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Jaymie Vaz

Mom of 2yo rips into airline as it makes her family of 3 pay airfare of a ‘fourth person’

There have been a lot of stories circulating on the internet, talking about entitles plane passengers who don’t pay for their seat and then throw a tantrum to sit near their kids or their spouses. Usually, the internet is on the poster’s side, especially when they pay for their seats. However, a mother just showed what might be happening for some people at other times.

According to Newsweek, a woman going by Due-Huckleberry7560, put up a post on Reddit, pointing out the insane fee charged by Southwest Airlines, just to guarantee her husband, her 2-year-old, and herself could sit together. The poster described herself as “just a frustrated parent in a s—y economy trying to get my kid to see her retired grandparents.” As such, she simply wasn’t willing to leave their seating arrangements up to chance. 

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