An airline passenger was left stunned after a fellow passenger on a nearly empty Southwest flight chose to sit directly behind him – even though there were dozens of other empty seats.
Anthony Thomasa Washington-based chef, used to sit the spot directly behind Anthony.
The chef's image reignited the ongoing debate over airplane etiquette – just weeks after a female passenger sparked anger for putting her feet on another person's seat and another traveler admitted keeping her seatbelt fastened around her ankles have.
Anthony noted that the anonymous traveler made a very strange decision about his seat on the plane “out of every seat on the flight,” with his choice sparking a wave of backlash from other social media users.
Anthony Thomas caused a stir when he revealed that a fellow passenger had decided to sit directly behind his seat even though the plane was almost empty
He captioned the snap, which showed the four total passengers – including himself – on the plane: “Imagine having the luxury of boarding a flight with just two passengers.” Look at yourself from every seat on the flight , where he chose to sit.”
The photo showed Anthony sitting in an empty row by the window. Two other passengers were spread out in the back of the plane. However, a fellow passenger was sitting directly behind Anthony.
“I would have been so passive-aggressive when I changed seats,” one person added.
Another person said, “It doesn't matter, my friend.” Sit all the way back. This is his fault.'
People online were stunned when they saw the mystery man decide to sit next to him and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their anger.
One person said: “It's just like those people who park right next to you and there are loads of empty spaces.”
Someone else added: “I think these people are extremely codependent.”
Another user wrote, “I would sit right next to him lol.”
People online were stunned when they saw the mystery man decide to sit next to him and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their anger
“Oh my god I would be so freaked out I would have to move,” one user added.
“I would have gotten up and sat several seats behind him,” one person said.
This isn't the first time leaflets have sparked heated debates about airplane etiquette.
Just two weeks ago, a frequent flyer caused an uproar after she performed a “dangerous” travel trick in which she wrapped her seatbelt around her ankles to sit more “comfortably” during the flight.
In the past, many passengers asked whether they should change seats during the journey.
Just a month ago, a frequent flyer asked his fellow passengers to swap seats after he found himself in a nightmare where he had to move five times because he reluctantly gave up his seat to another passenger.
The unidentified man took to Reddit to share his “permanently changed” story about the seat swap. [his] “Think about ever being nice and swapping places with someone.”
He reignited the heated debate over travel etiquette after a frequent flyer was praised for refusing to switch seats so a woman could sit by the window.
He shared his experience in a thread on Delta Air Lines, adding that the disastrous incident occurred eight years ago while he was on a flight from New York City to Utah.
Another frequent flyer previously revealed she refused to swap her window seat with an “eligible” passenger who wanted to sit next to his wife.
The unnamed woman shared on Reddit how she refused to move to a middle seat so the man next to her could sit next to his wife during an 11-hour flight from New York to Cairo, Egypt.
The anonymous woman shared her story on the social media platform to rant about the man under a thread titled “EntitledPeople,” which prompted others online to condemn the man for asking someone else to moving to a lower quality seat he might be happy.
The rejection came months after a man sparked heated debate when he refused to give up his first-class seat for his boss, despite using his own credit card points to do so.
In the past, 's Jaci Stephen has even spoken out and confessed that she “absolutely refuses” to swap seats, no matter how angry the passenger asking for a seat change may be.