Why all these stories about fliers not wanting to give up seats?

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are either truly dumber than a box of rocks or do not have children.

Some of you are ridiculous and entitled. No one needs to switch seats because you want them to.

-mother of more than 3 kids

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

Several people in this thread have said they wouldn’t. Never move ever no matter the circumstance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

Several people in this thread have said they wouldn’t. Never move ever no matter the circumstance.

It isn't just "window for window" -- being closer to the front of the plane matters. Who you're going be next to matters.

I've been asked to move from a window in Row 3 to a window in the second to last row of the plane. No way.

People who want you to move almost always want you to move to a seat this is worse in some way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

Several people in this thread have said they wouldn’t. Never move ever no matter the circumstance.

Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. And yes, I've been asked to move from bulkhead and emergency row seats to seats with far less pitch. And yes, my gradeschool children and I have been split when our upgrades clear at the gate. We're grateful for the upgrade and never ask other passengers to move.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

Several people in this thread have said they wouldn’t. Never move ever no matter the circumstance.

It isn't just "window for window" -- being closer to the front of the plane matters. Who you're going be next to matters.

I've been asked to move from a window in Row 3 to a window in the second to last row of the plane. No way.

People who want you to move almost always want you to move to a seat this is worse in some way.

So you would prefer to deal with a whiny 4 year old child sitting next to you throughout your flight in order to be in an equivalent window seat one row closer to the front of the plane? Because that’s the situation pp described.

[Anonymous]

There's more space in a row with a 4 year old sitting in. A lot more space than sitting next to some 300 pound bubba.

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

Several people in this thread have said they wouldn’t. Never move ever no matter the circumstance.

Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. And yes, I've been asked to move from bulkhead and emergency row seats to seats with far less pitch. And yes, my gradeschool children and I have been split when our upgrades clear at the gate. We're grateful for the upgrade and never ask other passengers to move.

Umm yeah, I would hope if you are specifically requesting the upgrades you wouldn’t quibble about being separated from your children if granted them….I’m also assuming that your kids are at minimum older elementary (so a completely different scenario than the pp’s 4 year old) as most decent parents with 5-7 year old kids would presumably prioritize sitting with them over a few extra inches of leg room.

[Anonymous]

If the person requesting my seat buys me an upgrade I will do it.

parents, have you taken that route? Buy me a seat in business class?

[Anonymous]

With an entitled mother like the PP, no wonder all her kids have anxiety.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

This makes no sense. You switch with your 10 year old so your 4 year old is not alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

DP: Good point. Then, unless you’re in the very last row, next to the toilet, you can offer a better seat to someone. As a PP pointed out, in most of these examples, people are trying to sit together AND keep their preferred seats.

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Anonymous wrote:you pay for what you want pay up for the entire family to sit together and don't bother other people. its a fairly simple concept

The point that multiple people on this thread have made is that sometimes airlines don’t even give you the option to buy seats together or they rebook you in different seats after you’ve already paid for them.

You need one parent with a child or children, not two parents or adults. If you cannot sit next to your child get off the plane and get the next flight.

"The next flight" might be hours later, or even the next day; so basically you're saying that -- in the event where the airline has bumped parents from seats they paid for due to schedule or equipment changes -- it's better for the family to add an uncertain number of delays to their itinerary than it is for someone to just move a few rows?

Then sit apart. Done.

Last week we had a weird set of seats. A man was stuck next to my grumpy 4 year old and 10 year old. I asked him if he wanted to switch with my brother, one row back (same window seat). I could tell he was a #NeverSwitcher but my 4 year old’s whining about why he wasn’t allowed to sit in the window seat apparently convinced him. After a long pause to think through the consequences of not moving, he did it.

I asked the flight attendant to offer him a drink from me.

See that shouldn't be a problem for the vast majority of people- window for window is an equivalent swap. I would think 98% of people would do this with zero issues.

Several people in this thread have said they wouldn’t. Never move ever no matter the circumstance.

It isn't just "window for window" -- being closer to the front of the plane matters. Who you're going be next to matters.

I've been asked to move from a window in Row 3 to a window in the second to last row of the plane. No way.

People who want you to move almost always want you to move to a seat this is worse in some way.

So you would prefer to deal with a whiny 4 year old child sitting next to you throughout your flight in order to be in an equivalent window seat one row closer to the front of the plane? Because that’s the situation pp described.

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