Teen Gets Dad a $1,500 Airline Refund After 22 Hours Stranded at LAX, He Keeps Every Dollar

A 16-year-old turned the worst travel day of her life into a $1,500 win. After her connecting flight home was canceled and she spent about 22 hours stranded at Los Angeles International Airport without the accommodations she was promised, she emailed the airline herself months later. The airline agreed to refund the full fare. The only catch? Her dad bought the ticket, so the money went straight into his account, and he kept all of it.

His reasoning, shared in a Reddit post on r/AmItheAsshole, was that the refund was tied to his purchase, not to her time stuck at the airport. The post blew up with more than 4,500 upvotes and 3,200 comments, and the internet did what the internet does: split right down the middle. Some commenters said she earned at least a partial cut for doing the legwork. Others backed the dad, arguing he fronted the cash and the ticket was always his.

So now it’s your turn. If your kid scored you a surprise $1,500 refund, would you hand over a slice or keep the whole thing? Sound off and let us know.