Seat stealer gets called out by passenger on packed flight during chaotic takeoff: 'This isn't a bus!'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Nov 29, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Many folks have been traveling this long weekend, which means that the vast majority of these individuals have had to deal with entitled, annoying passengers on various modes of transportation. Sure, this is part of what makes the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles stand the test of time because the truth of the matter is that the strangers we come across as we travel to and from family for the Holidays can strongly impact the entire holiday experience.

Here, we have a Redditor who was in the process of boarding a flight from New York to Atlanta when he saw a passenger sitting in his seat. He assumed that perhaps there was an error, and his real spot was in the empty middle seat directly adjacent to the Redditor's spot. However, it became quite clear that this guy was trying to steal seats with extra legroom on a fully packed flight.

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