I was fat-shamed by an elderly couple on a flight crew members didnt believe me until other passengers backed me up

Even on a flight to paradise, the cruelty of fatphobia is weighting in the wings. Ashlyn, a Big Apple-based influencer, was met with severely unfriendly vibes while traversing the friendly skies, targeted by elderly body-shamers who secretly snapped her picture and texted it to strangers in outrage over being seated next to the “only fat person on the flight.”“I just got fat shamed on a Delta flight back to Puerto Rico,” said Ashlyn, a curvy content creator, to her more than 20,000 video viewers. “So many plus-size women are experiencing just the most disgusting discrimination while flying,” she groaned, noting that the incident occurred on her birthday.“I just experienced it for the first time, and I’m gagged.”Representatives for Delta Airlines told The Post, “Delta does not discriminate or condone discrimination of any person or group for any reason.

We are privileged to serve thousands of customers every day and are committed to treating everyone fairly and equally.We apologize to this customer for their experience, and our Customer Care team looks into all claims and responds accordingly.”Ashlyn explained she’d boarded the plane, took her Delta Comfort seat — upgraded economy accommodations, offering extra legroom and dedicated overhead bin space — and prepared for takeoff. The New Yorker had barely noticed the husband and wife couple, both approximately age 70, seated alongside her in the row. But after catching an innocent glimpse at their cell phones, each allegedly programmed with large-font text and magnified visibility, Ashlyn discovered she had become the unwitting star of the pair’s mean-spirited messaging.   “She literally said, ‘There’s only one fat person on the flight, and guess who she’s sitting next to,’” recalled the offended flyer, noting that the twosome had been texting about her in Spanish. “Of course I see laughing emojis, [but] that didn’t even bother me,” Ashlyn insisted.

“It was ...