Entitled airline passenger gets up 13 times during flight to get back at seat mate, seat mate gets petty revenge: 'I can't fathom the... entitlement'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Feb 22, 2025 11:00 AM EST

This is the type of passenger who makes you dread getting on a plane. 

If you think you're going to be getting up a lot while you're flying on an airplane, you should probably book the aisle seat. That way, you don't have to do that awkward climb over the person or people next to you! The seating situation is so cramped on most flights that getting up involves squishing close to your seat mates, then doing the same thing upon your return trip. 

I think the average person doesn't like to do that awkward shimmy past the other passengers, and tries to limit bathroom trips. On the other hand, there are people like this woman, who didn't get her way, and decided to get up 13 times throughout the flight! Check out the entire tale below to see how her seat mate got the last laugh: it's a victorious story for anyone who's had to deal with entitled travelers. 

Next, read about these public transit journeys that went badly, like one person who shared that they "dropped one of my wireless earbuds on the train tracks… 10 minutes into a 3 hour trip." 

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    23 Early autumn, 1991. Jen was now a doctor. She had grad and the previous year and we had gone to her resul night disco at the medical school bar, where 1, at least, H felt rather geriatric. And then decided to enjoy the cing I was ridiculously proud of Jen but probably dide show it. And maybe she was grateful to me for t support-the children, the house, the bills-but she dide show that either. How hard it was to cross whatever chas ly between us. It was much easier to ignore it, especial now t
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    So this happened back in June, but told the story to some friends last night and they unanimously said I should share it here. So on June 26, I was on a two hour flight and I had booked the emergency row for the extra legroom. When I got onto the plane, my window seat companion had stored all of her bags under not only her seat, but my seat as well. A polite request to move them didn't suffice so the FA needed to get involved.
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  • 03
    FA basically told her she had to move them from under my seat and walked away. She be- grudgingly did, swearing at me under her breath, the whole time, but just left them on the floor. Right before takeoff the FA came around again and told her she had to store them overhead and she refused to do so. After being threatened with being kicked off the plane she be did it, muttering under her breath that I was a bi***
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    Over the next two hours as I try to work on my laptop, she got up to get out of her seat no less than 13 times (I counted). Each time she stood in the aisle, did a small stretch, smirk at me and then got back in her seat. Eight - 10 minutes later, repeat.
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  • 05
    Once we took off, I noticed that she was reading a book. Being fed up after her eighth time getting up I paid the $11.30 to purchase Wi-Fi on the plane. Once connected, I logged onto Goodreads to get the spoilers and find out the ending of the book. Here's where the petty revenge comes in.
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    As we were starting our descent, I called over the flight attendant, and I let her know that I would need help disembarking, and as such would be remaining in my seat until all of the other passengers had disembarked. I could hear the audible, mumbling beside me, and once the flight attendant walked away, I turned over and gave her the exact same smirk she had been giving me.
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    Once the flight landed and docked at the gate and all other 30 something rows had gotten off, I slowly stood up, gathering my stuff and start exiting the plane. When I got to the business class section, I turned around, looked at her and destroyed the book for her; telling her major plot points and what the entire ending of the book was going to be. Then with a parting "have a great day I walked off."
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    An incredible victory! She'll never be able to unhear the ending. 

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    Um, that's a lot of stuff! Your personal item is supposed to fit under the seat in front of you. In fact, many flight attendants will patrol the aisles before takeoff and scold you if your item can't fit. They'll make you stow it away instead. Who knows how this woman got away with it. 

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    _IslandOfMisfit... Brilliant! Sometimes you gotta hit em where it hurts.
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  • 10
    b I still vividly remember the instance where I was told the exact page number Dumbledore di d. It's been 20 years and I'm still annoyed about it. Good job
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    hunstinx I can't fathom the sense of entitlement people must hold to put their things in someone else's seat space, and them the audacity to be upset when made to move it. Yours was perfectly petty revenge.
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    Good point! She's carrying a bunch of separate tiny items!

    Flux_My_Capaci... How in the h I is all that sh one carry on and one personal item?!
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