‘Of all the seats on the flight, look where he decided to sit’ – Passenger goes viral after revealing how man sat directly behind him on near-empty flight
A plane passenger has been left flabbergasted after a fellow traveler on a near-empty Southwest flight chose to sit directly behind him – despite there being dozens of other free seats.
Anthony Thomas, a Washington-based chef, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share a photo of himself on a Southwest plane with only three other passengers on it, and while every traveler decided to spread out, one man opted instead to sit in the spot right behind Anthony.
The chef’s image reignited the ongoing discussion about airplane etiquette – just weeks after a plane passenger prompted fury for propping her feet on someone else’s seat and another traveler admitted to wearing her seatbelt around her ankles.
Anthony noted that ‘out of all the seats on the flight,’ the anonymous traveler had made a very odd decision about his spot on the plane, with his choice sparking a wave of backlash from other social media users.
He captioned the snap, which showed the total of four passengers – himself included – on the plane: ‘Imagine having the luxury of boarding a flight with only two passengers on it. Of all the seats on the flight, look where he decided to sit.
The photo showed Anthony sitting in an empty row by the window. Two other passengers spread out in the back of the plane. However, one fellow traveler sat directly behind Anthony.
‘I woulda been so passive-aggressive when I changed seats,’ one person added.
Another person said: ‘It doesn’t matter my friend. Recline back. That’s his fault.’
People on the web were stunned to see the mystery man decide to sit near him and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their anger.
One person said: ‘It’s just like the folks who park right next to you and it’s tons of available spaces.’
Someone else added: ‘I think these people are extremely codependent.’
Another user wrote: ‘I’d move to the seat right next to him lol.’
Do you think the other traveler was in the wrong?