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Traveling is tough these days, folks.
Long airport lines, expensive flights…and, of course, annoying passengers.
And if you’ve had any bad experiences on flights recently, this story will hit you right in the gut…
And, more importantly, it’ll remind you that you’re not alone and that a lot of travelers are dealing with obnoxious people when they fly the friendly skies.
If you think that most, if not all, people who fly would be completely fine with a service dog on their flight, then you’d better think again.
Because some folks want an excuse to complain about anything and everything under the sun.
A TikTokker named posted a video on the social media platform and showed folks what happened when she took a flight that went sideways because of some passengers who decided to be difficult…for pretty much no reason at all.
But you’ll be happy to know that this tale has a happy ending!
Folks, buckle up, because it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
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The video’s text overlay reads, “Background: These people brought their dog that they called a service animal and freaked out that there was a blind man with an actual seeing-eye dog sitting near them.”
Another overlay told viewers, “If you have a trained service animal, seeing another dog should not be an issue.”
She makes a good point by being outraged by this.
Jen wrote, “Saying that literally no one could sit near the dog. Be so for real right now, bro.”
She added, “They waved over a flight attendant who began to escalated it to a “red coat.” I’m guessing a Delta supervisor or something.”
These folks just didn’t know when to call it quits…and they’re the type of passenger that no one wants to sit by on a flight.
The woman who was complaining said, “We ought to have space to put our luggage.”
Another text overlay reads, “The dog is literally under this man’s legs. It isn’t impeding your ability to store luggage.”
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And you’re about to see why Jen seems like a really great person!
Jen told the flight attendant, “I’d be happy to sit with him.”
Jen then sat down with the blind man and wrote, “Then they sat down behind us and continued to complain.”
She was nice enough to take it upon herself to get to know the guy.
Jen asked the man if that’s happened to him before and he said no. The man then said his name is Ed.
Jen told viewers, “And then I proceeded to have the best flight of my entire life with my new friend, Ed. He’s an IT guy whose entire life mission is to make the world more accessible to people with disabilities.”
Jen is obviously one of the good ones, folks!
She added that Ed was “the coolest guy ever.”
A final text overlay reads, “Ed, when this video finds you, just know that I was so grateful for the opportunity to spend time with you. Dinner at my house!”
Let’s hope that these two remain friends and stay in touch!
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Take a look at the video.
@_jen_hamilton_ Sometimes being a crusty, musty dingleberry blocks your own blessings.
Viewers shared their thoughts.
This person weighed in.
Another individual didn’t hold back.
And this TikTokker spoke up.
Well, folks, we never said it was gonna be easy to travel…
But I think we can all agree that this type of behavior was totally out of line! To think that someone who actually has a service dog would behave this way is a total bummer.
BUT, there was a silver lining in this story, and their names are Jen and Ed.
So, let’s take the good with the bad.
Yes, the obnoxious people on the flight made us all wring our hands in frustration, but then we got to meet Jen and Ed, so that’s a pretty nice trade off, right?
If we can offer any advice about flying the friendly skies, it’s this: do your best to ignore the folks who are causing problems and embrace the people who rub you the RIGHT way.
Go ahead and give it a shot!
Maybe some of your good charm will rub off on other flyers!
Some people can be so rude…and clueless!
If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a dog-owner who is sick and tired of his neighbor following the letter of the (leash) law.