A woman on Reddit who says she was alienated and given a cold reception by her family after accepting a free upgrade to first class during a vacation did nothing wrong, Reddit users said, weighing in on her drama.
Reddit user “Abbyissostupid” explained to Reddit’s “Am I the A-hole” (AITA) subreddit his dilemma in a post on Friday, April 26 titled “AITA for not letting my 6’6” brother benefit free first class. upgrade the airline gave me on our 12 hour flight? »
In the post, the woman said she was currently on a family trip to Hawaii to celebrate her father’s recent retirement and that he had paid for the whole family to attend.
“There are six of us but my brother and I live in the same part of the country,” she said. So they were both on the same flight to Hawaii.
“I guess it’s relevant to say that I’m 5’1″ and my brother is 6’6,” she wrote.
A frequent traveler for work, she said she had “a certain status with the airline my father bought our tickets for.”
As she and her brother boarded the plane, she was approached by a flight attendant and told that a first-class seat had become available.
The flight attendant “whispered that a first-class passenger had failed to show and that they needed the coach seat to accommodate a waiting passenger,” Abbyissostupid said.
“She said I had by far the best status out of everyone on the plane, so they were willing to move me to first class for free.”
The woman happily accepted the upgrade, she said, and “took it in a heartbeat.”
“I told my brother I would see him in 12 hours and let me know if he wanted any food or drinks, I took my things and moved out,” she said declared.
“Needless to say, I had a good flight.”
Her brother, however, was very upset that she didn’t give him the upgrade, as he is much taller and probably could have used the extra leg room to be more comfortable.
After the plane landed, her brother refused to speak to her the entire ride to their hotel, she said — then he told her family she had been upgraded.
“We had a nice hello with the rest of the family, but after I got out of the shower, my mom pulled me aside and told me what I had done was ‘horrible,'” Abbyissostupid said.
Confused, the woman said she asked her mother what she was talking about – “and she said I should have given the seat to my brother”.
The Reddit author added: “I thought this would be the end, but my five siblings and parents are mad at me and the holidays are off to a really bad start,” she said.
Her siblings even told their children to avoid her because she was not a loyal family member, the woman said.
“My sister said, ‘No, they only like to play with people who give for their family, what were you thinking?'” Abbyissostupid wrote.
When the woman pointed out that her brother never even asked for an upgrade, the sister responded that he shouldn’t have had to – and that she should have automatically given her brother the upgrade for his convenience .
“I’ve been alone since brunch and I’m not having much fun. AITA? » Abbyissostupid asked others on Reddit.
In an update to the post after others commented, Abbyissostupid added that her family was still angry with her, but to varying degrees — and that she was instead spending time with a friend who lives in Hawaii.
“So my vacation will be great no matter what,” Abbyissostupid said. “But reading your comments really gave me the confidence to not care (or at least try!). THANKS.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Abbyissostupid for additional updates, as well as a relationship expert for advice on the topic.
On the AITA subreddit, people can reply to posts and indicate that the poster is “NTA” (“Not A-hole”), “YTA” (“You’re A-hole”), “NAH” (“No A-hole”). A-hole”). –holes Here”) or “ESH” (“Everyone sucks here”).
Users can “upvote” answers that they find useful and “downvote” answers that are not.
Most users said she was “NTA” for accepting the upgrade — and that the airline probably wouldn’t have allowed her to give it to her brother even if she wanted to, they said.
“Something happened to me years ago at Air Canada. Red eyes from Vancouver to Toronto. Flying with an adult daughter and was marked for an upgrade,” Reddit user “BetAlternative8397” said in the top-voted comment.
The user continued: “I asked to let her fly in advance and was told the seat was only available to the status holder. I was exhausted after a week of work, so I accepted it,” the person added.
The same individual noted, “No one shamed me for this” and said Abbyissostupid’s brother was rude and jealous.
“NTA, but you sure have a family of them,” said Reddit user “Fearless_Ad1685” in another important comment.
“Your status got you the offer.” If you had refused it, the money wouldn’t have gone to your brother anyway,” Fearless_Ad1685 continued.
New York Post
