The incident took place on a flight from Beijing to Chengdu in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China, on December 30, 2023.
According toThe South China Morning Post(SCMP), the fussy traveler was adamant that, because he had bought two first-class tickets, he should be allowed to upgrade a family member from economy class for free.
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As the SCMP reported, the man was filmed shouting: “Stop swearing at me. You have no right to do that.”
When a fellow male passenger reportedly attempted to point out the airline’s policy, the initial traveler reportedly became furious and turned on him. A security guard subsequently tried to arbitrate and de-escalate the situation but failed.
An unidentified man was filmed while arguing with a cabin crew member to get three first-class seats despite only paying for two on a flight from Beijing to Chengdu
In fact, the furious passenger went on to yell: “What gives you the right to order me about?” To which a woman passenger shouted back: “You’ve wasted too much of our time, and we won’t tolerate it any longer.”
The fellow passenger, who had recorded the viral video, reportedly said the argument began at 11 am, when the man’s two-year-old son, who was sitting next to him in the first-class cabin, started to cry.
SCMP reported that the child had originally been sitting in economy class, but the man demanded the crew upgrade his child’s seat to first class.
Meanwhile, otherChinese sourcesreported that the father had bought two first-class tickets for himself and his son but an economy ticket for the nanny. He then wanted an upgrade for the nanny.
Consequently, a reported 300 passengers were forced to rebook their flights.
There have been a number of incidents reported on planes lately. Earlier this month,a mangot stuckinside a plane’s lavatoryfor nearly two hours on a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru, India.
And just last month, a New Zealand couple suffered a less-than-pleasant flight after sitting in apassenger’s urineduring a 10-hour international flight from Bangkok to Sydney.
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