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Gayle King was ridiculed for complaining about her first-class ticket. Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images <\/p>\nCelebrity journalist Gayle King is being ripped online for complaining that her first-class seat on United Airlines did not have a window. <\/p>\n
In a video posted to her 1.1 million followers on Instagram, King complained that she knew the eight-hour flight from Maui, Hawaii to New York was \u201cgonna be a long ride\u201d after finding out she was in a windowless seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always like the window seat, and I know the L series is window seats, so I sit down, I go, \u2018oh great, okay, let\u2019s look out the window.\u2019 Oh, hm. There is no window,\u201d King said in the video.<\/p>\n
In the video, King looks to see if the seat in front of her has a window, and it did, but the person occupying the seat had the shade closed. <\/p>\n
\u201cUnited and I have very different ideas about a window,\u201d King said. \u201cWhat\u2019s a girl to do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Social media users were quick to bash the CBS News anchor as being out of touch for her complaints.<\/p>\n
Gayle King was ridiculed for complaining about her first-class ticket. Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images <\/p>\n
\u201cImagine living a life where this is your biggest problem,\u201d one social media user wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoohoo Gayle. Flying business class is so challenging,\u201d one user sarcastically added.<\/p>\n
\u201cGayle people are dying!!\u201d another quipped.<\/p>\n
\u201cGayle. There are times we just \u2018Let Go\u2019 and thank God for our blessings,\u201d one social media user said. <\/p>\n
Another joked, \u201cGayle you\u2019ve been to space what more do you need to see mama.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Some were supportive of King, saying United should have advertised the seat as being windowless. Others wrote about similar experiences they have had on other airlines, where a seat advertised as being a window seat did not have a window. <\/p>\n
The Daily Beast has contacted United Airlines and reps for King for comment.<\/p>\n
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First-class tickets on the route King flew can cost thousands of dollars. George Rose\/Getty Images <\/p>\n
Business class seats on United between Maui\u2019s Kahului Airport and Newark International Airport, King\u2019s route per her ticket, cost thousands. Prices on United\u2019s website as of January show the ticket can be between $2,500 and $5,000 throughout the Spring.<\/p>\n