Entitled family tries to cut the whole rental car line at the airport, traveler skewers them in front of everyone: '10 more groups of people have arrived after you and are now ahead of you!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jul 27, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

It's always tough to watch someone running late for a flight at the airport. It feels like a moral conundrum. Do you let them cut you in line? How late are they really? Is it their fault or did something transpire that was completely out of their control? Sometimes, you can instantly tell the answer to these questions by the way the traveler presents themselves and speaks to others. If there is an apologetic and genuine tone to their voice, it probably pains them to ask someone to give up their spot in line for them. 

However, if that traveler's tone of voice suggests a sense of messiness and/or entitlement, then you don't necessarily need to feel bad about not giving them the time of day. In this instance, we have an entitled family that spent their time trying to cut everyone in line rather than just get to the back of it. By the time another person waiting gave them all a piece of his mind and forced the family to join the end, the line practically doubled in size. That's what you get for refusing to follow the rules, folks!

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  • Once again, the attitude and body language of the mother in this family seemed to give off a false sense of authority and strong overtones of Main Character Syndrome. While we feel bad for anyone missing their flight, perhaps this experience will teach these folks to have manners or, at the very least, to plan better!

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    Flew into Seattle yesterday for a meeting then turned around and flew back home from Seattle to Nashville today. So yeah I'm tired like most everyone else standing in line at the car rental waiting for the shuttle bus. Now the line is long.
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    When I got in line 2 buses came for pick up and I still was in line but would make the next bus. All good. Then here comes the family. Mom, dad, grandma and 3 kids. With all the luggage for six plus a stroller and car seats.
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    OMG honey look at the line we are going to miss our flight. Mom runs to front of the line and asks if they can get in front. They are running so late and would really appreciate it. The employee says sorry no you will need to wait at the end like everyone else.
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    Mind you, the rest of family is just standing there. Have not gotten in line yet. So more people are coming and line is obviously getting longer.
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    The lady starts walking along the line asking if they can bump in front and people keep saying no. Just before she got to where I was she asks this guy and his response was awesome. He said
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    instead of begging people who arrived timely and have been patiently waiting I would suggest you just join the end of the line because at least 10 more groups
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    of people have arrived after you and are now ahead of you. She was livid. Face got red and I thought we were going to see a blow up but the dad grabbed her and headed to the back of the line.
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    Needless to say she was very unhappy and when the bus we were on pulled away we could see her arguing or in a heated conversation with the dad. Do hope they made their flight but have feeling it was a bad travel day for that family.
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    TrifleMeNot 14h ago It's also not fair for someone in line to give up their place to this family without the consent of every single person behind them.
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    pixie-ann 14h ago "OMG honey, we failed to adequately plan ahead so let's make everyone else's day harder due to our inability to get our sh together"
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    Tulipsarered • 13h ago Even if they DID plan well and are late due to something outside their control, I bet that in a group
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    of people larger than the capacity of 2 buses there are others who planned equally well and ran into an equally uncontrollable, unexpected, and unfortunate event that put them behind schedule, too.
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    Over-Trifle4575 14h ago If you're late, that's on you... everyone else waited too. Skipping the line isn't fair just because you're stressed. We're all tired.
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    abcdef_U2 12h ago Every time my family travels. I drop everyone off at the airport drop-off. Then I either park my personal car in the extended parking, or
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    take the rental car back and make my was back to the airport myself. When returning I go pick up the vehicle, or rental car and come back around to the airport to pick everyone up
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    with their baggage. This to me is common sense. It honestly safes so much time when you are traveling with family. Or at least it is for me. I don't have to worry about anyone lagging, if I need to book a . I've had to
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    do this once because the train was down and construction at every walk about through out the whole airport. But guess what, I still made it with minutes to spare (I have not idea how I managed that one).
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    THE_Lena · 10h ago I was putting my cash/wallet away when a woman had the audacity to reach over me to hand the cashier her item. She said she was running late. I quietly told her, "You should've left your house earlier."
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