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How would you have reacted to this woman? Airport one again.

30 replies

UmbrellaLegs · 04/12/2022 20:07

Standing in a queue waiting to be boarded - maybe a dozen or so people ahead of us and everyone was for priority boarding. We had all been standing there for maybe 15 mins.This woman walks past about the 20 odd people behind me and starts to push in in front of me. Would you let her push in or stand your ground?

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anotherNameJustForThis · 04/12/2022 20:08

I'd say, excuse me, this is a queue. The end is back there

Timeforachangeisitnot · 04/12/2022 20:09

I would tell her to get in line , politely of course. Ask her why she thought I should let her in. Very rude, and presumably she has an assigned seat ?

SunflowerTed · 04/12/2022 20:10

I’d ignore it

PAFMO · 04/12/2022 20:11

Stand my ground.

shouldbesleepingnotscrolling · 04/12/2022 20:12

Id tell her ‘kindly’ that the queue starts back there

Skinnermarink · 04/12/2022 20:12

SunflowerTed · 04/12/2022 20:10

I’d ignore it

But why?

No, of course I’d say something.

DunkingMyDonuts · 04/12/2022 20:13

If I was near where she was trying to push in I would position myself in front of her, but if that was not possible I would tell her we were queueing if near enough to say it in a normal voice. If I was too far back I would leave it to others to sort instead of yelling

Adultchildofelderlyparents · 04/12/2022 20:15

Anywhere else I'd point out to her that there is a queue. Boarding a plane I'd just ignore. You all have a seat number, you are all going to get on and sit in your allocated place, it doesn't matter what order you go in.

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 04/12/2022 20:16

Unless there's something you're not telling us, the reasonable thing to do would be to point out the existence of a queue.

What did you do, OP?

Topseyt123 · 04/12/2022 20:18

Maybe her family were up ahead of you. Maybe they had the boarding passes.

I wouldn't be too bothered as everyone has their allocated seats.

excelledyourself · 04/12/2022 20:19

I'd stand my ground. Why wouldn't you?

It doesn't matter that everyone has an allocated seat. There is never an excuse for bad manners and entitlement.

JustKittenAround · 04/12/2022 20:19

It depends. I’m one to say something really loud but nicely acting like she just needs help. Oh the back of the line Is over there!

However, I travel a lot and now I’ve learned to let this crap go. People are worse now since COVID at airports, so it’s better to just be the one to keep situations to a minimum. You never know if she will get all crazy and you’ll both be ending up on the 11 o’clock news. Seriously, I see crazzzzy stuff all the time, many of it started small and then got bigger FAST.

If it makes you feel better, than imagine she needs to rush in for some medical reason. Just pretend that to be the case. It helps me when people are rude. I know they are probably just jerks, but it helps me move on and accept it.

It really does depend on the situation and my read of them and the people around me. I can promise that even if you had shamed her to the end of the line that she will not have learned a lesson if she is a true jerk. Why? Because jerks lack insight and would just blame YOU for why they were shamed, and not their own behavior. They won’t learn a lesson because entitlement is a freaking lifestyle to these people. So why even waste your time?

ArcticSkewer · 04/12/2022 20:22

Let her. What difference does it make?

Watch where she sits then move her hand luggage across the aisle to mess with her head, if you really need to do something

LBF2020 · 04/12/2022 20:24

We had the same recently, a woman pushed right in front of us, as she did so she said she didn't want to miss her connection (as she had already missed her initial flight) I pointed out that most of the people in the queue would also be catching the same connection, including us. At this point my husband said let's leave it as she was being a bit odd. Also, we later found out that the delay in landing was due to her being in the toilet and refusing to come out. So we missed our landing slot and had to circle for 30 mins.

JustKittenAround · 04/12/2022 20:24

Ps if the person is older I will invite them to cut me. Smaller older people even when healthy find it difficult to jockey for line positioning. It better to just invite them in and help make sure nobody is pressing a bag on them. You can also help them put their bag up.

what I freaking hate is when women (I’m a woman) basically order me to put their bag in the overhead because I’m so tall. It happens startlingly a lot these days. I am happy to assist anyone petite in reaching stuff but I’m not some damn ox who will throw your heavy bag about!!!

lljkk · 04/12/2022 20:25

I don't understand priority boarding. But yeah, just say "Excuse me! I was here first." and a Teacher's stare.

LBF2020 · 04/12/2022 20:25

Sorry , I have just re-read that you were waiting to board. In this situation I wouldn't say anything in case I was sat next to the person. That would make an awkward flight

PurBal · 04/12/2022 20:39

They we’re a CF but I personally would have ignored it. But then always wait for the last possible moment to board. (Side question, why would you PAY to queue earlier? I am assuming one pays for priority boarding). There will be a seat for me and I hate queuing. Only time it was a problem is when I had to unpack all my hand luggage into a carrier bag because I had a tiny wheeled case (laptop bag size, small enough to go under the seat not in the lockers) and they decided to put all further wheeled cases in the hold, DH had a backpack much larger than my case (could literally put it inside), but the wheels were the issue and I CBA to argue that it was so small it would go under the seat. I’d checked most of my luggage already, this was just valuables and stuff for the flight so the bag got put in the hold empty 😂 I just take a handbag / small backpack now.

drpet49 · 04/12/2022 20:41

excelledyourself · 04/12/2022 20:19

I'd stand my ground. Why wouldn't you?

It doesn't matter that everyone has an allocated seat. There is never an excuse for bad manners and entitlement.

Completely agree

Ellie1015 · 04/12/2022 20:44

If she spoke and asked nicely and I had time I might be ok about letting her go (although probably not as skipping those behind me too). Pushing in, absolutely not.

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UmbrellaLegs · 04/12/2022 20:44

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 04/12/2022 20:16

Unless there's something you're not telling us, the reasonable thing to do would be to point out the existence of a queue.

What did you do, OP?

I said to her that we were all in the queue - she proceeded to question me if I had priority boarding as she did. I told her that yes indeed we all did ( we were standing where the sign was) and that she had walked past a whole line of people to try to push in front of me/us. She continued with her query about what priority boarding did I have and to explain that there are different boarding categories at which point I decided to ignore her. She didn't move any further up the line. Yes everyone has assigned seats and yes the plane can't leave without everyone but I just felt she was a cheeky Madam.

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UmbrellaLegs · 04/12/2022 20:45

Priority boarding comes from the level of your seat or the level of your Membership or both.

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Sodonewiththisshit · 04/12/2022 20:45

She was probably going to sit in a seat she hadn't booked and hope to get away with it.

candycane10 · 04/12/2022 20:46

I'd have said. I wouldn't care that we were all getting on the same plane with allocated seats. It would be the superior attitude and the fact she thinks she's more important than anyone else in the queue that would be piss me off.

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UmbrellaLegs · 04/12/2022 20:47

excelledyourself · 04/12/2022 20:19

I'd stand my ground. Why wouldn't you?

It doesn't matter that everyone has an allocated seat. There is never an excuse for bad manners and entitlement.

I think it was this - you could see the entitlement oozing from her as if she was the only one with priority boarding.

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