A mother on a Delta Air Lines service in the United States stunned fellow passengers when she asked a flight attendant, mid-boarding, if her teenage son could be moved to first class for free, according to a viral Reddit post that has reopened debate over flight upgrades and entitlement.
The story surfaced on r/delta, a subreddit popular with frequent flyers and aviation staff. The anonymous poster said they were seated directly behind the family when the mother, travelling with her son who 'was probably about 15', waved over a member of cabin crew as the last passengers were boarding. She asked, calmly, whether her son could sit in Delta One, the airline's first-class-style cabin, simply because 'he'd really like that'.
