I never expected to be swindled out of a prime seat by a manipulative couple on my flight. After carefully selecting an aisle seat with extra legroom, a woman and her arrogant husband approached. She demanded I switch seats with her, claiming she had booked the wrong one and refused to be separated from her husband. Her entitlement was shocking, but I reluctantly agreed, handing over my boarding pass.
However, a flight attendant soon whispered to me that the couple had tricked me—they were supposed to be in the middle seat I was heading to. I decided to get back at them quietly. I sat in the middle seat, then, an hour into the flight, I informed the chief purser about the couple’s scam. She offered me a choice: return to my original seat or accept miles as compensation. I chose the miles, which included a first-class upgrade on my next flight.
The couple’s smugness evaporated when the purser confronted them, revealing they weren’t even married and were being investigated for their behavior. The passengers watched in shock as they were escorted off the plane, facing a lifetime ban from the airline. As I left, I couldn’t help but smile—sometimes, getting even is about letting people think they’ve won, only for them to realize they’ve lost.
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