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Danielle Kate Wroe

'My plane seats were stolen by a family but karma hit instantly and I got sweet revenge'

When it comes to planes, it's often all about the destination, and not the journey - as oftentimes, the trip can bring a lot of drama with it. Most of the time, it all comes down to plane seats.

Whether someone asks you to swap to sit elsewhere on the plane because they want to sit with pals, or they're simply already in your seat when you board the plane, it can get the holiday off to an unpleasant start.

One woman was left confused when she boarded the plane with her family, only to find another family had taken their seats in A, B, and C, but had left theirs in D, E, and F.

She admits she was a little annoyed but she and her family simply sat in the other seats without making a fuss.

However, the woman soon got her own back as 'karma instantly hit' and those who had stolen her seats encountered an issue.

The family initially refused to acknowledge the family that had boarded the plane (Stock Image) (Getty Images/Maskot)

The mum took to Reddit's 'Stolen Seats' forum to revel in what had happened.

She explained that the plane was completely sold out, and despite booking seats, when she got on she found a family were sat in her reserved spaces.

The woman wrote: "We get on to find that a family is in our seats. The parents won't even look up at us. The teen daughter mumbles that she got there first and just sat down. They were in our A-B-C seats. They were supposed to be D-E-F. They were clearly not moving, and the seats were identical so we just sat in their D-E-F seats. Whatever, not worth worrying about.

"Well, until the mum who initially refused to even look at us leaned over to ask me if our USB and outlets were working. Yes, while I had headphones on.

"'Why yes, yes they are.' 'Oh my, are yours not?' 'None of them?' 'Isn't that a shame? Especially since we sat on the runway for a bit over an hour and it is a long flight. I imagine batteries are getting low.'

"Hello Karma."

"Outstanding", a Redditor wrote, whilst another said: "That's fantastic!"

Someone commented: "When traveling I always have two charged power packs in my personal bag. So not only did they steal seats they are not good at planning ahead for travelling!"

What is the most annoying thing a passenger can do on a plane? Vote in our poll HERE to have your say.

"I'm really curious why they decided to sit in identical seats across the aisle from their assigned seats. Whomp whomp to them, sweet karma", somebody giggled.

What would you have done in this situation? Let us know in the comments.

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