{"id":14514,"date":"2025-03-19T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/seat-squatter-victim-says-bar-buddy-tried-stealing-first-class-seat-on-plane\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:57:16","slug":"seat-squatter-victim-says-bar-buddy-tried-stealing-first-class-seat-on-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/seat-squatter-victim-says-bar-buddy-tried-stealing-first-class-seat-on-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Seat squatter victim says &#8216;bar buddy&#8217; tried stealing first-class seat on plane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.foxnews.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/23074352680475-Are-you-encountering-any-technical-challenges-while-trying-to-log-into-Fox-News-to-access-special-content\" class=\"article-gating-help\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Whether friend or foe, flyers might be unsure who they can trust when it comes to getting their seat stolen on a plane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">One passenger heading from Chicago to New York City took to Reddit to share a &#8220;seat stealer&#8221; story.<\/p>\n<p>In the forum &#8220;r\/delta,&#8221; the user said that they went to an Irish bar in the Chicago Midway International Airport for a drink and began chatting with a fellow patron.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/flight-passenger-shares-infuriating-moment-when-man-intrudes-her-leg-space-please-dont-do-this\"><strong>FLIGHT PASSENGER SHARES &#8216;INFURIATING&#8217; MOMENT WHEN MAN INTRUDES ON HER LEG SPACE: &#8216;PLEASE DON&#8217;T DO THIS&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joked around with the guy next to me about his weak-looking old-fashioned, to which he rolled his eyes and agreed with me, also showing his $30 tab for said poor drink. He left for the lounge after getting [a] notification,&#8221; the person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The user said they and their spouse had been upgraded to first class.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Got on the plane and my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/food-drink\/drinks\/bars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bar buddy<\/a> was in our seat. I showed him my ticket and he moved aside. I said, nooo sorry we have both seats. He mumbled and moved back to the first row of comfort plus,&#8221; the user wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/343\/192\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/686\/384\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/672\/378\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1344\/756\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/931\/523\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1862\/1046\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1200\/675\/flight-passengers-drinking-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"flight passengers drinking at an airport\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A Reddit user (not pictured) shared that a &#8220;bar buddy&#8221; attempted to seat-squat in first class after grabbing drinks at the airport bar prior to the flight.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He wasn\u2019t rude, but it was so awkward. I\u2019m like, bro I thought we were friends,&#8221; the post concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit users took to the comments section to discuss the encounter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You aren\u2019t friends. He\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seat stealer<\/a>. Don\u2019t call a seat stealer a friend,&#8221; commented one blunt user.<\/p>\n<p>Another user added, &#8220;It astounds me the people who think they can get away with sneaking into an entirely different class of service like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/343\/192\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/686\/384\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/672\/378\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1344\/756\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/931\/523\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1862\/1046\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1200\/675\/gettyimages-1001509076.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Drinking alcohol on an airplane\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;You aren\u2019t friends. He\u2019s a seat stealer. Don\u2019t call a seat stealer a friend,&#8221; commented one blunt user.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I bet this wasn\u2019t his first time. People do this because they know they can get away with it or have to sit in their assigned seat at worst,&#8221; said one Redditor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sounds like homeboy was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/food-drink\/recipes\/meals\/cocktail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit tipsy<\/a>. Surprised he was able to board,&#8221; another person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Small world,&#8221; a user commented.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong><u>For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/airports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steals seats<\/a>, knowing it can just be shown that it&#8217;s not their seat and they&#8217;d be told to move. It&#8217;s wild,&#8221; added a user.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t understand why these people think the FAs [flight attendants] won\u2019t notice someone in a FC seat that isn\u2019t supposed to be there,&#8221; said another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/343\/192\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/686\/384\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/672\/378\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1344\/756\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/931\/523\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1862\/1046\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1200\/675\/gettyimages-1028463220.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Flight attendant helping man find his seat in an airplane\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The term &#8220;seat squatters&#8221; has been used to refer to those who rob the seats that were selected and paid for by other travelers.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brandon Blewett, Texas-based author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the book<\/a> &#8220;How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes,&#8221; told Fox News Digital that he sees more people encountering airplane seat squatters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let the flight attendant handle it. Nobody wants to go viral in a reel titled, \u2018Passenger meltdown at 30,000 feet,'&#8221; Blewett advised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said sitting in someone else\u2019s seat can cause disruptions to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Squatter] encounters often lead to delays that often cascade, leading to missed connections and frustrated passengers throughout the cabin,&#8221; Blewett added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/flight-passengers-bar-buddy-called-out-seat-squatting-so-awkward\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}