Plane passenger reignites etiquette debate after REFUSING to give up her first-class seat so a six-year-old boy could sit with his mom

A level rider has reignited nan statement astir recreation etiquette aft refusing to springiness up her first-class spot truthful a six-year-old boy could beryllium pinch his mom.

The unnamed woman, 21, took to Reddit's celebrated Am I The A**Hole thread to unravel nan specifications of nan encounter.

She explained that she and her boyfriend, 27, had been flying from North America to Central Asia erstwhile she was asked to switch seats truthful a young boy could subordinate his mother successful first people pursuing a 'booking error.'

The mostly of readers sided pinch nan female - but what do you think?

The post, which was shared earlier this month, was titled: 'Am I The A**hole for not giving up my first people summons for a kid?'

It read: 'A fewer weeks ago, my fellow amazed maine pinch a first-class summons for a long-haul flight. 

'He's been doing good successful his profession and wanted to dainty me, and I was really excited because I'd ne'er flown first people before. 

'We had 2 connecting 12-hour flights and nan hose we utilized has a very highly rated first people for those agelong flights.'

She continued: 'So, aft we boarded nan flight, and I settled into my seat, I was already emotion a spot overwhelmed by nan luxury. I grew up little mediate class, and I had ne'er ever flown higher than nan cheapest seats connected a level before. 

'About 20 minutes earlier takeoff, a formation attendant approached maine pinch a female and a young kid (maybe astir six years old). 

'The female explained that she had booked a first-class summons for herself and her son, but owed to a booking error, he ended up successful economy. She asked if I would beryllium consenting to move seats pinch her boy truthful he could acquisition first people arsenic well.'

The bamboozled level rider said that she felt caught up successful rather nan predicament.

She continued: 'I felt really awkward. I understand that it was disappointing for nan kid, but this was a gift from my boyfriend, and I was really looking guardant to enjoying it.

'I politely declined and explained that it was my first clip successful first people and I wanted to acquisition it.

'The female seemed beautiful upset and tried to reason that her boy would admit it much than me, and that it was unfair because I didn't moreover salary for nan summons myself.

'The formation attendant seemed to beryllium connected nan woman's side, subtly implying that I should see being much understanding. After astir a minute, my fellow stood up and looked astatine nan formation attendant.

'He told her he had bought nan tickets, that he was a platinum personnel of nan airline, and that he tends to book each of his company's business travel flights pinch nan airline, and if she booted maine to nan economy, he would return his business elsewhere.

'Eventually, nan female went backmost to business people pinch her son. But passim nan flight, I could consciousness nan formation attendant glaring astatine maine each clip she passed by.'

Reflecting connected nan incident, nan female concluded: 'When I told my fellow astir it, he said I did thing incorrect and that it was my summons to usage and that he stood up for maine because I had nan spot connected my summons and it was disrespectful for her to moreover inquire for my spot successful nan first place.

'But immoderate of my friends deliberation I should person fixed up my spot to nan kid, saying that it would person been nan benignant point to do, particularly since I didn't salary for nan summons myself. Am I nan a**hole?'

Unsurprisingly, nan station was soon flooded pinch dozens of comments - pinch astir siding pinch nan woman.

'That's a difficult pass. NTA. Booking correction my a**. That mom was trying to get a first people spot astatine system prices. Weird that nan formation attendant would beryllium connected their side. They cognize better,' 1 wrote.

Another commented: 'NTA?? I person nary thought why they were truthful adamant astir you moving. It was not YOUR responsibility that they had a BOOKING ERROR.

'Your fellow paid for that work for you to bask and you person each correct to. 

'That female did not salary for your seat, truthful if she has an issue, she needs to return it up to nan airline, alternatively of trying to guilt travel you into giving up your spot for a kid that is not your issue.' 

And a 3rd said: 'NTA. I don't judge for 1 2nd location was a booking error. She was trying to scam a free first people flight. Also if it was truthful important for her kid to acquisition first class, she could move seats pinch him.'