouth shut as I'd very much like to make it to my destination). The Attendant asks me if it's true what she claims. In short words I reply a simple, No ma'am. The attendant then asks me if I'd like to switch seats? I agree and as we start to walk away EK jumps to the window as if he wasn't crying a moment ago. EM once again demands I be removed from the flight. The attendant looks back and replies: Ma'am if you raise your tone to me one more time it will be you who is removed from the plane!. That shut EM down quick.
The attendant asked me to follow as she lead me to a seat in Business class. I thanked her and asked how many times she has found herself in this situation? She said: Honey, I've been doing this for 20 years, I run into this every other flight. It's best to just switch a seat and diffuse the situation than let it playout. (She walks off)
I got to enjoy my first time in business class next to a window. For a bit of petty revenge at the end of the flight generally coach is the last to exit but I asked the same attendant if I could wait until coach had passed before exiting the plane. The attendant knew exactly what I wanted and said to take as long as I needed.
EM and EK started by the isle I sat in and I mentioned with a smile that I hope they had a pleasant flight. EM gives me the biggest frown I've seen and exits the plane. Attendant gives me a pack of nuts as I left the plane and I have much more respect for what attendants deal with daily.
I've read about these stories multiple times and I've honestly doubted some of them.. never again.
Edit: Thank you for the awards kind strangers. I'm glad to provide a story and a form of entertainment to be read. I know I've spent many many hours reading stories on this sub to sway my own boredom.
Edit2: The mask she wore was a purple plastic with white cloth outlinings. It seemed a bit thin and didnt cover her face very well at all.
Story: I had just sat down next to the window on a flight to New Mexico (State) that was about a 2 hr flight. I'm generally very laid back and have a go with the flow attitude.
Recently the limit on spaced seating has ended on coach flights allowing everyone to sit next to each other when wearing masks on short flights. I have 2 empty seats next to me. Seats are assigned but generally attendants can allow the switching of seats if warranted.
EM walks down the isle with EK, stops at my isle and turns to look at me. I look over as she seems to be sizing me up.. I kindly offer EK the window seat as what doesn't mean much to me could easily mean the world to him. I honestly am not sure if either of them heard me as her EK instantly out of nowhere starting crying in crocodile tears and created a tantrum about sitting in the window seat. I once again offered my seat and began to stand up. EM paying no attention to EK began giving me the "I'm a mother" tone and berating me for making her precious EK cry. I'm a terrible man that needs to learn to respect women and children.
Attendant makes her way over to see what EMs shouting and EKs crying is about. EM begins again mentioning I disrespected her son and herself and that I should be removed from the plane (I've kept my mouth shut as I'd very much like to make it to my destination). The Attendant asks me if it's true what she claims. In short words I reply a simple, No ma'am. The attendant then asks me if I'd like to switch seats? I agree and as we start to walk away EK jumps to the window as if he wasn't crying a moment ago. EM once again demands I be removed from the flight. The attendant looks back and replies: Ma'am if you raise your tone to me one more time it will be you who is removed from the plane!. That shut EM down quick.
The attendant asked me to follow as she lead me to a seat in Business class. I thanked her and asked how many times she has found herself in this situation? She said: Honey, I've been doing this for 20 years, I run into this every other flight. It's best to just switch a seat and diffuse the situation than let it playout. (She walks off)
I got to enjoy my first time in business class next to a window. For a bit of petty revenge at the end of the flight generally coach is the last to exit but I asked the same attendant if I could wait until coach had passed before exiting the plane. The attendant knew exactly what I wanted and said to take as long as I needed.
EM and EK started by the isle I sat in and I mentioned with a smile that I hope they had a pleasant flight. EM gives me the biggest frown I've seen and exits the plane. Attendant gives me a pack of nuts as I left the plane and I have much more respect for what attendants deal with daily.
I've read about these stories multiple times and I've honestly doubted some of them.. never again.
Edit: Thank you for the awards kind strangers. I'm glad to provide a story and a form of entertainment to be read. I know I've spent many many hours reading stories on this sub to sway my own boredom.
