A woman on Reddit who says she was alienated and rejected by her family after accepting a free first-class upgrade on vacation did nothing wrong, Reddit users said, weighing in on her plight.
Reddit user “Abbyissostupid” told Reddit's “Am I the A-hole” (AITA) subreddit about her dilemma in a post on Friday, April 26, titled “AITA for not letting my 6'6 brother “Have the first-class upgrade the airline gave me on our 12-hour flight?”
In the post, the woman said that she is currently on a family trip to Hawaii to celebrate her father's recent retirement, and that he paid for the entire family's participation.
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“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 think 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 has “quite a bit of status with the airline my father bought our tickets for.”
One woman said her family became angry with her after she accepted a free upgrade to first class, leaving her much taller brother behind in economy class. (iStock)
As she and her brother boarded the plane, she was approached by a flight attendant and told that a first class seat was available.
The flight attendant “whispered that a first-class passenger didn’t show up and that she needed the coach seat to accommodate a standby passenger,” Abbyissostupid said.
“She said I had by far the highest status of anyone on the plane, so they were willing to move me to first class for free.”
“I had a good flight.”
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 food or drinks, I picked up my things and moved out,” she said.
“Needless to say, I had a good flight.”
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Her brother, however, was quite upset that she didn't give him the upgrade, as he is much taller and probably could have used the extra legroom to be more comfortable.
After the plane landed, her brother refused to speak to her the entire ride to the hotel, she said — and then told her family she had been upgraded.
The woman and her family were on a trip to Hawaii to celebrate her father's retirement. Her father, she said, paid for the entire trip. (iStock)
“We had a nice hello with the rest of the family, but after I got out of the shower, my mom took me aside and said what I did '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 writer added, “I thought this would be the end of it, but all five of my siblings and my parents are upset with me and the holidays started out really rough,” she said.
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Her brothers even told their children to avoid her for not being a loyal member of the family, the woman said.
“My sister said, 'No, they only like to play with people who care about family – what were you thinking?'” Abbyissostupid wrote.
When the woman pointed out that her brother never asked for an upgrade, the sister responded that he shouldn't have done that – and that she should have automatically given the upgrade to her brother for his comfort.
The woman's much taller brother spent the flight on a bus, where he apparently felt very uncomfortable during the journey. (iStock)
“I've been alone since brunch and I haven't had much fun. AITA?” Abbyissostupid asked others on Reddit.
In an update to the post after others commented, Abbyissostupid added that her family is still angry with her, but to varying degrees — and that she has been 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 give a shit (or at least try!). Thank you.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Abbyissostupid for more updates and a relationship expert for advice on the matter.
On the AITA subreddit, people can respond to posts and indicate that the poster is “NTA” (“Not the A-hole”), “YTA” (“You are the A-hole”), “NAH” (“No there are holes here”) or “ESH” (“Everyone sucks here”).
Users can “upvote” answers that they find helpful and “downvote” those that are not.
Reddit users largely assured the woman that she did nothing wrong by accepting the upgrade to first class for herself — and that her family was exaggerating. (iStock)
Most users said she was “NTA” for upgrading — 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 on Air Canada. Vancouver to Toronto with red eyes. Flying with adult daughter and got marked for upgrade,” said Reddit user “BetAlternative8397” in the top-voted comment.
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The user continued: “I asked about letting her fly early and was told the seat is only available to the status holder. I was exhausted from a week of working away, so I accepted,” the person added.
“There's no reason you should have refused.”
The same individual noted, “No one shamed me for this” and said Abbyissostupid’s brother was rude and jealous.
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“NTA but you sure have a family of them,” said Reddit user “Fearless_Ad1685” in another top comment.
“Your status got you the offer. If you refused, she wouldn’t have gone to your brother anyway,” Fearless_Ad1685 continued.
“There's no reason you should have turned it down just to stay in economy class with your brother.”
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