Do you have to sit next to your spouse on an airplane?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Of course I want to sit next to someone I'm traveling with! I have no problem paying to book seats together, though I do wish travelers could choose seats for free.

You can choose "for free", but you have to pay a higher fare. What you want to to pay a bare-bones fare, and get premium perks.

NP. I wouldn't consider selecting a seat (ahead of time or with early online check-in) a "premium perk." It's not like the seating arrangement within a single cabin costs the airline any more or less, but it's a nice gesture for passengers given how terrible flying is these days!

[Anonymous]

I prefer to but do not need to. Actually we are going away for my bday and DH got me a first class seat but there was only one left so he is flying coach.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I normally fly business (often with free upgrades, points etc), while my wife flies coach with the kids. I will come back occasionally to chat, but I prefer it up towards the front, it is what I am used to.

Why is your wife automatically in charge of the kids, while you come back occasionally?

Because the children are in coach.

How does your wife feel about this arrangement?

Could you take turns sitting in the business class seat- she gets it for half the flight, you get it for the other half?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I normally fly business (often with free upgrades, points etc), while my wife flies coach with the kids. I will come back occasionally to chat, but I prefer it up towards the front, it is what I am used to.

Why is your wife automatically in charge of the kids, while you come back occasionally?

Because the children are in coach.

How does your wife feel about this arrangement?

Could you take turns sitting in the business class seat- she gets it for half the flight, you get it for the other half?

Some airlines are really strict about this, and won't let you into the business class or first class areas unless you are the passenger named on the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Yes. We are both terrified of flying and are a wreck on our own. But we make sure to reserve seats together because we are inflexible on this; sometimes it's a small fee, sometimes we just need to arrive early to the airport.

[Anonymous]

I don't have to, but would of course prefer to! I like sitting next to him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We usually book aisle seats across from each other. So some space but nearby.

This is us too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We trvel on separate planes, in case anything happens.

Seriously? People do this? What do you do with your kids? Split them up too?? That's just crazy.

[Anonymous]

No, I don't have to. We try to book seats together, but if it doesn't work out I deal with it. I certainly don't ask anyone to switch seats, I'm a grown woman and can sit by myself and read a book for however many hours it takes to get there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have to, but would of course prefer to! I like sitting next to him.

+1. Also, we generally split things between our bags (I'll have extra batteries for the noise cancelling headphones, he'll have snacks, etc) so it's easier if we're next to each other.

I'm always able to select seats next to each other at booking for no additional fee. Not sure why others are claiming you have to pay extra. I've never had that problem.

[Anonymous]

Hells yeah. If dh doesn't sit next to me, odds are that I get a super fat or smelly person. It's close quarters on planes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have to, but would of course prefer to! I like sitting next to him.

+1. Also, we generally split things between our bags (I'll have extra batteries for the noise cancelling headphones, he'll have snacks, etc) so it's easier if we're next to each other.

I'm always able to select seats next to each other at booking for no additional fee. Not sure why others are claiming you have to pay extra. I've never had that problem.

Same for us. We like each other and prefer to sit together. We can share bags, we can lean on each other. We can talk. If it doesn't work out, we won't make a big fuss, but spending time together makes the flight much less annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I normally fly business (often with free upgrades, points etc), while my wife flies coach with the kids. I will come back occasionally to chat, but I prefer it up towards the front, it is what I am used to.

Why is your wife automatically in charge of the kids, while you come back occasionally?

Because the children are in coach.

How does your wife feel about this arrangement?

Could you take turns sitting in the business class seat- she gets it for half the flight, you get it for the other half?

I did this once but I (mom) sat in first with kid while dad sat alone in coach. The opposite seems icky somehow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I normally fly business (often with free upgrades, points etc), while my wife flies coach with the kids. I will come back occasionally to chat, but I prefer it up towards the front, it is what I am used to.

Why is your wife automatically in charge of the kids, while you come back occasionally?

Because the children are in coach.

How does your wife feel about this arrangement?

Could you take turns sitting in the business class seat- she gets it for half the flight, you get it for the other half?

Some airlines are really strict about this, and won't let you into the business class or first class areas unless you are the passenger named on the ticket.

I'm sure that if the husband explained in the middle of the flight that his wife needs some rest from the kids and he is giving her his seat so he can go over to coach and entertain the kids, he is not likely to encounter any objections.

[Anonymous]

Not if he poops his pants