Edit2: The mask she wore was a purple plastic with white cloth outlinings. It seemed a bit thin and didnt cover her face very well at all.
7points
Beyond the social friction, moving around the cabin before departure carries genuine safety risks. Aircraft performance relies heavily on precise weight and balance distribution, and every payload variable — including fuel, cargo, and passenger positioning — is calculated before pushback.
Experts caution that when passengers swap seats without permission, they alter the center of gravity that the flight crew depends on to calibrate takeoff controls.
“It’s important for us to be aware if a seat change is going to happen. It comes down to safety, as some seats have responsibilities attached to them or may not be available for safety purposes,” says Atlanta-based Delta flight attendant Giancarlo Galarreta.
#22 Entitled Parent Tries To Force Her Kids Onto Business Class
In April last year, me and my family had decided to go to Pakistan to visit family. We rarely go since it's an 8 hour flight, it's a super hot country and tickets can be rather expensive. However, this particular time, my dad managed to find some plane tickets for business class which were relatively cheap and booked them.
This was my and my siblings' first time travelling in business class so needless to say we were pretty excited.
We get to the airport check in, go through security and chill in the business lounge until our flight. We were all in a good mood and were excited to see where we would be sitting on the plane. We were the first group to get on and we all sat in our seats, just talking amongst ourselves. After we were boarded, economy class then boarded.
This is where the story gets a bit interesting.
I was sat next to this woman and her child and she explained it was her kids' first time going to Pakistan so she booked business class so they would have a comfortable flight which I thought was sweet. Shortly after, a woman from economy (EP) walks through the curtains into business class and walks up to the lady, asking her why she is here. She told the woman what she told me and it clicked that they were family so I pretended to ignore them. EP then walks up to one of the hostesses and asks if she can pay to be upgraded to business class. The hostess explained it wasn't possible and went back to her seat.
I thought that would be the end of it but it wasn't.
About 5 hours through the flight, my brother needed the toilet. Both of my parents were asleep and I didn't fancy waking then up so I took him myself (even though he is old enough to go himself, he is autistic and so he needs help with the most basic things). It took quite a long while since my brother was pretty much faffing around and was acting up. By the time we came back, we found two little boys sitting in our seats. I asked them to move since I knew they weren't in business class (the business class section of the plane was small enough that you could basically see everyone who was sitting there). They refused too since they claimed their mother allowed them to sit here. Not wanting to kick them out myself, I explained the situation to a flight attendant who escorted them back to her parents. I got my brother sat back down with mum and I returned back to my seat, attempting to go to sleep.
It was then that EP storms in, furious that her kids have been kicked out of business class. She stated that the seats were empty and that me and my brother had stolen their seats. When I explained that I had taken my brother to the bathroom and that they were in fact not empty, she just replied with, "Well surely they can sit here for a bit! It's not harming anyone." The flight attendant tried to calm her down and get her to leave but she wouldn't budge, "Why don't you sit with the rest of us?!" She then shouted, clearly angry at the fact that she was not on the same level as us.
At this point, my dad had woken up. He is a pretty grumpy guy when he is woken up rudely and even more so if someone disrespects his family. He basically told EP to shut her mouth and called her crazy in Urdu, to which EP got offended and started cursing him out back in Urdu. My dad, not wanting to stoop to her level just rolled his eyes and put in his headphones.
After her meltdown, another flight attendant, this time a male, explains that they may have to stop the plane and make an emergency stop to kick her off the flight if she does not calm down. This seems to shut her up.and she goes back to her seat, sulking.
Luckily nothing happened after that and we could enjoy the rest of the flight in peace.
Also, turns out the woman I was sitting next to was EP's sister and was so apologetic to everyone for her sister's behaviour. I couldn't imagine being sisters with someone like that...
This was my and my siblings' first time travelling in business class so needless to say we were pretty excited.
We get to the airport check in, go through security and chill in the business lounge until our flight. We were all in a good mood and were excited to see where we would be sitting on the plane. We were the first group to get on and we all sat in our seats, just talking amongst ourselves. After we were boarded, economy class then boarded.
This is where the story gets a bit interesting.
