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Danielle Kate Wroe & Keiran Fleming

Woman refuses to swap with child on plane as 'entitled' mum demands window seat

A plane passenger has hit out after an 'entitled' mum asked her to swap seats with her son.

The confused woman kept her headphones in, however, the adamant mother continued to pester the passenger sitting nearest to the window.

The Reddit user took to the social media platform to explain that she booked the seat prior to boarding the four-hour flight, writes the Mirror.

She wrote: "I was on a four-hour flight yesterday in first class, in a window seat. My seatmate asked me to give up my seat for her son (also in first class but in an aisle seat).

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"I politely said no because I prefer window seats, and always choose them over aisle seats. She continued to push and said that her son has 'sensitivity issues' (not sure what she meant by this), and NEEDS to sit by the window.

"Once again, I told her no, and suggested that she speak with a flight attendant to see if there are two seats available near each other in a different class since first class was full."

But the mum didn't stop there and kept "pushing", so they put their headphones in to "tune her out."

"She then proceeded to tap my arm to get my attention, so I firmly told her to not touch me, which finally shut her up. What is wrong with people? The entitlement is insane", they fumed.

Many agreed that the mum should have been backed down after the swap was refused.

"If they were separated due to exceptional circumstances, I think it's okay to ask", someone wrote. "Once. Multiple times and touching you was not ok."

"The touching part would've set me off", another fumed.

A Redditor said: "It blows my mind when this happens."

"What is wrong with people?", someone asked. "Answer: The entitlement is insane."

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