A US blogger was left devastated after being asked to leave first class on an airplane because of her crying baby – but not everyone has been sympathetic to her plight.
Arielle Noa Charnas, blogger at Something Navy, took to her Instagram account this week to complain about the treatment she received on a recent Delta Airlines flight to LA.
Despite booking first class specifically so she would have extra room with her nine-month-old daughter, Ruby, she was left upset and disappointed when a flight attendant asked them to leave.
Apparently, fellow passengers were none too pleased when a ‘screaming, crying, sleepy’ Ruby couldn’t fall asleep, and after sharing ‘tonnes of eye-rolls and headshakes’, they notified staff.
“I was upsetting and getting a lot of complaints from the first class passengers,” explained Arielle, who admitted that she broke down in tears with the stress and frustration of the situation.
The family were then asked to move to the back of the plane – and the stewardess ‘made the situation worse’ by showing a distinct lack of compassion and kindness to the mother.
“I don’t know what’s right and wrong when it comes to flying with a baby, but after telling a few people the story, they were in shock. Thoughts?” Arielle wrote, reaching out to her 942K-strong Insta-following.
While some fans were sympathetic, the majority sided with the passengers who had paid for ‘a more enjoyable experience’ in first class.
“A baby crying is not more enjoyable. Flying with a baby, you should always sit in the back,” wrote one follower.
Elsewhere, another chimed in: “As hard as it may be to understand, it’s actually not just about you. What about all those other passengers that paid extra for first class? They paid extra to have peace, quiet and space. If it were me, as soon as my baby was crying I would have moved myself.”
What are your thoughts?
