At one point, she even insists that James and the woman next to the window should move, simply so she can have more room to stretch out. By the fourth hour, James is completely fed up, his patience hanging by a thread. When the plane finally lands, the woman leaps out of her seat the moment the wheels touch down—ignoring the seatbelt sign—and rushes toward the front,
Just then, the captain’s voice comes through the speaker: “We have a special guest onboard today…” He walks down the aisle, stops at James’s row, and says, “Here she is in seat 42C! Let’s give her a round of applause.” The cabin erupts in laughter as the woman’s face turns crimson. James and the window-seat woman exchange a smile, both relieved it’s finally over—and silently vowing never to fly with a “Karen” again.