“Everyone thinks they are so important now.”
Some people actually have jobs and responsibilities to attend to.
I am indeed so important that I do not wish to accommodate incompetence of airlines in overbooking flights and not having crews where they are needed.
Wait! He was traveling with his wife. What happened to her? Were they separated? Was she bumped as well?
Then you’d better not fly because airlines are not all that reliable even discounting the overbooking issue.
Anyone who flies a lot knows the pitfalls of flying.