The airline industry has faced its fair share of challenges lately, not just from frustrated passengers but also from the demands of keeping up a friendly facade. It’s not easy for flight attendants to bite their tongues in the face of rudeness.

But when they finally let loose, the results can be legendary. Take the tale of a male flight attendant who faced off with a snobbish passenger. This passenger, ignoring requests to prepare for landing, responded condescendingly when asked to raise her tray.

The flight attendant, an openly gay man, injected some humor into the situation. As the plane readied for descent, he sashayed down the aisle with a playful announcement: “Captain Marvey’s landing the big scary plane soon, so lovely people, trays up please!”

Seeing the unyielding passenger, he quipped again: “Maybe you missed my earlier request over the engines, but I did ask you to raise your tray, so our captain can safely land us.”

Her retort about being a princess who takes no orders was met with the flight attendant’s perfect response: “Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country, I’m a queen, so I outrank you. Tray up, Bitch.”

It’s a humorous reminder that wit and sass can sometimes tame the most challenging passengers.