How do people feel about even-trading plane seats?

[Anonymous]

Like aisle for aisle or window for window in a nearby row, no extra legroom, etc.

Is this taboo too?

[Anonymous]

Taboo according to whom? Who is keeping such a detailed rule book.

If the airline fcks up our reservation and seats me away from my kids, when, yes, we paid for and selected seats together, etc.--then I just literally pull out cash and offer it to someone to make the switch. People have always declined the cash but gone ahead with the even-or-better switch. I usually buy them a drink later.

This mostly has happened b/c I am a frequent flier so they auto-upgrade me sometimes from my selected seat, seating me in a "better" seat, but away from my wife and kids.

[Anonymous]

Really depends on exact details.

[Anonymous]

Typically we pick our seats for reasons.
Sometimes it's for bulkhead. Sometimes it's two aisles across from each other.
It would have to be equal on all counts.

[Anonymous]

Once I am seated down and settled in I generally will not want to relocate, better seat or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once I am seated down and settled in I generally will not want to relocate, better seat or not.

"Settled in"? What, did you have to build a nest? You freaking sat down, with one item in your hands.

[Anonymous]

Last week I flew cross country and had a middle seat. A couple came and they had the aisle and window seats on either side of me. They said they book that way in hopes the middle seat is not taken. They offered to trade me the middle for the aisle and I sure as hell took them up on the offer! But otherwise, I wouldn’t trade aisle for window, not with my bladder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last week I flew cross country and had a middle seat. A couple came and they had the aisle and window seats on either side of me. They said they book that way in hopes the middle seat is not taken. They offered to trade me the middle for the aisle and I sure as hell took them up on the offer! But otherwise, I wouldn’t trade aisle for window, not with my bladder.

Ooo. Wins all around. I like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once I am seated down and settled in I generally will not want to relocate, better seat or not.

"Settled in"? What, did you have to build a nest? You freaking sat down, with one item in your hands.

First of all, calm down. Second, I would have put my carry-on and medical device in the bulkhead above my seat area. The medical device is $$$$ so I would want it stored close to where I am seating. Third, once seated I would have "settled" in like most people, opening my laptop, placing my bag, all the things. Fourth, you sound like a jerk so the next time someone asks me to switch seats on a plane I will decline and mentally dedicate it to you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once I am seated down and settled in I generally will not want to relocate, better seat or not.

"Settled in"? What, did you have to build a nest? You freaking sat down, with one item in your hands.

DP. I am short and it's a hassle for me to get my carry-on bag down without bopping the aisle person in the head. I usually take the window and get in early and fast to not cause trouble.

One time somebody asked me to switch a window for an aisle in another row and I agreed as long as they relocated my bag. I actually prefer a window in most cases because I can lean on the wall to sleep. They did relocate my bag so I allowed the swap.

[Anonymous]

I have no issue with someone asking, as long as they have no issue if I decide to say no. I've seen some crazy people ask for crazy shit, and then get angry when people say no.

It doesn't matter why a person says no...they have that right and do not have to explain why.

[Anonymous]

I don't have an issue with people asking, but unless it is a parent needing to sit near a kid, prefer not to switch if it separates me from my husband or teenage son. So unless someone has a compelling reason (e.g., a disability), I won't switch for adults to sit near other adults if it breaks up my group.

[Anonymous]

What is the reason for the ask? I’m not trading my aisle seat in row 7 for an aisle seat in row 33.

[Anonymous]

The rare times we asked other people to switch to keep at least one kid and one parent together, because we had been bumped and were not assigned as a family group, people were very accommodating about it.

We have also switched at other people's requests. It doesn't really matter to me what seat I have, OP, provided I am seated next to my kid when I travel with them. Every seat has pros and cons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once I am seated down and settled in I generally will not want to relocate, better seat or not.

"Settled in"? What, did you have to build a nest? You freaking sat down, with one item in your hands.

NP. I wouldn’t be willing to create a situation where my carry on luggage is in a bin many rows behind my new seat. But I would trade if there’s space for my luggage to move up with me.