Delta Air Lines is adding 30 percent more capacity to Latin America and the Caribbean next winter with more flights to popular destinations from Costa Rica to San Juan.
21.07.2023 - 15:57 / insider.com
A TikToker who says she was asked to move from her 1A plane seat during a flight has sparked yet another intense debate about flight etiquette on the app.
On July 20, Sabra Zaraa, a pharmacist and doctoral researcher, according to her LinkedIn profile, shared a short clip of herself aboard a flight.
"POV: Flight agent asks me if I want to give up my 1A seat so a child sits with their family," the caption on the post read.
Seat 1A is the first seat in the first row of an airplane, and is often in first class and considered the most desirable seat on the plane.
That’s a no from me dawg
Delta Air Lines is adding 30 percent more capacity to Latin America and the Caribbean next winter with more flights to popular destinations from Costa Rica to San Juan.
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By all accounts, I am a nervous traveler and I never quite feel safe until I return home.