A WOMAN received support online after she disclosed that she refused to allow a mother to have a seat for her child.
Michelle, a traveller from Michelle’s name, was traveling to Las Vegas for her honeymoon with her husband when her mother asked if Michelle would be willing to move.
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Although her child was too young to ride on the parent’s lap, she didn’t need an extra seat. She wanted to be able put him down.
Michelle was asked by a reporter if she could find a seat that would allow her to place her son for the five-hour drive from Los Angeles to Michelle.
Michelle tried searching for a seat but there was none available so she decided to give up.
The flight attendants stood up for Michelle, despite her mother getting mad, creating an awkward atmosphere throughout the journey.
In Tiktok video Michelle (@michelleag12“The mom looked at me, and asked if the baby could sit in my seat.
“Usually, babies as young as five months old don’t require a seat. They can simply sit on their parents laps. But she wanted my seat so he wouldn’t have the burden of carrying him for five hours.
“I hesitated because my husband was right next to me and I didn’t want to get up. But, I felt bad because her baby was fussy.
“The flight was ready for takeoff. I got up and saw that there was one seat remaining in the very back of this plane, in row 3.
“There was a gentleman sitting back there. I approached him and asked if he could let me sit in the spare chair. But he said that he had booked two tickets for himself so he didn’t have to share his seat with anyone else.
“I went back to where I was sitting and told the lady that there weren’t any empty seats. But she already had the baby and all of his stuff, including snacks, out.
“She was furious at me. I called a flight attendant to tell her that she was not going to move her baby. She was told by the flight attendant that she needed to move her stuff as it was in my cabin.
“I had to spend the whole flight with them giving me an attitude for the next five hours.”
Michelle received many messages of support online. Many people suggested that Michelle should have prepared more for her child and booked another seat.
One wrote: “You did more than enough! I don’t know why some people feel so entitled.”
Another thought: “Other people’s kids aren’t your problem. People need to realise that.”
Cabin crew members joined the conversation and even added, “As a flight attendant I would have been SO loudly in shameing them.”
“It helps stop their huffing later. Like MAAM. YOU’RE TAKING HER SEAT, YOU HAVE TO MOVE!”
Ryanair passenger who refused to travel for a mother traveling with her child was causing a rift among passengers.
You are prohibited from moving to the back of a plane even though the seats are full.
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