A woman has slammed a man for his ‘entitled’ behaviour on their flight – and it has prompted people to share their own stories about sitting next to rude passengers
He stole her leg room (stock)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
A woman has criticised an “entitled” fellow passenger for their behaviour on a flight, although some people have dismissed it as a “non-issue”. She detailed her experience on a Delta flight where she had managed to bag an emergency exit seat with extra legroom.
However, another passenger seemed keen on encroaching into her additional space. Posting a photo on Reddit, she wrote: “The audacity. This is my poor (wo)man’s first class…”
The image depicted a man extending his legs into her footwell, compelling her to keep her legs folded and preventing her from enjoying the extra room. While some users felt there was ample space for both passengers, others condemned the man for “manspreading” without considering its effect on her.
One user remarked: “Is that the 27F seat? That’s the one I chose because I heard it’s the best seat, and now I’m worried I’ll have the same issue.”
Another user added: “This is such bizarre behaviour.
“If there were a seat there, he wouldn’t be stretching his leg and foot underneath it… or maybe he would. He probably would – who am I kidding.”
A third user shared their own experience: “My dad always gets this seat on Southwest (he’s six foot six inches), and the other day when we flew together, he had to tell the lady in front that the space was actually for his backpack, not her second carry-on that she refused to put overhead.
“He just said, ‘Excuse me, that’s my spot to put my bag,’ but she gave him such a nasty look.”
Another user said: “At least he still has socks and shoes on.
“My wife had to go full wife mode to stop us from getting kicked off a plane when some random stranger’s bare foot slid up and touched my arm while I was in a window seat.
“I just turned around and said, ‘No, no, no, no.’.”
Another savvy traveller offered some advice: “This is when I put my backpack at the edge of my floor space.
“He can’t put his foot in your space, and even though you lose some room, you can stretch your legs over your bag and take back the space. This has worked many times.”
Revealing her solution to the problem, the woman added: “I pulled my backpack up into the space to use as a leg rest so he had to move. Passive, but it worked – for now.”