Woman divides opinion after refusing to give up 1A airplane seat for teen

A TikToker has sparked a heated debate on social media after revealing why they refused to give up their 1A seat to a teenager.

These days a lot of airlines don't simply let you choose whichever seat you fancy willy-nilly, oh no, many now require you to cough up an extra fee to secure a seat next to your partner or to bag a spot by the window.

So when it comes to being asked to swap? Well, it remains a divisive issue, but one TikToker wasn't having any of it when she was requested to trade her 1A plane seat to help accomodate another passenger.

The TikToker refused to give up her seat. (TikTok/@lifewithdrsabra)

TikToker Sabra Zaraa shared a short clip of herself to her page last year, revealing she was asked to give up her seat not just by the other passenger, but by a flight attendant.

The video caption states: "POV: Flight agent asks me if I want to give up my 1A seat so a child sits with their family."

Zaraa - who goes by the username @lifewithdrsabra - used a popular TikTok audio of a person saying: "Girl, f**k them kids and f**k you too."

The audio is often used by creators to accompany clips in which they decide not to make sacrifices for other people’s children.

The 1A seat is the first seat in the first row of a plane and is usually in first class. It's often considered to be the most desirable seat on the plane among frequent travelers.

Zaraa shared more information in the written caption under her post, where she explained that she decided against giving up her seat and that the family ended up ‘finding a solution’ to being seated separately. However, she did not explain how.

"That’s a no from me dawg," she wrote. "Would you have given up your seat? Also they ended up finding a solution so no, I am not a terrible human being. Also the child was like 13."

The video has received million of views and TikTok users had a lot to say on the matter.

In the midst of the debate around whether Zaraa was in the right or wrong to keep her seat, one commenter said: "I gave up that seat so [a] newlywed couple could sit together. Kindness is free."

Another user replied to the comment above and explained: "Nobody said what she’s doing isn’t kind. She planned properly and they didn’t - so it’s not her responsibility to move."

Plane seat etiquette is a hot topic on TikTok. (Getty Stock Image)

Someone else added: "Well, the seat isn’t free."

One user, who sided with Zaraa, said she was not in the wrong to keep her seat, writing: "Nope! They wanted to sit together should’ve booked it that way!"

Someone else penned: "If they want to switch seats in economy, I would consider it. But if I paid extra for comfort, hell no! Attendant should be ashamed to even try."

In a later post, Zaraa spoke out again to defend her decision to not move seats.

"To clarify the gate agent asked me, I asked to see the seat map, I didn't like the alternative. They were kind and found a solution right away," she said.

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