A first-class plane passenger sparked a furious debate after she refused to give up her plane seat for a teenager who wanted to sit with their family.
The woman, who posts online under the username @lifewithdrsabra, had been allocated seat 1A. The spot is often considered to be the best seat on the plane as its a window seat with lots of legroom. But she was left stunned when a member of staff approached her and asked if she would be willing to move.
Apparently, there was a 13-year-old kid who was in need of a seat close to her family in the first-class area. But Sabra didn't want to give up a seat she'd paid a higher price to get and took to social media to slam staff for making the request.
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In the video, which has gained more than 1.8million likes, she explained: "POV: Flight agent asks me if I want to give up my 1A seat so a child sits with their family."
She then added in the caption: "That’s a no from me dawg would you have given up your seat? Also they ended up finding a solution so no, I am not a terrible human being. Also the child was like 13."
Plenty of TikTok users supported the woman's actions. "As a mum, I’m on your side. If they wanted to sit together they should have made sure the seats were together," they said.
A second commented: "I worked overtime for 2 weeks to be able to upgrade my seat for comfort and experience. No way I would have given that up."
While some slammed the family for wanting her to swap seats, the TikTok user clarified that she actually had no interaction with the family themselves. She said: "To clarify, the gate agent asked me, I asked to see the seat map, I didn’t like the alternative.
"They were kind and found a solution right away. The family never addressed me. I think it was even the airline’s rule, not them asking to sit together."
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But some said she should have been more willing given the circumstances. One user said: "When I was 18 I did give up my window sweat so a child could sit with her mom. I kept thinking of how scared the child was."
Another wrote: "Last flight I took, they wouldn't let us choose seats until boarding. They sat my four-year-old alone. Sometimes it's not poor planning by parents."