The father said he had already paid for two first class tickets and should get the third one for free.
A flight in China was delayed three hours and canceled last month after an angry couple demanded that their 2-year-old son be upgraded to first class for free.
A passenger said the commotion began at 11 a.m. on Dec. 30 after an unsupervised child began sobbing in the seat next to him on a flight from Chengdu to Beijing. The New York Post reported.
It was soon revealed that the boy's parents, sitting in first class, bought their son an economy class ticket.
The father demanded that his son be moved to first class at no additional cost, arguing that he had already paid for two first-class tickets and should get the third one for free, the South China Morning Post reported.
The outraged father berated a group of passengers, crew members and security guards.
“Stop insulting me,” the father fumed. “You have no right to do that.”
When a security guard tried to calm the situation, the father shouted, “What gives you the right to order me around?”
Police finally arrived and escorted the angry passenger off the plane around 2 p.m., three hours after the commotion initially began.
The flight was cancelled, forcing about 300 passengers to change their reservation, and the airline crew attributed the cancellation to weather issues. However, many speculated that the man's tantrum was the real cause.
Social media reacted to the man's tantrum with one furious commenter: “This man is so selfish.”
“You can change seats,” another advised. “Let him sit in economy class and let the mother take care of the child in the first class cabin.”
Some criticized the airline for its handling of the situation.
“Keep the fight going for hours?” said one commenter. “The crew's problem-solving skills are poor.”
