American Airlines passenger demands first-class seat from sleeping man over broken recliner.

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An entitled American Airlines flier woke up a fellow passenger and demanded his first class seat because her own would not recline, the stunned traveler claims. Justin Escalona was left shocked by this alleged behavior aboard his flight from New York to Los Angeles on Monday.

The entrepreneur said he was dozing in his seat ahead of the 6am departure when he was rudely awakened by a passenger urging him to switch places. Escalona, who is 27 years old, initially agreed because he thought the woman just wanted a better view for this five-and-a-half hour trip from JFK.

He claims she hopped into his lay flat seat before he realized the reason for the swap was simply that hers did not recline. Escalona became incredulous and grabbed his phone to record the moments after she sat down and allegedly refused to move.

'It's six in the morning and I am getting in a fight in the First Class section,' he said. 'I was half asleep, this woman she is currently in my seat, woke me up and was like "hey, you mind swapping seats?"'

'I thought she wanted a better view but no, hers won't recline and somehow it's my fault. She won't get out of my seat, she's just in it.'

A first class passenger aboard an American Airlines flight claims this woman woke him up and asked to swap seats with him because hers did not recline. Justin Escalona was left stunned by the exchange with a fellow passenger aboard his flight from New York to Los Angeles on Monday.

He then filmed himself heading down the aisle to confront the woman who was sprawled out in seat 6A. 'You gotta get out of my seat, this is crazy,' Escalona could be heard saying as the woman glared at him.

They sat in an uncomfortable silence as she continued narrowing her eyes and staring acidly at Escalona. Eventually she let out a sigh and told him: 'I'm going to UCLA.'

'I went to USC so that makes it even worse,' Escalona then joked causing the woman to start to whine. 'You're holding up the entire flight,' he continued, panning to show several passengers who are craning their necks to watch the exchange.

'You've got to get out of my seat,' Escalona implored as the woman pretended to busy herself on her phone. 'You were moved sir,' she tersely replied while barely looking up from the device.

Escalona said he was snoozing in his seat prior to the 6am takeoff when he was woken up by the woman. Escalona filmed the argument and included a screenshot showing evidence of his First Class seat.

'My boarding pass says 6A, yours says 3F,' Escalona continues before the video flashed up photo evidence of his ticket. The clip then cut to the furious woman gathering her belongings and finally agreeing to move.

'You are just such a...' she started, before huffing and shaking her head. Escalona then finally flopped down in his rightful seat and panned the camera to show his astounded expression.

As he settled in, another passenger could be heard chuckling before telling him: 'You almost got robbed!' The video sparked fury online with thousands of comments rolling in branding the woman 'entitled.'

However some also criticized Escalona after they pointed out he received his first class seat as a free upgrade, while the woman had paid for her seat. He spotlighted a comment which said: 'People gotta realize you have to be spending hella flying for a "free upgrade."'

She eventually agreed to move after a tense back and forth with Escalona which he captured on camera. That is what I am saying, Escalona said.

Why are so many people acting like this was my f***ing Make-A-Wish?" That is the raw sentiment from entrepreneur Escalona as he recounted a harrowing moment mid-flight back to Los Angeles. He was in the air when things went wrong, leaving him with little choice but to confront the situation head-on. The incident unfolded while he was traveling home, turning what should have been a routine journey into something far more intense.

According to his own YouTube channel, Escalona built the lifestyle streetwear brand 1340 COLLECTIVE from scratch. He started with just $100 in seed money and managed to scale that tiny investment into a company valued at $5 million. All of this happened while he was still studying film and TV production at the University of Southern California, balancing heavy academic loads with fierce business growth. Now, that same drive seems focused on getting answers from American Airlines after his travel plans were disrupted so badly. The Daily Mail has reached out to both Escalona and the airline for comment regarding these recent events.