A young woman sat next to an elderly man on a plane. She alerted the flight attendant when she took her seat.

The flight attendant reacted warmly when the woman abruptly declared, "Please find me another seat immediately." She replied, "I'm sorry, madam, but the economy cabin is full."

The woman replied, "But I'm not going to travel with a useless old man. Do something!"

While the old man stared at the woman incredulously, the flight attendant said, "I'll speak to the captain about it."

The flight attendant went to see the captain and asked him, "Captain, a woman feels uncomfortable sitting next to a poor old man. What should we do?"

To his great surprise, the captain's expression changed. He seemed amused and said, "This woman is interesting. I've never encountered a problem like this. I have a plan. Listen..."

The captain explained his plan to the flight attendant. She was stunned, even surprised.

A few minutes later, the flight attendant returned. "The captain told us we could use an empty seat in first class. He also wanted to apologize for forcing you to travel with such an unpleasant person."

As the woman rose from her seat, the flight attendant extended her arm towards the old man. "Sir, please follow me." The plane applauded.