Stories of female friendships are often shared online, but a Gurugram-based entrepreneur recently found himself benefiting from one such bond during a flight. What started as a routine trip turned into an unusual mid-air surprise through friendship and chance.
Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of the dating app, recounted the incident in a post on X. Describing the moment, he wrote, “A lady passenger on my flight from Singapore to Delhi upgraded me to business class in the air.”
According to Singh, he was sitting in the economy section when a woman approached him about ten minutes after take-off.
The woman politely asked if he would consider trading places with her. She explained that her boyfriend was sitting next to him and she wished to sit next to her. Initially, Singh assumed it was a direct seat swap between economy class passengers.
However, the situation took an unexpected turn when it became clear that the woman’s original seat was not in economy, but in business class.
A surprising experience in business class
The seat swap resulted in Singh being upgraded to business class, giving him access to spacious seats, extra legroom and a more comfortable flying experience that he hadn’t anticipated.
Reflecting on the incident in his post, Singh added, “Girl friendship is next level!”
Social networks are responding
The story quickly caught the attention of X users and elicited amused and thoughtful reactions.
One user wrote: “That’s the most efficient reallocation of resources I’ve ever seen. You get a free upgrade and they arrange a private sync meeting.g That’s a literal win-win scenario with zero budget impact.”
Another commented: “Important hain of gossip!”
A third user shared, “It’s like I’d rather be uncomfortable with you than alone with energy. Loyalty over legroom, connection over comfort.”
A fourth wrote: “You are so lucky.”
The post is getting huge attention
The post was shared on January 25 and has since surpassed 1.1 million views along with a large number of comments, making the random in-flight moment a widely shared story on social media.
