GETTING on a long-haul flight is never comfortable, but one woman was pushed to the limit.
Jamia is a regular flyer as she works posting travel content on social media, but she never expected to have a flight this bad.
Describing it as a ‘ horror movie’ and saying it’s made her never want to fly in economy again, Jamia shared snippets of what she experienced during the 14-hour flight .
Jamia took to social media to share the clips of her flight, which featured an elderly woman in the middle seat.
But it soon became a total nightmare for Jamia as the passenger next to her seemed to do everything she could to make her uncomfortable.
In the three-part video series, it first started with the woman sleeping on Jamia’s shoulder and flinging her legs over to Jamia’s leg space.
But it didn’t end there, the woman then decided she would try and lie down, using Jamia as a pillow.
She was able to call a flight attendant over to get the woman to sit up, and then it was time for dinner.
But the tension was clearly still felt as the woman then began to point her dinner knife at Jamia.
“I’m taking this knife hold as a threat. Calling the flight attendant back,” she explained.
There was still no end to her behaviour though, this time she decided to sit on the ground and rest her head on the seat.
Jamia said the plane staff were stunned, and now it seemed everyone was getting frustrated with the middle seat passenger, who was told to get back on her seat.
Shockingly, Jamia then caught her on camera using Jamia’s leg to lift herself up and then sitting on Jamia’s lap.
“It’s taking EVERYTHING in me to not RAGE and aggressively push this lady away from,” he writes over the clip.
At this point Jamia was furious and went to speak to staff to find a seat.
One was found, but the passenger on the aisle seat volunteered to take it ‘to allow for this lady to have two seats because she’s acting dumbfounded, entitled and privileged,’ claims Jamia.
Things got even worse for Jamia when she got up to use the toilet.
She came back to see the woman had made herself a bed across all three seats, even when staff came to remove her, she deicded to sit in Jamia’s seat.
Once that situation was sorted, Jamia was then forced to sit with the woman’s bare feet pushed up against her.
When the flight finally landed, Jamia was obviously relieved to never see the woman again.
The videos have raked in millions of views on her TikTok account @ essiebtravelin .
Plenty of people took to the comments to share their thoughts, and many were stunned by just how inconsiderate the fellow passenger had been.
One person wrote: “They should have sent you right to business or first class to accommodate… that’s crazy and so frustrating.”
Another commented: “Unpopular opinion: OLD PEOPLE DO NOT GET A PASS TO BE INTOLERABLE. I do not care how many wars you’ve lived through or how many miles you walked with holes in your shoes to get to school in 1952. Acting with common decency is not restricted to the young.”
Plane etiquette
IF you're planning on going away any time soon, you'll need to pay attention to the following unwritten plane etiquette rules...
RECLINING SEAT: Podcast host and etiquette expert Nick Leighton explained that you shouldn’t recline your seat if the passenger behind you is working on their laptop.
He said: “Nobody likes their laptop snapped in half.”
Before you recline your seat , it’s best to check to see what the passenger behind you is doing.
If they are on a laptop, ask before you move your seat back.
FEET: A flight attendant told The Sun : “Your boarding card tells you a number and a letter, this will be the reserved seat that you have paid for.
“Your feet, which are attached to your body, should do their best to reside within this space and stay far away from anyone else.
“If you do insist on stretching out , please make sure your feet are covered up.”
CHAT: TV travel expert Samantha Brown explained that conversations from strangers aren’t welcome, suggesting that others shouldn’t expect a chat.
She added: “I’m not a talker. Plane time is me time.”
“She was doing it on purpose to get someone to move so she’d have more room,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “You need a full refund! OMG.”
“Everyone in the comments EXCUSING that lady is ridiculous, she’s old yes but she can’t be holding a sharp object at a stranger and sitting on people too?” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “This traumatised me just watching it. Are you ok?”