I was sat next to this woman and her child and she explained it was her kids' first time going to Pakistan so she booked business class so they would have a comfortable flight which I thought was sweet. Shortly after, a woman from economy (EP) walks through the curtains into business class and walks up to the lady, asking her why she is here. She told the woman what she told me and it clicked that they were family so I pretended to ignore them. EP then walks up to one of the hostesses and asks if she can pay to be upgraded to business class. The hostess explained it wasn't possible and went back to her seat.
I thought that would be the end of it but it wasn't.
About 5 hours through the flight, my brother needed the toilet. Both of my parents were asleep and I didn't fancy waking then up so I took him myself (even though he is old enough to go himself, he is autistic and so he needs help with the most basic things). It took quite a long while since my brother was pretty much faffing around and was acting up. By the time we came back, we found two little boys sitting in our seats. I asked them to move since I knew they weren't in business class (the business class section of the plane was small enough that you could basically see everyone who was sitting there). They refused too since they claimed their mother allowed them to sit here. Not wanting to kick them out myself, I explained the situation to a flight attendant who escorted them back to her parents. I got my brother sat back down with mum and I returned back to my seat, attempting to go to sleep.
It was then that EP storms in, furious that her kids have been kicked out of business class. She stated that the seats were empty and that me and my brother had stolen their seats. When I explained that I had taken my brother to the bathroom and that they were in fact not empty, she just replied with, "Well surely they can sit here for a bit! It's not harming anyone." The flight attendant tried to calm her down and get her to leave but she wouldn't budge, "Why don't you sit with the rest of us?!" She then shouted, clearly angry at the fact that she was not on the same level as us.
At this point, my dad had woken up. He is a pretty grumpy guy when he is woken up rudely and even more so if someone disrespects his family. He basically told EP to shut her mouth and called her crazy in Urdu, to which EP got offended and started cursing him out back in Urdu. My dad, not wanting to stoop to her level just rolled his eyes and put in his headphones.
After her meltdown, another flight attendant, this time a male, explains that they may have to stop the plane and make an emergency stop to kick her off the flight if she does not calm down. This seems to shut her up.and she goes back to her seat, sulking.
Luckily nothing happened after that and we could enjoy the rest of the flight in peace.
Also, turns out the woman I was sitting next to was EP's sister and was so apologetic to everyone for her sister's behaviour. I couldn't imagine being sisters with someone like that...
7points
#23 EP And EB Sit In My Plane Seat
This happened a while ago so it's a bit vague.
So I was catching a flight to Japan for skiing from Singapore (it cost quite a bit) and i arranged to sit by the emergency exit so I could get more leg room. I also booked another seat for my friend. We were looking forward to going on our plane as it was his first time flying. As i got on the plane i find my seat with EP (entitled parent) and EB (entitled boyfriend or husband I chose bf cos she never getting married). I kindly ask "do you mind these are your seats you might be sitting in the wrong seat." They then proceeded to beg as they had a "sprained ankle" and started to try and guilt trip me. They then said, "you can sit in our seats if you want?"
Their seats were cramped. I said no and she flicked her hair and continued to talk to EB.. They would not move. I had to get the flight attendant to come over and they lied saying they pay for them. I showed the flight attendant my boarding pass and the EP and EB were still faffing on about how they need it. A long story short the flight attendant said they were gonna call the security and they got out of our seats. As they did they cursed at us and my friend and i laughed the whole way. (we still got dirty looks from them as we got off the plane!) Also throughout all of this EP kept showing her baby to my face thinking that she deserved it as she had a minor. That kid cried the whole time lol. it was not very epic!
So I was catching a flight to Japan for skiing from Singapore (it cost quite a bit) and i arranged to sit by the emergency exit so I could get more leg room. I also booked another seat for my friend. We were looking forward to going on our plane as it was his first time flying. As i got on the plane i find my seat with EP (entitled parent) and EB (entitled boyfriend or husband I chose bf cos she never getting married). I kindly ask "do you mind these are your seats you might be sitting in the wrong seat." They then proceeded to beg as they had a "sprained ankle" and started to try and guilt trip me. They then said, "you can sit in our seats if you want?"
