Imagine owning a fleet of private jets and having friends who think they’re entitled to free flights for their birthday bash! ✈️ That’s exactly what happened to one couple who found themselves in the middle of a high-altitude drama. This tale of friendship, entitlement, and private jets is sure to tickle your turbulence sensors!
High-Flying Generosity ️

A Birthday Request Takes Off ✈️

Unexpected Expectations

Breaking the Bad News ♀️

A Touchy Reaction

Rumors Take Flight ️

Taking a Stand ✊

The Aftermath ️

Jet-Set Drama: A Turbulent Tale of Entitlement ️
In a high-flying tale of entitlement, a couple who owns a fleet of private jets found themselves in a whirlwind of drama when friends planning a 50th birthday party at their hangar assumed they could offer free flights to all the guests! ✈️ When the jet-owning couple gently explained the high costs involved, the birthday boy’s wife reacted with disbelief and began spreading rumors that they were being ‘weird’ about their planes. The situation escalated until our jet-owning heroine had to set the record straight. Now, the birthday party is grounded in conflict, and we’re all left wondering… who’s really at fault here?
NTA – Set boundaries and charge for jet usage upfront

NTA: Friends expect free joy ride on private jet. ️
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NTA: Friends expect free flights for birthday bash ️
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NTA: Private discussion turned public, manipulative games with embarrassing results.
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Don’t let her guilt trip you! Stand your ground!

Unreasonable expectations and blame shifting – drama at its finest! ️

NTA for not wanting to pay for friends’ free flights ️

“NTA. Her mouth wrote a check that she couldn’t cash.”

Lucky you! No a-hole here. Enjoy the jealousy-inducing drama!
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NTA: Stand your ground and don’t let others guilt trip you. ✈️

NTA, but is flying over the city really worth the wait?

NTA – Give her a memorable party with a twist

Cutting off entitled friends? Need new appreciative pals? Holla!! ️

Jet-Set Drama: Misconceptions about the cost of owning a jet ️
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Jet-Set Drama: Friend expects free flights for birthday bash ️

NTA but stop the party. These people aren’t your friends. ️

NTA. Friend clueless and entitled. Offered hangar, jets inaccessible thankfully.

NTA: Coordinating stories and getting permission is a must!

Friendship or Freeloading? NTA calls out show-off friends ️

NTA: Friends invite themselves to your plane party, how rude!

Friend expects free flights, declines when given reasonable offer. ♀️

NTA- Shutting down the entitled birthday bash with no regrets ️

NTA, prove your point by showing her the plane costs

Cancel the party and cut out entitled friends

Strange expectations from friends? You’re not alone! ️

NTA – Generous but crazy! Lady trying to take advantage ️

Fuel prices and credit cards: NTA and some perks ️

Commenter loves the party venue with jets in the background ️

NTA: She talked sh*t, got upset, and dug a bigger hole! ️

Aviation insider defends high costs, jokes about cheap peanuts

Rich people’s problems, but who’s really the a**hole here?

Generosity with other people’s stuff? Not the a**hole here! ️

Surprised at the cost of private jets, but there are cheaper options

Jet-Set Drama: Friends Expect Free Flights for Birthday Bash ️ – A**hole friends want free flights, I’d re-carpet the hangar.

Unrelatable AITA: Jet-Set Drama ️

Polite jet pilot’s girlfriend declines free flight, sets good example. ✈️

Not the a**hole. Share your birthday bash drama!

No a-hole here. Birthday bash without the drama

Friend expects free flights for birthday, commenter disagrees. ️

NTA. Friends expect free flights, don’t understand the costs involved ️

ESH: Drama and entitlement ensue when flights are promised for party ♀️

NTA. Can’t afford jets? No free flights for birthday bash!

Friend expects free flights and work, not participation. NTA ️

Friend expects free flights for birthday, doesn’t want to pay

Savage response to entitled friend’s birthday flight expectations
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No food, no drinks, no shoes – compromise for birthday bash! ️

Respecting possessions and livelihood: NTA’s generous friend turns disrespectful.

Discussion about types of jets and their operating costs ✈️

“NTA. Don’t let her take advantage. Get everything in writing.”

Cancel the party? Not the a-hole move, according to commenter.

Confusion and surprise over the article’s premise

Nostalgic for corporate air, not for people with money ️

NTA. Friends expect free flights for birthday bash, r/ChoosingBeggars.

NTA in the yachting industry, dealing with entitled acquaintances ️

“YTA for hosting a party during a pandemic ️ “

Giving friends freebies is great, but not at your expense!

NTA – Friend tried to take advantage, rescind party invitation too ️

NTA. Acquaintance trying to pressure you into accepting jet rental.

Friends expect free flights for birthday bash? Not the a**hole!

NTA. Ignorance of the cost of luxury vehicles breeds entitlement. ️

Lesson learned: Don’t spoil friends too much, people get greedy ️

“NTA: Hosting a party, not a private jet service. ️ “

Expecting free flights? NTA reminds her there’s a price!

“NTA! Private jets aren’t for joy rides. Your friends messed up.”

Friend’s backstabbing plan backfires, karma strikes! ️
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