On Saturday, conservative pundit and anti-immigration activist Ann Coulter launched a Twitter war against Delta after the airline company’s flight attendant’s allegedly moved her out of a “pre-booked” seat.
At six feet tall, Coulter booked a “Comfort+’’ seat to accommodate her larger stature. The seat provides an extra three inches of legroom. However, according to Coulter, flight attendants refused to allow her to sit in her specified “pre-booked” seat and instead gave the seat to someone who is neither an “air marshal” nor a “tall person.”
The political personality documented the incident, taking photos of of the individual assigned to her seat and the flight attendant she encountered.
Coulter then featured the photos in a protracted Twitter rant that is still-ongoing.
Just when you think it’s safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STILL: @Delta
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
Does your union hate you, @Delta? Not really worth spending all that money on planes when @Delta gate staff give your seat away.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
“Why are you taking me out of the extra room seat I specifically booked, @Delta?’ Flight attendant: “I don’t know.” pic.twitter.com/a0M1faZXMu
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
.@Delta didn’t give my extra room seat to an air marshall or tall person. Here’s the woman given my PRE-BOOKED seat: pic.twitter.com/iDNB8xXXOd
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
Hey @Delta, you mind telling me why it was an “emergency” to move someone else into the seat I had carefully chosen in advance and booked?
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
Also, @Delta, your wifi doesn’t work — probably to prevent passengers from tweeting from the plane about how they’re being treated.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
.@JetBlue has free wifi and doesn’t wantonly remove passengers from their assigned seats, booked in advance FOR A REASON. @Delta sucks.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
So glad I took time investigate the aircraft & PRE-BOOK a specific seat on @Delta, so some woman could waltz at the last min & take my seat.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 15, 2017
But at least @Delta was nice @ it, summarily snatching my ticket from my hand & ordering me to move w/o explanation, compensation or apology
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
Coulter’s rant goes on:
Suckiest @Delta moved me from my PRE-BOOKED SEAT & gave it to some woman, not elderly, child, or sick. I have pictures so don’t lie, @Delta!
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
Suck-ass @Delta spends all this $$$ on beautiful aircraft & then hire Nurse Ratchets as flight attendants & gate agents.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
.@Delta motto: “How can we make your flight more uncomfortable?”
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
And on:
.@Delta employee questionnaire: What is your ideal job: Prison guard? Animal handler? Stasi policeman? All of the above: HIRED!
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
Hey @Delta, if it was so important for the dachshund-legged woman to take my seat, she should have BOOKED THE SEAT IN ADVANCE. Like I did.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
This will be a more pleasant flight, provided they don’t use @Delta flight attendants. https://t.co/5Q1t9czevx
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
And on:
.@RandPaul is right: Repeal only 1/2 of Obamacare & the GOP owns it. (Also @Delta sucks.) https://t.co/E15HrKMsoa
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
“Otherwise sensible folk are, for some reason, terrified by robots.” (Would that robots could replace @Delta gate agents & flight crew!) https://t.co/bsCYrW7boS
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
At one point, she even blames “immigrants” for stealing seats on Delta flights. Classic Coulter:
So why is our middle & working class suffering? NOT ROBOTS! Globalism & mass immigration. Immigrants take American jobs (& seats on @Delta). https://t.co/bsCYrW7boS
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
Then, she compares her experience to a psychological experiment featuring torture:
Airline crew training at @Delta: Replicate Stanley Milgram’s prison experiment at Yale, inducing normal ppl to brutally torture fellow man.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
Finally, she highlights some negative press about the airline:
Hey, Ed Bastian, it’s not working! @Delta looks to shed mean airline reputation under new CEO, Ed Bastian – https://t.co/WoOxNh5txj
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
STILL WAITING FOR AN EXPLANATION FROM THE BRILLIANT, TALENTED, HARDWORKING STAFF AT @Delta. https://t.co/euJP9GFZa1
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
No one would think that 28 hours (& counting) for an explanation is due to @Delta‘s incompetence. @Delta employees MUCH too talented! https://t.co/euJP9GFZa1
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
Mother sues @Delta after passenger groped her breast, flight attendant did nothing bc assailant = ‘platinum member’ https://t.co/7FWvrSVSty
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 16, 2017
After taking quite the verbal beating, Delta finally responded, agreeing to a $30 refund before condemning Coulter for “unacceptable and unnecessary” “insults” about “customers and employees.”
@AnnCoulter We’re sorry you did not receive the preferred seat you paid for and will refund your $30. (cont.)
— Delta (@Delta) July 16, 2017
@AnnCoulter Additionally, your insults about our other customers and employees are unacceptable and unnecessary.
— Delta (@Delta) July 16, 2017
Sometimes, Twitter is far too entertaining for our own good.