Their seats were cramped. I said no and she flicked her hair and continued to talk to EB.. They would not move. I had to get the flight attendant to come over and they lied saying they pay for them. I showed the flight attendant my boarding pass and the EP and EB were still faffing on about how they need it. A long story short the flight attendant said they were gonna call the security and they got out of our seats. As they did they cursed at us and my friend and i laughed the whole way. (we still got dirty looks from them as we got off the plane!) Also throughout all of this EP kept showing her baby to my face thinking that she deserved it as she had a minor. That kid cried the whole time lol. it was not very epic!
6points
If you reserved a seat, you have every right to keep it without feeling guilty or forced into an unfair trade. For parents traveling with kids, the rules are just as straightforward. Plan, pay for seat assignments, and stop cornering strangers on the plane.
At the end of the day, we’re all packed into a metal tube hurtling through the sky at 500 miles per hour, miles above the earth — and a little common courtesy is the only thing standing between a peaceful flight and pure chaos.
#24 Entitled Passenger Wanted My Window Seat, Got Passive Aggressive When I Said No
I was on a 5 hour flight and had specifically booked a window seat moths ago. I love watching a view and taking a nap near the wall.
A woman gets on with her teenage son and asks if I'd switch seats so he can enjoy the view. I politely said sorry I'd prefer to keep my seat.
She immediately says, wow that's just a seat, don't be difficult.
I smiled and said, Exactly. It's my seat.
She let out this huge sigh, sat down next to me, and spent the entire fight elbowing into my armrest and dramatically texting with her brightness at full blast.
I get wanting to sit together, but how is me planning ahead suddenly me being rude?
A woman gets on with her teenage son and asks if I'd switch seats so he can enjoy the view. I politely said sorry I'd prefer to keep my seat.
She immediately says, wow that's just a seat, don't be difficult.
I smiled and said, Exactly. It's my seat.
She let out this huge sigh, sat down next to me, and spent the entire fight elbowing into my armrest and dramatically texting with her brightness at full blast.
I get wanting to sit together, but how is me planning ahead suddenly me being rude?
5points
#25 My Kid Should Not Have To Sit Next To Strangers On The Plane, They Must Move!
So, I was on this fully booked flight when a mom started complaining loudly to the flight attendants that her toddler shouldn't have to sit next to strangers. She insisted they find other seats for everyone else, despite the plane being completely full. The staff tried to explain there were no empty spots, but she hand not heard her. I swear she looked like the world revolved around her child's comfort and nothing else mattered. The poor flight attendants did their best, and she spent the whole flight giving everyone a side eye.
5points
#26 Another Entitled Airplane Mom
A few weeks ago, I was flying back to Denver from Atlanta. I use a cheap airline, and on the flight to Atlanta I was stuck in the middle seat and got a little claustrophobic. No problem, I got exactly what I paid for. To avoid this, I paid extra to choose my seat on the way back, and chose the window.
I get on the plane, walk to my seat, and notice a lady and her child in my aisle. The lady is in the middle and the child (maybe 3 or 4?) is in my seat. I didn't board late - I was one of the early groups, so she just preemptively took the window. You have to pay extra for that.
I walked up and very politely tell her it's my seat. I never, not once, raised my voice or lost my temper.
Me: "That's my seat."
EM: (Very incredulous - can't BELIEVE I have the nerve to make her move.) "Are you SERIOUS?"
Me: "Yes, completely."
EM: "You don't have to be such A JERK!"
Me: (Thinking this escalated quickly) "Ma'am, I haven't been a jerk at all. Not yet."
EM: "I'm NOT sitting next to you if you're a jerk."
Me: (Umm, ok?) "Then, if there are empty seats, I suggest you move if you don't want to sit next to me. That's my seat."
She then stands up and yells for the flight attendant because she "Isn't sitting next to a stupid jerk."
The poor flight attendant comes over and gives me an embarrassed look, and tells her she needs to sit down in the correct seat and wait to see if there are no shows.
EM then proceeds to tell everyone around what a jerk I am, etc, earning my more embarrassed looks from other passengers.
