Why so shady?
Ally Shapiro — the daughter of “The Real Housewives of Recent York City” alum Jill Zarin — claims in a now-viral TikTok that a Delta Airlines flight attendant offered her random materials to makeshift her own window shade after hers broke.
The video showed Shapiro, who was flying from Nimes, France, to Recent York, finagling a Delta safety booklet against the plane window and taping it down to ensure she could get some shut-eye on the long trip home.
“While you pay for a particularly expensive international flight thats 8 hours long you’ll think a window shade could be included…they offered me tape and safety books (satirically) so i could tape it myself,” Shapiro, 32, captioned a TikTok posted earlier this month.
The clip of the Jill & Ally business owner has soared with over 4.3 million views.
![Ally Shapiro, daughter of RHONY alum Jill Zarin, boarded a Delta flight with no window shade next to her window seat.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000016164932.jpg?w=610)
![Shapiro made a video documenting the incident, which has gone viral with over 4 million views.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000016164988.jpg?w=608)
“I used to be a really loyal Delta customer, but this was just insane,” she continued within the caption.
The Post contacted Delta and Shapiro for comment.
In a series of follow-up videos, Shapiro reported the ticket cost around $2,000 and explained that the window was not tinted.
It already had tape on it because there was no window shade, she claimed.
She also said the primary flight attendant was “very rude and really dismissive,” but that a “far more friendly” steward eventually gave her some tape and booklets to make a DIY-nightshade.
“As someone that already has a lot anxiety when I fly, this was a extremely sucky situation for me, and I wish they might have handled it higher, or at the very least offered us a unique seat, because I couldn’t fly like this,” she said.
The content creator added that, “They made us remove [the booklet] before landing because management could be upset… shouldn’t they be upset for having a broken window and never letting us switch seats?!”
![Shapiro was forced to create her own shade after they offered her tape and a safety pamphlet.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000016164931.jpg?w=607)
![Shapiro claimed that she was not offered another seat.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000016164989.jpg?w=612)
In one other follow-up clip, Shapiro said she called Delta to complain.
She said she was not given a refund, but moderately “15,000 miles, which is equal to like $150, I think.”
The truth TV alum clarified that she didn’t think the flight must have been delayed, since the window was not actually broken — just the shade.
Nonetheless, she again noted that it might have been helpful to have been offered a unique seat or at the very least the “courtesy” of “acknowledging” that it was a wierd mishap.
![Shapiro made a number of follow-up videos talking more about the experience.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000016164911.jpg?w=609)
“Yeah, it sucked, it was frustrating, nevertheless it wasn’t the tip of the world. I’ll probably fly Delta again, nevertheless it could be nice if anyone from Delta reached out to me after 4 million people saw that video,” she concluded.
She claimed that Delta didn’t comment or message her.
Within the comments section of Shapiro’s initial video, many users expressed shock over the incident.
“Wow I could be livid,” one user wrote.
One other agreed, typing, “No window shade AND you weren’t allowed to swap seats!? that’s crazy! 🤯.”
“Unacceptable,” another person lamented. “Shame on them. These airlines are getting worse and costing more. How?!”
Others didn’t agree together with her outrage.
“What did you would like them to do, cancel your flight?” one person wondered.