Wednesday 14 October 2020

First-class seat

                       
A woman boarded the plane and looked for her seat number. Shuffling her hand luggage along, she found it right away and discovered that a black man was seated next to her. She would never sit next to him, and quickly called the stewardess and complained, while demanding a different seat. ‘I can never sit for 7 hours next to him’ she insisted, as the quiet man listened to everything, as he looked outside the window. The stewardess told her that the plane was full, but she would try to find a different seat for her. She returned within 3 minutes and apologized once again for the inconvenience, and proceeded to say “Madam, we only have one seat in Business Class, and we don’t usually give an upgrade from the Economy Class travelers, but the pilot said he would make an exception in this one case.” So the annoyed woman started pushing herself towards the front of the plane, but the stewardess stopped her in the aisle. Then she addressed the black man, “Sir, the pilot thought it won’t be fitting and respectful that this woman would sit next to someone like you. So may I ask you to pick up your hand-luggage and follow me as I have a Business Class seat for you.” The woman passenger was flabbergasted at this, and took her humble seat as the passengers started to applaud the nice gesture of the stewardess and the pilot. And the quiet man enjoyed a relaxed flight, stretching his legs in an unexpected Business Class seat.

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