At the end of the day, I got my seat, wasn't claustrophobic, and she looked like a weirdo, but what is the deal with parents like that? I have three boys and I would never, ever expect people to give up seats for us. Certainly not ones they paid extra for.
I get on the plane, walk to my seat, and notice a lady and her child in my aisle. The lady is in the middle and the child (maybe 3 or 4?) is in my seat. I didn't board late - I was one of the early groups, so she just preemptively took the window. You have to pay extra for that.
I walked up and very politely tell her it's my seat. I never, not once, raised my voice or lost my temper.
Me: "That's my seat."
EM: (Very incredulous - can't BELIEVE I have the nerve to make her move.) "Are you SERIOUS?"
Me: "Yes, completely."
EM: "You don't have to be such A JERK!"
Me: (Thinking this escalated quickly) "Ma'am, I haven't been a jerk at all. Not yet."
EM: "I'm NOT sitting next to you if you're a jerk."
Me: (Umm, ok?) "Then, if there are empty seats, I suggest you move if you don't want to sit next to me. That's my seat."
She then stands up and yells for the flight attendant because she "Isn't sitting next to a stupid jerk."
The poor flight attendant comes over and gives me an embarrassed look, and tells her she needs to sit down in the correct seat and wait to see if there are no shows.
EM then proceeds to tell everyone around what a jerk I am, etc, earning my more embarrassed looks from other passengers.
At the end of the day, I got my seat, wasn't claustrophobic, and she looked like a weirdo, but what is the deal with parents like that? I have three boys and I would never, ever expect people to give up seats for us. Certainly not ones they paid extra for.
5points
#27 Airplanes Make Normal People Entitled Jerks As Well
I was on a plane about to fly through Europe, budget airline, and due to it being a budget airline, I boarded quite early to avoid having my carryon taken away as it has happened before. Took my seat, window seat (assigned by the airline), got comfortable, put in my earphones. After a few minutes, someone tapped on my shoulder, a typical "I-will-call-the-manager"-looking woman was standing there with a 5-ish girl (our entitled mother and child).
EM: "That's our seat!"
me: "Uh, sorry but I am fairly sure it is not, this is 24A, which is mine.", and I showed her my printed ticket.
EM: "No I paid extra for the window seat so get out of it!"
me: "Maybe you are looking in the wrong row ma'am?"
EM: "No my seat is 24C but I thought 24C would be the window seat, that's why I paid extra for it! So give it to me! My child deserves the window seat! And I paid for it!"
me: "I'm sorry but this isn't the seat you paid for" (if she wasn't speaking to me in that tone of voice I would have probably switched with them, but well, she was)
I guess she saw my determination to not move, so after some muffled cursing, they took their seat, I hoped I wouldn't have more interactions with them for the rest of the flight, but I wasn't that lucky...
Like 10 minutes after takeoff I took out a bag of candies and opened it, then left it on my lap while I was playing on my phone, the next thing I noticed was a small grubby hand reaching in bag, belonging to EC.
me: "Sorry but that's not yours!"
EC: "But I want candy!"
me: "Sweetie, you can't take candy from others without asking"
EM: "But that's the least she deserves after you RUINING her flight by taking OUR seat, and anyways why are you eating next to a child if you aren't giving them any?!"
me: "Sorry but she didn't ask me"
EC: "But I want it!"
EM: "See, she wants it so she shall get some"
me: "Uuuuh....no" (mean? maybe, at least the kid learns a lesson which is better than a candy)
Luckily after that they shut up...
EM: "That's our seat!"
me: "Uh, sorry but I am fairly sure it is not, this is 24A, which is mine.", and I showed her my printed ticket.
EM: "No I paid extra for the window seat so get out of it!"
me: "Maybe you are looking in the wrong row ma'am?"
EM: "No my seat is 24C but I thought 24C would be the window seat, that's why I paid extra for it! So give it to me! My child deserves the window seat! And I paid for it!"
me: "I'm sorry but this isn't the seat you paid for" (if she wasn't speaking to me in that tone of voice I would have probably switched with them, but well, she was)
I guess she saw my determination to not move, so after some muffled cursing, they took their seat, I hoped I wouldn't have more interactions with them for the rest of the flight, but I wasn't that lucky...
