A confrontation on an American Airlines flight has caught the internet’s attention after a man discovered his seat had been taken by a child without any prior discussion.
Osaac Summer, who stands 6-foot-2, had paid $300 specifically for an aisle seat to ensure a more comfortable flight. But as he boarded, he found a young girl occupying his seat, and the family gave no heads-up.
In a video shared on TikTok by user @lalawright2 on July 6, Summer can be heard confronting the parents, saying,
“Stay in your lane and in your seat. I don’t care about your daughter, your child, and none of that. I paid for this one.”
Five days later, Summer posted a follow-up video on his own TikTok (@osaacsummer) to explain what really happened.
“If you know me, then you know that that wasn’t me going off,” he said. “That wasn’t me crashing out at anything like that.”
He explained he had no intention of creating drama and only wanted the seat he paid for. He claimed the family offered him either a middle or window seat but didn’t ask him beforehand.
“I really don’t want to take the seat from you and your child,” he recalled saying to the mother.
“But next time, it would be the best thing to ask before taking a seat.”
Things escalated when a flight attendant appeared to take the family’s side. Summer said the crew member told him he was “being a problem,” which he felt was unnecessary and offensive.
“I turned around and said, ‘Ma’am look, since you said all that, just come get my seat because that was unnecessary. That was rude,’” Summer said.
He also alleged the crew claimed the mother had a right to the seat because she boarded first, even though most seats on commercial flights are pre-assigned and paid in advance.
Eventually, another passenger offered to switch seats so the child could remain seated, allowing Summer to reclaim the aisle seat he had paid for.
In his six-minute response video, Summer concluded,
“Moral of the story: just give people their seats back. And flight attendants, just do ya job—because if that was somebody in first class, y’all wouldn’t have even let them sit down.”
His video has since gained over 2.4 million likes, sparking massive online support and debate. Many users rallied behind him and criticized entitled behavior from parents during travel.
A user shared,
“Imagine how many people suffer from social anxiety and can’t stand up for themselves the way he did — and just keep getting taken advantage of.”
Even airline staff have voiced their frustration with such situations. U.S.-based flight attendant Leanna Coy posted a TikTok titled “Why you shouldn’t switch seats on the plane,” where she said, “Your lack of planning should not constitute me having to move.”
As for Summer, the incident left him drained.
“It’s 12 o’clock a.m. We just want to sit down and get on a plane and go. That’s it.”
He added that throughout the ordeal,
“Only one flight attendant ever came to check on him.”
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