A traveler has spoken out about “monster” passengers on a flight who tried to force a woman to change seats from the comfort plus to the coach seat.
The passenger recounted the transgression on Reddit’s r/Delta forum, recalling how it delayed the plane’s departure by two hours.
“This happened a few years ago, but I wanted to share it based on other stories I’ve read,” they began the post. “So this happened to a woman sitting across from me, but it impacted the entire flight.”
As the flight was international, the Reddit user explained that he chose to purchase a seat in Delta’s comfort plus section.
The Reddit user identified those involved as “Woman A”, the person who purchased the middle seat in Comfort Plus; “Woman B”, the passenger “squatting on the aisle seat” but who did not pay for it; and “Woman C,” the person who actually paid for the aisle seat.
Traveler admits incident delayed plane departure by two hours (Getty Images)
“As I’m settling in, I hear the start of the standard conversation: ‘Oh, I think you’re in my place,'” the user continued. “Woman B asks woman C if she can swap so she can sit next to her friend.
“Woman C says, ‘Well, where’s your seat?’ » Woman B admits that she is in economy class, so woman C says, “Oh, I’m sorry, I paid for more comfort because it’s a long flight, so I want to keep my seat.” »
According to the Reddit user, the other two women began “bullying” Woman C, accusing her of “ruining” their vacation. At this point, a flight attendant approached to direct Woman B to her coach seat.
After Woman B refused to return to her section of the plane, the pilot came out of the cockpit to scold her and tell her to “gather her things or the flight won’t be able to take off.”
“Woman B reluctantly walks in and woman C sits in her seat,” the Reddit user continued. “Woman A starts yelling at him, ‘Are you happy now?’ You talked to us and ruined the whole flight. Woman C says nothing, but gets up and gets the FA [flight attendant] Again.”
When the flight attendant returned, Woman A asked the employee: “Does she need this comfort seat more because she is fat?”
“WARNING, woman C wasn’t ‘fat,’ but it wouldn’t matter if she was,” the Reddit user said. “Woman C says she refuses to sit next to this monster of a woman, and somehow the FA manages to get Woman C to sit in first class.”
Following the incident, the plane missed its scheduled takeoff time and was forced to line up behind several other planes on the runway. Once Woman C was moved to first class, Woman B “sneaked” into her comfort and sat next to her friend.
The Reddit user admitted that they were “so angry at Delta for letting these women” delay the departure. “I wish they would have been deported when they refused to move,” they said.
Many readers agreed with the original poster in the comments section, arguing that Woman A should have been punished.
“They should have sent woman A to the back to sit next to her friend if their trip was ruined by not being together,” one person proclaimed.
Another viewer said: “They got off easy. I should have put them on the no-fly list. It seems like they’re both crazy, I understand why they’re friends.
Meanwhile, one airman wondered when airlines would start taking action against similar passengers.
“When will airlines stop allowing this type of behavior? they asked, before offering their own suggestion.
“These people should immediately have two options… 1) go to their assigned seat, or 2) get off the plane. If you object, we will ask security to help you out. Start to finish should take less than 10 minutes. Every time.”
