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Paige Freshwater & Nicola Croal

Disabled passenger branded a 'monster' for refusing to switch plane seats to help entitled mum

When it comes to travelling abroad, most people are organised ahead of time to ensure their flight journey is as comfortable and relaxing as possible. However, one woman with an "invisible" disability who had booked an aisle seat so she could have more leg room was branded a "monster" when she refused to give up her seat for another passenger.

The 22-year-old, who was flying eight hours home to America from Europe, had picked a specific seat that would allow her to "stand up and move around" as she suffers from extensive nerve damage in her spine. In the seats next to her, she was joined by a mother and her two-year-old child.

The mum asked her to swap seats with her husband, so both parents could look after their toddler. However, when the woman politely refused, her fellow passenger became very angry and branded her disability as a load of 'bulls***', the Mirror reports.

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