Flight attendant says ‘entitled’ passengers tried to sneak into business class
We’ve all come across an irritating fellow passenger before – whether they take off their shoes or talk all day.
But, while some annoying factors like crying babies can’t be helped some customers are simply being "entitled".
Over on Reddit, a curious person asked flight attendants: "What’s the most entitled behaviour you’ve seen from a passenger?"
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While you might expect that the worst that could happen is a flyer getting a bit drunk or asking for too many snacks it’s seems that’s not the case.
Holidaymakers apparently feel they’re allowed to get up to all sorts of mischief.
Cabin crew members shared the most entitled behaviour they’d seen while working – and it might shock you.
One flight attendant revealed that they often deal with passengers chancing it and handing themselves a free upgrade.
They explained: "Every so often we get the odd straggler who boards last who finds a vacant seat in first or business thinking that we won't know that they are from coach."
Another added: "I'm a flight attendant. Had a lady dramatically insist that she be allowed to freely roam the aisles, even during takeoff/landing, because she’s claustrophobic. She also demanded free drinks and was absolutely appalled when I had to cut her off after her sixth."
Requesting drinks seem to be a source of trouble when it comes to rude passengers.
One airline worker said that they faced an entitled passenger during landing. She explained: "While the plane was declining to land, I had a guy continuously push his call button and give me annoyed hand gestures/facial expressions for, like, five straight minutes because he wanted another drink.
"I would’ve had to unlatch a cart and use all of my body weight to prevent it (and me) from hurtling down the aisle toward the cockpit in order to get this dodo a d**n sip of Diet Coke."
But that's not all – some holidaymakers can be downright childish, complete with full tantrums.
One airline worker commented: “I was boarding a long international flight, and saw one woman get to her seat and start throwing other people’s bags out of the overhead bin and into the aisle, screaming about how the space above HER seat is for HER bag.
“Obviously, it doesn’t work that way, but the flight attendants were quick to placate her so they could continue boarding."
Often, issues can arise when something is out of the cabin crew's control.
One person wrote: "I was on a flight with really bad turbulence. It went on for about 10 minutes, and then the old lady next to me reaches up and presses her button.
“A flight attendant walks over to see if the woman is okay, and the woman begins to yell at the attendant for the rough flight and that she’s been flying her whole life and clearly the pilot has no idea what he’s doing. The attendant just walked away."
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