‘Cramped’ China mother and child demand free upgrade to first class, disrupt flight
Furious passengers urge cabin crew throw disruptive pair off plane for causing disturbance, long delay
A mother in China sparked public outrage for allowing her noisy son to disturb other plane passengers and barge into the first-class cabin, delaying a flight for an hour.
The incident unfolded on August 15 when a domestic flight was preparing to leave Chongqing in southwestern China, The Paper reported.
A young boy, whose age was not released, cried and complained to his mother that their economy-class seats were too cramped, then stood in the aisle.
The mother, who ignored flight attendants’ requests for her son to return to his seat, allowed him to enter the first-class cabin.
“There are empty seats. Why don’t you just let us sit here?” the woman said in a video that went viral on mainland social media.
Several flight attendants tried to persuade the pair to go back to their seats, but they were ignored.