An aide to Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being slammed by online critics as a champagne socialist after resurfaced social media posts show him whining about being denied airport lounge access and fancy airline perks.
Mathis E. Roy Vigne, an advance man to the Big Apple democratic socialist, raged in a flurry of years-old X posts over business-class seats, lounge snubs, packed planes, and being forced to rub elbows with ordinary travelers, according to his unhinged rants uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon.
In a December 2019 post, Vigne went ballistic on American Airlines after they allegedly blocked him from its Flagship Lounge at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and booted him to the Admirals Club, a ritzy airport hideaway that offers free drinks, snacks and Wi-Fi.
“After reviewing your webpage and remembering they told me that I did qualify for access to the Flagship lounge, I stay frustrated and still feel disrespected by your staff for, again, no reason,” he fumed, griping about the swanky add-ons included with his transatlantic business-class seat.
“Maybe it’s bc they did not like my face; idk. This lounge was a reason for me to choose @AmericanAir over your competitors … It’s not right to treat customers this way.
“Why should I fly American ever again?”
The self-proclaimed “aviation enthusiast” erupted on Air France in April 2020 for bumping him from business to economy, seething how he was “disgusted” and “outraged” by the customer service – and demanding they “fix this.”
Vigne, a Democratic Socialists of America member, went off on the airline again months later, steaming that an agent was “rude” to him when he turned over the “two complimentary checked bags” he earned with his “Blue Silver Status.”
In a July 2020 post, he moaned that SWISS Airlines didn’t complete its beverage service.
“@FlySWISS did not finish its beverage service, leaving som pax with a dry throat because they were late to start,” the irate high-flyer posted on X.
“They also forced us to stow our tray tables without collecting our waste. You only get one chance at a good 1st impression.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rage-filled frequent flyer also berated other airlines and airports over jam-packed planes, crowded boarding areas, maskless passengers, and a shortage of hand sanitizer.
Online critics pounced on the frothing posts – blasting Vigne, a 2024 Columbia University grad, as a bratty, elitist “limousine socialist.”
“Wow. I don’t know who this dude is but he sure is a whiny b–ch,” one user commented.
Another called him “Elitist and Privileged… just like his buddy,” referring to Mamdani.
One digital naysayer encouraged airlines to ban him from flying.
“I hope the right people with the airlines see this and put him on a do not fly list,” they said. “I swear these people are so unhappy they b–ch about everything. Seriously the lounge is not up to his standards! Sorry he does not want to join the rest of us.”
A rep for Mamdani did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.