How do people feel about even-trading plane seats?

[Anonymous]

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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

One of my devices is $15K, and my nebulizer is around $1.5K (out of pocket) with the nebulizer and supplies. Its staying with me (beyond the fact I need to use them).

[Anonymous]

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

Is this taboo too?

Of course it is. If someone asked me this I would act deaf dumb, blind and mute all at once. I would literally act like I didn’t hear or see them.

Buy the seat you want to sit in.

[Anonymous]

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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 but usually my carry on is stored directly above me, I've sat down, I've put my book in the seat back in front of me, and I've wiped down my tray table with a lysol wipe. Now that's not to say I wouldn't switch seats with someone who seems nice, for an equal seat, but if you come at me like it's zero inconvenience for me, then no, sorry, i'm settled.

[Anonymous]

If I am traveling with my family I decline, because I have a family member with a medical condition and the flight attendants are told the row we’re seated in. If they have an emergency I’m not adding time to a response while they figure that out.

If it just me, and I’m happy with the trade, and my bags move with me, sure.

[Anonymous]

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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.

My husband and I do this. If we end up with someone in the middle, we offer that person whichever they want-- the window or the aisle.

[Anonymous]

OP you are ridiculous. You clearly want people to switch seats with you because you did not plan appropriately. ENOUGH! You are a sanctimonious idiot. I hope we never meet on a plane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I agree. For good reason I’d still make the trade. Or if I also had checked bags I’d do it. But I hate having my stuff in bins behind my seat.

[Anonymous]

I like my bag in the overhead right above me. So I don’t like to move.

[Anonymous]

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

What about like 21A for 23A? Same exact seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you are ridiculous. You clearly want people to switch seats with you because you did not plan appropriately. ENOUGH! You are a sanctimonious idiot. I hope we never meet on a plane.

Nope. As has been explained countless times, our flights got cancelled and we got put on new flights. I bought the original flights 11 months out and selected seats on a nearly empty plane. It is not cheapness nor failure to plan. Your faux superiority is hilarious though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

It's surprising to me that you offer cash

[Anonymous]

"No, my credit card is linked to my seat number."

"No, if the flight goes down I want it to be easier for them to identify my body."

"No."

[Anonymous]

I only fly in class and this doesn't happen. I do not care what you all do in economy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I only fly in class and this doesn't happen. I do not care what you all do in economy.

The absolute motto of our age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I only fly in class and this doesn't happen. I do not care what you all do in economy.

Nice try, but it does happen in first. Guess your last flight was 1988?