Her life had shocking consequences

What began as a regular flight ended up turning upside down on life for Jeniffer Castro. It is often you go on the plane with the idea that one’s life is turned upside down on the basis of an airplane seat.

The 29-year-old former Belo Horizonte bank adviser became an involuntary protagonist in a viral video when she refused to swap her window seat with a child on a Gol Airlines flight.

The episode quickly developed into a storm on social media, and with unexpected consequences.

On the recordings, which were shared without her permission, she is seen with headphones in her ears while rejecting the desire to move.

At the same time, a fellow passenger is heard that films and makes spiteful remarks.

The video led to a violent reaction online, where Jeniffer was hung out of thousands of users, and afterwards she chose to leave her job.

It writes Ladbible

Now she has decided to sue both the airline and the person who filmed her.

« I was scared, honestly, » she says in an interview with the YouTube channel ‘Cortes Felipeh Campos’ Where she explains that she feared people would throw things after her aboard.

She has described the incident as « extremely embarrassing » and experienced being met with both the judgment and verbal attacks from strangers.

Although the journey has had its costs, new opportunities have also arisen.

In the wake of the episode, Jeniffer has achieved over two million followers on Instagram and has partnered with several brands.

Despite the new attention, she maintains that the situation should never have escalated to the extent that it did and that she simply fit herself and her place on the plane.