Like 10 minutes after takeoff I took out a bag of candies and opened it, then left it on my lap while I was playing on my phone, the next thing I noticed was a small grubby hand reaching in bag, belonging to EC.
me: "Sorry but that's not yours!"
EC: "But I want candy!"
me: "Sweetie, you can't take candy from others without asking"
EM: "But that's the least she deserves after you RUINING her flight by taking OUR seat, and anyways why are you eating next to a child if you aren't giving them any?!"
me: "Sorry but she didn't ask me"
EC: "But I want it!"
EM: "See, she wants it so she shall get some"
me: "Uuuuh....no" (mean? maybe, at least the kid learns a lesson which is better than a candy)
Luckily after that they shut up...
5points
#28 "Heavy Turbulences"
You see, I am a wide person. I'm not fat, actually I have a quite muscular build. My shoulders are absolutely massive tho. There is no way that i can give out any of my space on an airplane, not even the space for my arms, my bones just make it impossible.
I remember that one time i had to sit next to an obese Mother with her equally obese son. They took the seats on the sides, leaving only the middle one. Their hands literally had to rest on my seat so that they will be comfortable. I just placed my bag above and sat there. The kid started to scream at me and the EM almost slushed out of her seat (there is no other way to call it). The EM had to be almost forced to change seats by the flight attendant, and the Brat next to me (which was like 12) screamed and whined for her to come back the entire flight.
5 hours later we arrived at the destination, the EM came to me, yanked me by my hand and demanded to refund her and her son's tickets for "ruining their flight and their vacation". Needless to say i just took my bag and walked away, It's not like they would be able to catch up with me anyway.
I remember that one time i had to sit next to an obese Mother with her equally obese son. They took the seats on the sides, leaving only the middle one. Their hands literally had to rest on my seat so that they will be comfortable. I just placed my bag above and sat there. The kid started to scream at me and the EM almost slushed out of her seat (there is no other way to call it). The EM had to be almost forced to change seats by the flight attendant, and the Brat next to me (which was like 12) screamed and whined for her to come back the entire flight.
5 hours later we arrived at the destination, the EM came to me, yanked me by my hand and demanded to refund her and her son's tickets for "ruining their flight and their vacation". Needless to say i just took my bag and walked away, It's not like they would be able to catch up with me anyway.
5points
#29 EM Tried To Steal Our First-Class Seats
Background: My family was flying to Florida for winter break. We were pretty well off, so my dad got us first-class seats. At the time I was 10 and my sister was 15. My sister and I sat next to each other, and my parents were sitting in front of us.
EM = Entitled mom EB = entitled brat
We were flying to Florida, like I said, when suddenly about 2 hrs in, a 40 yr old or so woman (EM)and her maybe 7 yr old son (EB) walk into first class from economy. The woman sees two children in first class (my sister and I) and walks towards us. She starts complaining about some mix up where our seats were hers and our seats were in economy. I knew for a fact that our parents paid for our first class seats and our tickets had our name and seat number in it, so we were pretty skeptical. We told her these were our seats. Then out of nowhere EM starts yelling at us in the middle of the aisle. At this point she’s gained an audience, including a few air hostesses and our parents. An air hostess told the woman that without proof, she couldn’t claim those seats. Then the woman pulls out a ticket, but refuses to show it, leading us to believe that they were economy tickets. Then EM whispers something to EB and i heard her say “like we practiced”. This causes the EB to start throwing a huge temper tantrum. By this point, even I knew what was goin on. This was obviously a cheap ploy to get first-class seats. The pilots were alerted on the situation, and EM was told to go back to her seat accompanied by a mild scolding. The rest of the flight was quiet with no trace of EM or her son
EM = Entitled mom EB = entitled brat
We were flying to Florida, like I said, when suddenly about 2 hrs in, a 40 yr old or so woman (EM)and her maybe 7 yr old son (EB) walk into first class from economy. The woman sees two children in first class (my sister and I) and walks towards us. She starts complaining about some mix up where our seats were hers and our seats were in economy. I knew for a fact that our parents paid for our first class seats and our tickets had our name and seat number in it, so we were pretty skeptical. We told her these were our seats. Then out of nowhere EM starts yelling at us in the middle of the aisle. At this point she’s gained an audience, including a few air hostesses and our parents. An air hostess told the woman that without proof, she couldn’t claim those seats. Then the woman pulls out a ticket, but refuses to show it, leading us to believe that they were economy tickets. Then EM whispers something to EB and i heard her say “like we practiced”. This causes the EB to start throwing a huge temper tantrum. By this point, even I knew what was goin on. This was obviously a cheap ploy to get first-class seats. The pilots were alerted on the situation, and EM was told to go back to her seat accompanied by a mild scolding. The rest of the flight was quiet with no trace of EM or her son
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4points
#30 EP Tried To Take My Seat On A Plane
BACKSTORY
So me and my family were going to Mexico and my dad being diabetic means that my mom wanted to make sure everything couldn't go wrong. That's why we went all inclusive and all the whistles and bells. We also paid about €50 extra per seat so we could sit together and we paid extra to get my dad the extra leg room offered in business class( he's the tallest in the family, I'd guess about 6'1).
