A travel pundit has sparked furious debate after advising flyers to use his “poor man’s first class” hack, which involves buying an entire row of seats and canceling two 45 minutes before the flight.
A man passing by @Ndainternet on TikTok has added even more fuel to the fire in the conversation around airplane etiquette that has reached a fever pitch after a traveler shared her hack for quieting those loud passengers and a jet set influencer revealed she never changes seats.
Recently, the London-based frequent flyer — who regularly shares travel hacks with his 861,000 TikTok followers — revealed that he buys a row of seats on the bus and then cancels two of the seats less than an hour before the plane takes off so he can have three spaces. have for themselves.
But while some social media users praised the hack, others expressed outrage.
A traveling pundit has sparked furious debate after advising flyers to use his ‘poor man’s first class’ hack
You buy an entire row of seats and cancel two 45 minutes before the flight
The London-based content creator regularly shares flying hacks on his TikTok, where he has more than 861,000 followers
He captioned the viral clip, which has been viewed more than 1.2 million times: “If you want to fly an airline or go on holiday abroad, you can’t afford a private jet or first class on most flights.
“But with this hack you can book a plane ticket and get the cheap version of first class and save money!”
“This is called a “poor man’s first class”, there’s no catch there. Make sure the two extra tickets are fully refunded,” he said in the clip.
He went on to explain that “90 percent” of the time airlines “don’t fill the seats,” meaning he has “the whole row” to himself.
The content creator — who regularly shares travel hacks on his account — suggested viewers follow him for more flying tips and tricks.
However, the man seemed to anger many viewers and sparked a huge heated argument over whether his hack was “genius” or “self-centered.”
Many social media users even criticized the man for advising others to “fraud” and were quick to criticize him for not knowing travel etiquette.
Others said it would prompt airlines to stop allowing flyers to cancel trips and “ruin” things for other flyers.
Many social media users even criticized the man for advising others to commit “fraud” and were quick to criticize him for not knowing travel etiquette
One person commented, “The catch is the airlines stop offering refundable tickets and the rest of us suffer.”
“Talk about being self-centered and not thinking about anyone else,” said one user.
“Yes, in a basic term they call that fraud,” said one person.
Another person added, “Tell me you don’t care about anyone else or the environment, well done.”
And while some viewers criticized the content creator, other social media users labeled him a “genius” and those watching jokingly thanked him for offering more seats.
One person said, ‘As a pilot’s child, please keep doing this. Great for those of us flying standby.”
“Genius,” one person commented.
Another user added, “I need to remember this one.”
One person wrote, “I’m flying standby, so thanks for holding a seat for me!”
And while some viewers criticized the content creator, other social media users labeled him a “genius”
His clip went viral and comes just two days after a pilot told DailyMail.com everything there is to know about airplane etiquette — including how to distract any toddlers on board and how to pack your bags.
It also comes a week after an influencer reignited the debate over airline etiquette when she revealed she refused to change sweats for a family.
Audrey Peters, 25, took to TikTok to share her displeasure with the request to move to a middle seat so a family can sit together.
The social media star, who is from Miami but currently lives in New York City, laughed off the request, saying they should have booked their flight earlier.
Her reaction caused the internet to spin as the chair swap continued to divide the internet.
In the past, Jaci Stephen of DailyMail.com even gave her opinion, confessing that she “absolutely refuses” to change seats, no matter how angry the passenger requesting the transfer gets.
