Internet slams 'rude' man who got kicked out of flight for his bizarre complaint
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Internet users slammed a traveler who was kicked out of a plane by a flight attendant after he complained about being seated next to an obese man. The anonymous flyer, 18, believed to be from the US, explained that he was traveling to his home country and was taking a 12-hour long connecting flight when he found an 'obese man was taking up a good chunk' of his seat.
"I am not a small guy myself. I have quite broad shoulders and am around 190 cm, so a full seat would already have been uncomfortable," the flyer wrote in a post on Reddit’s sub-section r/AmItheA**hole. He then brought up the problem with the flight attendant, but she replied that the seat had already been paid for and that no one could be relocated because the plane was already full. "I asked the flight attendant how it’s possible that my seat still rendered as available if it was being used for someone’s literal rolls, as this wasn’t an American airline (non-american airlines don’t get overbooked)" the user continued.
READ MORE
Why you should NEVER wear leggings on a plane – it could even prove fatal
Internet advices woman to leave boyfriend after his family asks her to undergo a 'sexist' test
'I know they think I’m a bad person'
The conversation soon escalated and the flyer called the airline 'terrible', which made the flight attendant call him rude and kick him off the flight. "These comments prompted the flight attendant to call me rude and just made her double down on me getting kicked off the plane, though she reassured me I’d be compensated for this trouble as I told her I wasn’t traveling for vacation," the user further wrote in the post. During the altercation, the obese person called the flyer a ‘fatphobic s**t’ while other flight passengers gave him the ‘stink eye.’
"I know they think I’m a bad person for this, but on the other hand I’m having to pay for the lack of discipline of another person as well as this s**tty airline’s booking system. Hell, I’d rather they called me the day before," the passenger wrote. He added, "The airline staff sent a letter of complaint that I got appealed and the consequences in the complaint were removed less than an hour later. In the letter of complaint, it said I was being rude to other passengers and the staff."
'I know air travel can make people turn into idiots'
The flyer’s post has since garnered immense social media attention, with users slamming him for rudely handling the situation. "From the way you've written the post, I'm going to say YTA. Because often it's not what we say, it's how we say it. It probably would've been handled very differently if you had handled it differently. I know air travel can make people turn into idiots, so please everyone, don't be that idiot," one user wrote.
"YTA. You didn't even have the decency to complain to the flight attendant privately, and wrongfully took out your frustration on them," wrote the second person. Whilst, the third added, "YTA. If the airline double booked your seat, that's the complaint. The passenger's size has literally nothing to do with it as he paid for two seats. The fact that you raised this in front of him makes you an even bigger arsehole. And the icing on the arsehole cake is the fact that you're not here for an opinion and are arguing with every person who disagrees with you."
"They don't kick people off flights unless there's serious bad behavior. Sounds like you embarrassed the larger person by complaining about their size right in front of them (cruel). Then, when the attendant told you no, you got aggressive and rude. YTA. You played yourself," another user said.
This article contains remarks made on the internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.
