A woman has criticized an ‘entitled’ stranger for taking her plane seat and pretending to be asleep when she requested it back. She recounted how she was traveling with two senior colleagues to the opposite side of the country when the incident occurred – and she remains puzzled by the woman’s motives.
Sharing her experience on Reddit, she described being on a flight to a yearly convention with colleagues who were mingling with others in the same industry as they made their way to their seats.
Upon reaching her assigned seat, she found a woman in her thirties already seated with headphones on, appearing to be asleep. Despite numerous attempts to get her attention, the woman feigned ignorance, pointing to her headphones and gesturing she couldn’t hear.
Displaying her boarding pass with the seat number, she finally got the woman to acknowledge her mistake, allowing her to reclaim her seat amid a growing line of passengers.
Despite the incident seeming resolved, the woman persisted in offering seat exchanges throughout the flight, which were repeatedly declined by the aggrieved passenger.
Reflecting on the encounter, the woman expressed confusion over the woman’s behavior and the repeated attempts at swapping seats. Other Reddit users sympathized with her frustration, with one remarking on the exasperating nature of the situation.
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