Entitled Dog Owner Made the Airport Hell for Everyone – She Deserved What I Did at the Gate

At a chaotic JFK airport, a woman in a red coat disrupted everyone. She let her dog defecate on the terminal floor, ignored cleanup requests, and berated staff. Her loud FaceTime calls, blasting music, and entitled behavior—shoving past TSA, arguing over boots, and yelling at a barista—exhausted fellow travelers. At Gate 22 for Rome, she monopolized seats, her dog barking incessantly. Tired of her chaos, I sat beside her, feigning friendliness. When she mentioned Rome, I lied, claiming the flight moved to Gate 14B,

showing a fake phone alert. Believing me, she stormed off with her barking dog, cursing the airport. The gate fell silent, and passengers chuckled, relieved. Some clapped, others smiled, and a child whispered, “Yay.” The Rome flight stayed at Gate 22; she missed it. The shared relief bonded us, proving a clever move can outsmart a bully.