8legs: Ishika yadavalli

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Plane Passenger Says a Mom Asked Her to Give Up $7K Business Class Seat to Switch with Her Daughter in Economy

A passenger in a $7,000 business class seat refused a mom’s request to switch so her daughter could join her in economy.
The student paid for the business class seat herself and declined the switch when told the seat was in economy.
A flight attendant intervened and explained that moving a business class passenger to economy was not allowed.
The incident did not affect the rest of the flight experience for the traveler in business class.
The story prompted mixed online reactions, with many commenters defending the traveler’s decision not to switch.
News outlets such as Newsweek and People covered the incident and its social media attention.
The mom argued the upgrade justified the request, implying the traveler should understand because it wasn’t her money.
The incident occurred during a Cincinnati to Dubai flight as described by the traveler.
The traveler treated the moment as a viral encounter through a now-viral video.
The airline confirmed the policy against moving a business class passenger to economy during the dispute.

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