In fact, according to the authors of the study, the presence of first class has the same or an even bigger effect on the odds of air rage as a nine-and-a-half-hour flight delay. But it is not only the economy passengers who are behaving badly. When people from a higher social class are more aware of their upper-class status, they are more likely to engage in antisocial behavior, to be less compassionate, and to feel that they are entitled. Or, to use the scientific term for individuals engaging in antisocial behavior: “assholes.”
