Airport lounge chaos goes viral as kids run wild and passengers ditch basic etiquetteWitnesses at one airport lounge watched a couple stuff 6 burgers into duffel bag

Fox News ^ | Jessica Mekles

[daniel1212]

Airport lounges were once the destination of a select few. But recently, the premium spaces are becoming increasingly crowded — and chaos is following in some cases.

Stories are going viral about passengers raiding complimentary buffets in lounges, and children wreaking havoc while distracted parents are unfazed.

At one airport lounge in a major New York City airport not long ago, witnesses watched in shock as a couple ordered six signature burgers and multiple orders of buns, the "View from the Wing" blog reported.

Instead of eating the premium patties, the couple stuffed the burgers into a large duffel, adding desserts snatched from the buffet, the blog added.

Then, to conceal the heist, apparently, the couple stashed the greasy plates behind decorative planters, the blog noted.

... "The mores and norms associated with [airport lounges] have changed, and that stands out especially to those whose expectations are built on an earlier era," Leff said....

Another viral incident was captured by a photo of an airport lounge after young children seemed to wreak havoc there.

[EVO X]

we stayed at a hotel that had free breakfast.

I suspect there were a few more people in that person's room that didn't qualified for a free breakfast.

[MayflowerMadam]

I worked at a five-star resort in Hawaii. Royalty, top pols, and major celebrities stay there.

We watched rich ladies walk the buffet line and “secretly” (they thought) stuff bagels, meat, desserts, etc , into their purses.

And these weren’t actors and actress celebrities. They were next-level wealthier wives of studio owners and execs. If they had five kids, they brought five nannies. THAT rich. Yet they “stole” food.

And they’d have hair-pulling skirmishes over beach chairs. But that’s another story.