THE MAIN STORY
When we got to the terminal we already noticed another family arguing about making sure they are the first on the plane, after the people with disabilities ofcourse. They, however, didn't make it in time to get seated together. I asked my mom why we weren't getting in line and she then told me that because we paid extra for the seats, we didnt have to worry. Everything good right? No. The story went something like this:
CAST
EP: Entitled Parent
Mom: I don't know for sure tbh
Ep: Hi, I was wondering if your son could maybe switch seats with me, so I can sit nearer to my family?
Now I only overheard the conversation, I didnt really talk to her.
Mom: No, sorry.
Ep: Please, you're a mother too. You should understand the fact that I need to sit with my family.
My mom just ignored that and continued to just put our bags above us and just sit and relax (she hates the take off and landing of the plane, it messes with her ears. This is why she was a bit grumpy)
Mom: Okay miss, if you wanna play it like that fine. Yes I'm a mother too. Yes I want to sit with my family. You know how I fixed it? I paid extra for these seats just so we could sit together! If you really are as good as a mother you say you are, you would've done the same...
Ep just looked at my mom and then proceeded to just go to her seat and pout during the flight. She did tell a flight attendant about my mom and she asked my mom what was going on and after my mom told her the FA was already like not this again.
Everything after that went fine and we had a great time in Mexico. I guess they weren't going to the same place as us because we never saw them again.
So me and my family were going to Mexico and my dad being diabetic means that my mom wanted to make sure everything couldn't go wrong. That's why we went all inclusive and all the whistles and bells. We also paid about €50 extra per seat so we could sit together and we paid extra to get my dad the extra leg room offered in business class( he's the tallest in the family, I'd guess about 6'1).
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When we got to the terminal we already noticed another family arguing about making sure they are the first on the plane, after the people with disabilities ofcourse. They, however, didn't make it in time to get seated together. I asked my mom why we weren't getting in line and she then told me that because we paid extra for the seats, we didnt have to worry. Everything good right? No. The story went something like this:
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EP: Entitled Parent
Mom: I don't know for sure tbh
Ep: Hi, I was wondering if your son could maybe switch seats with me, so I can sit nearer to my family?
Now I only overheard the conversation, I didnt really talk to her.
Mom: No, sorry.
Ep: Please, you're a mother too. You should understand the fact that I need to sit with my family.
My mom just ignored that and continued to just put our bags above us and just sit and relax (she hates the take off and landing of the plane, it messes with her ears. This is why she was a bit grumpy)
Mom: Okay miss, if you wanna play it like that fine. Yes I'm a mother too. Yes I want to sit with my family. You know how I fixed it? I paid extra for these seats just so we could sit together! If you really are as good as a mother you say you are, you would've done the same...
Ep just looked at my mom and then proceeded to just go to her seat and pout during the flight. She did tell a flight attendant about my mom and she asked my mom what was going on and after my mom told her the FA was already like not this again.
Everything after that went fine and we had a great time in Mexico. I guess they weren't going to the same place as us because we never saw them again.
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