First Class Seat: ‘Absolute Joke’: Passengers Annoyed As Delta Airlines Gives Its First Class Seat To Service Dog

A Delta Airlines passenger became frustrated after being bumped from their first class seat to accommodate an unexpected VIP a service dog, the New York Post reported.
The smoking traveler who shared their story on Reddit said they had been upgraded to first class, only to be downgraded minutes later. “I asked the desk agent what was going on and she said ‘something changed,'” Redditor @ben_bob wrote.

Upon boarding, the traveler was shocked to find a dog in their assigned seat. “Okay, fine, I’m unhappy, but whatever, I’m only boarding to see this dog in my first class seat… And now I’m mad,” they added, sharing a photo of the furry passenger in their place.
Upon request Participate Support, the flyer was told airline policy allows service animal to prioritize, even if it means moving other passengers. “There’s no way that dog has spent as much time with this airline as I have,” the traveler said, calling the situation an “absolute joke.” The airline also said there was nothing they can do, as cited by the New York Post.
Other Delta passengers shared their frustrations. “Notice how nowhere else in life do you see this amount of service animals?” wrote one. Another called it “American protagonist syndrome.”
This was explained by a Delta employee bucket seatswhich are rows directly behind a partition that provides extra legroom and easier access, are often reserved for passengers with disabilities or service animals. “Delta has the legal obligation to move (passengers) if a person with a disability requires it,” they said.
ONE travel expert Gary Leff took sides displaced flyerand said he didn’t understand Delta’s decision to bump a first-class passenger for a dog in the bulkhead. “I really don’t see Delta’s logic in bumping a passenger from first class for accommodating a dog in the bulkhead,” he said, according to the New York Post.