'Let me see your boarding pass': Karen tries to steal passenger's seat and make him sit in her middle seat for 100% full 3 hour flight

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 16, 2024 4:00 PM EST

The worst part about traveling during the holiday season is having to deal with other travelers. Whether it's a bus, train, or plane, having to share a confined space with strangers just so you can endure passive-aggressive meals with family members you love to avoid year-round often feels like a lot of effort for very little reward. However, that's what happens to countless folks every December, which means that nearly every traveler is at least slightly annoyed already. 

Here, we have one of those passengers who boarded his flight home, only to discover an entitled Karen sitting in his seat. Of course, she was assigned the middle seat on a 100% full, 3+ hour flight, and she genuinely thought this guy would be willing to switch with her. Thankfully, he had enough sense to stand up for himself, an act of defiance that led to a full 10 minutes of drama involving the flight attendant and several onlookers.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more stories like this, check out this post about an HOA president who got his own comeuppance.

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    Another seat squatter Discussion Happened again. "Are you in 25a?" "Oh, I'm in 25e but sitting next to my husband here."
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    "Ma'am, I'm 25a." Ignoring her gesture to the open middle seat across the aisle. She blusters. Full line of folks backed up the jetway waiting to board. I back up
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    and loudly say. "I'll wait for you to get to your seat so that I can get to mine." I take a baby step back and say nothing else, no engagement. She blusters. I say nothing, standing stoically,
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    waiting. She then makes three other people get up so she can move her stuff. She's older it takes a while. FA comes up from the back to inquire why boarding
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    has stopped. I say nothing and let the silence do its work. I look from the FA to the old woman and back back to the FA. The woman continues to mumble and bluster, feeling the weight of her
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    silent shame. "Let me see your boarding pass." Says the FA. "It's in my pocket, I know what seat I need to go to." She says with raised irritated voice. I remain silent. Her husband is turning beet red. People around us start
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    to comment about this not being southwest, and when people do this it messes up boarding and creates unneeded delays, etc.
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    Still I say nothing. The whole thing takes about 9 or 10min. I sat next to beet red husband the rest of the flight without a word. Amazing how often people keep doing this.
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    Edit: I was not expecting this kind of response. Clearly I struck a nerve. For the naysayers. It happened. Dozens of people. were there. It may have felt longer than 10min and been shorter than 10. But the events are true from my perspective.
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    Others may have a different viewpoint. I am surprised at those who expected me to let this r de woman squat on my window seat expecting me to just take it and sit in her middle seat for a 100%
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    full three hour flight. I have been surviving narcissistic bu ies my whole life. Integrity lost was hers, not mine. I wasn't going to be bu ied and she had no supporters from the crowd either.
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    Anyhow, I'm glad folks enjoyed my story. It's obvious we all share similar situations and are very tired of the constant selfishness.
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    Personal accountability, positive moral character and self discipline seem to be rare with too many these days. Safe work and holiday travels to everyone.
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    Ilovethe90sforr... HI, that silence made me uncomfortable at home on my couch ha ha ha
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    mtgofficialYT. Top 1% Commenter I think she saw Airbus on her app and thought it was a regular bus.
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    Emotional_Dot... Omg I can practically feel the silence
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    I... Last time I had a squatter the people behind me in line started yelling at ME to just take another seat. No way.
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    TKDmamabear. Had this happen to me in first. I had seat 2A, got on board to find a woman sitting in it.
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    Me: Hi, I have seat 2A, what does your boarding pass say? Her: Oh I'm in 1A; this isn't 1A?
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    Me: No Ma'am, that would be the first row. Her: Why don't you just take my seat?
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    Me: No thank you. Don't worry, I'll wait. We'll ALL wait for you. Her: (Acts irritated but grabs her stuff to move. Moved quicker when she saw the FA glaring at her.)
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    I get it, not everyone likes the bulkhead but you don't just decide to take someone else's seat and then act dumb.
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