‘Rude stranger took my plane seat and then did the unthinkable’

Upon arriving at the airport, holidaymakers can’t wait to board their flight and jet off on their well-deserved break.

However, one woman’s much-anticipated getaway began with confrontation after a stranger stole her plane seat and point-blank refused to move from it.

Posting on Reddit, she described how she had pre-booked a window seat on the plane, 27A, but upon reaching her row, discovered two women already seated.

She said: “I politely told them I had 27A, and one of them goes, ‘No, this is 27C the window seat. 27A is the aisle.’

“I was a bit confused, so I double checked after sitting down briefly in the aisle seat, and asked a flight attendant. She confirmed that 27A was in fact the window seat.

“So I go back and explain that to the woman, nicely, and her response was, ‘For f***’s sake, what are you so desperate to sit by the window for?'”

Keen to avoid confrontation, she explained that she’d deliberately pre-booked that particular seat and politely requested the woman move to her allocated place.

She added: “She snaps back, ‘We all paid for it’, and still refuses to move.”

“At this point the flight attendant is right there witnessing everything and says, ‘It’s her seat if she wants to sit there, she will.’

“Only then did the woman finally move, but the attitude the whole time was unbelievable. No apology, no basic respect, just pure entitlement.

“Honestly, I don’t get how people can act like that over something so straightforward. If it’s not your seat, just move. It’s not that deep.”

Commenting on her post, one user said: “It’s rude and it is not allowed. You sit in the correct seat period. They just wanted to take your seat. That’s where the flight attendants come in and say move it.”

Another added: “I remember when they said people had to sit in their assigned seat so they could be identified in an accident.”

A third added: “People need to learn that doubling down on mistakes is wrong and stupid.”

One more person said: “I hope you didn’t need to leave your seat during the flight. I bet she’d b**** about that!”