Woman 'upgrades herself' on flight - lying on premium seats despite crew trying to stop her

A cheeky plane passenger apparently upgraded herself during a flight and only returned to her seat when a fellow flyer lost his temper.

Video taken on the flight shows a man tell the passenger she has an "ugly attitude" after repeatedly attempted to move her.

The flyer had booked standard seats on the Air Asia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong last week.

But shortly before take-off she 'upgraded herself - moving to a row of priority sears with a red trim.

These carry extra charges as they have more leg room.

Fellow flyer Bruce Lam, who was sitting across the aisle, asked her to move before she kicked up a fuss - and spent ''four or five minutes'' arguing with cabin crew.

Bruce said the woman briefly returned to her own seat before twice returning after take-off and trying to sit in the upgraded position again - laying down on her head pillow and playing on her phone.

It was only when another passenger lost his temper and began yelling at the woman that she eventually returned to her booked position for the the rest of the four-hour flight.

Bruce said: ''We paid extra for our tickets. When the plane took off, a middle-aged woman walked from her standard seat to the empty, premium seats behind me.

''Staff quickly asked the lady to return to her seat and indicated that she could not arbitrarily adjust. The woman said angrily 'why?'.

''She was told there is an extra fee for those areas and it took four to five minutes for the woman to return to her own seat.''

Red hot seats aboard AirAsia flights carry a slight premium, which varies according to the booking platform used.

Bruce said his seats cost around £27 more than standard seats.

The woman only went back to her own seat when another passenger began yelling at her, telling her she had an ''ugly attitude''.

Bruce added: ''After take-off, the lady once again came to the seat behind me. She refused to get up again. After five minutes arguing she returned for a second time.

''Then, a few minutes later, the woman walked behind me for the third time. A flight attendant asked the middle-aged woman to return and said it is not fair to others.

''I do not know if the flight attendants were too gentle and polite, but the woman had a bad attitude more than before. She was abusive and angry.

''About ten minutes later, the flight attendant walked to my side and said in Chinese: 'Thank you, we often encounter these rude guests. Thank you.'