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So I fly about 4-6 times per month, and I don't know if I'm just a magnet for it or what, but this past year alone I've experienced a huge rise of people asking to move seats or other crazy favors.
Now don't get me wrong, if people ask me to switch seats and it's the same style seat with no changes on my end, then fine, whatever, it's still annoying as shit that I have to gather all my things and move because you failed to plan accordingly, but whatever.
But now I'm getting people who are asking batshit crazy requests and they look at me like I'm sort of monster or something when I tell them no.
Here are my craziest ones so far ranked least crazy to batshit crazy.
International flight and I got a cabin preferred window seat towards the front of the aircraft that I paid extra for. Guy comes up behind me and asks to switch, says his seat is just a few rows back and it's a window...I reluctantly agree...this mother fucker hands me his ticket and his seat isn't a "few rows back, it's literally the last row near the toilet like 20 rows back...I sit back down and he throws a fit.
Another international flight, husband of the girl sitting next to me asks to switch, he's got a middle seat in the row behind me. I let him know I can't do that, I pick the window because that's the only way I can sleep by leaning against the wall. He throws a massive fit and the wife starts literally sobbing...it was so unbelievably uncomfortable sitting next to her that I switch seats despite knowing im getting screwed in this deal. Spend the whole flight awake and they don't even say thank you, in fact the wife pushed me out of the way when I tried to get my bag when we arrived...oh and she immediately stopped crying when I accepted the trade...
Flight from Charlotte. I get on the plane first, it's one of those tiny ones that can't hold carry on luggage in the overhead bin, it's just large enough for backpacks and purses. I dont have a bag so I just sit down. Man in the next aisle to me, who has a wall in front of him instead of a seat sets his bag against the wall completely oblivious to the fact that you can't do that, despite the sign directly in front of him telling him he can't. Everyone is boarded and the attendant tells him he has to put the bag up. He freaks the fuck out, even after she explains to him that there are open spaces in the back. He refuses, and starts asking who's bag is who's in the bin over his seat. Everyone ignores him, attendant is still repeating that there are bins in the back.
I'm completely ignoring this guy since I didn't have a bag up there, got my headphones in and I'm already watching my movie. This guy starts talking directly at me and before I can respond, he pulls the earbud out of my ear himself...and then asks if he can put his giant fucking hiking bag under my seat.
I seriously almost stood up and hit this guy for pulling the bud outa my ear. I straight up told him to put his damn bag in the back and to hand me my headphone back or there are going to be problems. Attendant is just shaking her head but doesn't say a word. He looks at me shocked, but whatever, at this point im so sick of flying with these entitled assholes.
- On another international flight, got a window seat, I immediately go into hibernation mode. I'm about to doze off when the guy next to me shakes me awake...I look up and it's drink service. I say no thanks and politely let the guy know that I never eat or drink the food on a plane and I prefer to sleep through the whole flight if I can, and to please not wake me...this guy responds and says if I'm not going to take it then I can give it to him....weird request, but I really don't give a shit, I tell him whatever tell the attendant that yourself, but don't wake me up again.
3-4 hours into the flight and I'm finally dead asleep. But nope, I'm getting woken up again...I look over and there's not even a flight attendant there, I ask him wtf and he explains that they are coming down the aisle with food and I need to explain to them that I want to give him my food....again...I say say dude, please stop waking me up, it's rude. Dude gets all pissed and actually has the balls to call me an asshole to my face. I roll my eyes, attendant comes to the row and I specially tell her I don't want anything and to not give it to this guy either lol. She was confused but whatever, didn't want that dude getting a free meal after he said that to me.
People sitting in my seat, then getting pissy when I point out that my ticket has that seat number on it and theirs doesn’t.
Couples who think I need to give up my seat so they can sit together.
A guy with a 6 year old throwing a tantrum (we had to stop the taxi 3 times because the little shit wouldn’t stay seated) who decided to move into my row (I had two empty seats next to me) so the little screaming brat could continuously kick me, grab my stuff from the tray table and throw it, etc. Dad never so much as acknowledged my inconvenience much less apologized for his kid’s behavior.
3 times now…gigantic overweight people who don’t buy an extra seat and instead take half of mine. (No exaggeration on that…I flew Montego Bay to JFK turned sideways smashed up against the wall unable to even put my tray table down. And for the record, I’m not judging anyone for being overweight. But if you take up two seats, you should buy two seats.)
And I don’t know what it is about JFK, but every time we’ve flown out of JFK in the last 2 years there’s been 12-15 people pre-boarding (and JFK to Montego Bay it was 25) in wheelchairs…10 of whom are miraculously healed in flight because when the flight lands they spring up out of their seats and walk up the aisle and out the jetway no problem.
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