I read a story on Reddit that made me laugh and cringe at the same time. A traveler shared how they were stuck in a painfully long TSA line due to airport construction. After waiting for about 40 minutes, they realized they were only halfway through the line. A couple behind them mentioned they might miss their connecting flight, and soon, others in line started realizing they were in the same predicament.
Then came two women asking everyone if they could cut ahead because they were about to miss their flight. When they reached the couple behind the storyteller, the couple politely but firmly said, “Actually no, we wouldn’t like you to cut us. We are going to miss our flight too, and you cutting will only slow everyone else down. How is that fair?” The women moved on and managed to cut in further down the line.
In response, the original poster jokingly turned to the couple and said, “Hey, I would never wish this on someone… but I hope she misses her flight.” They all laughed until a nearby passenger scolded the poster, saying it was “horrible” to wish that on someone and that “they paid for their ticket and didn’t deserve that.” The scolder even started furiously typing on her phone, leaving the poster paranoid about becoming a viral TikTok villain.
“One time a lady and her husband went in front of me and many others because they were going to miss their flight. I had plenty of time so it was whatever. Guess who was on my flight and had merely lied about being late? Yeah. Don’t feel bad. People are animals at the airport.”
Everyone has a flight, everyone is in a hurry, and everyone hates waiting in line. If this was in the US and they were Americans, they should invest in TSA PreCheck or CLEAR.”
This whole scenario made me think about how stressful traveling can be and how emotions run high in airport lines. Was the storyteller really in the wrong for making a sarcastic comment, or is this just another example of how airport tension can turn minor frustrations into viral-worthy moments?
