Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just booked Aegean airlines 3 tickets for me and 2 teens!!!, and my seats got assigned immediately - 3 next to each other. Aegean also somehow manages to do it and we have 23 pages of posters blaming families for not paying extra to sit with their own kids.

Well, Air France messed up ours 3 years ago. Surely you understand that others have different experiences, especially on the day of the flight. Sure, my booking said we were together. That’s not what happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just booked Aegean airlines 3 tickets for me and 2 teens!!!, and my seats got assigned immediately - 3 next to each other. Aegean also somehow manages to do it and we have 23 pages of posters blaming families for not paying extra to sit with their own kids.

Well, Air France messed up ours 3 years ago. Surely you understand that others have different experiences, especially on the day of the flight. Sure, my booking said we were together. That’s not what happened.

And you surely understand that if Air France messed up your seat assignment, it doesn’t mean that overall, for most families, they do seat them together. And you maybe able to sense a difference with United, who in general, requires families to, in best cases, pay extra to be seated together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they don't want to shell out the money to pick their seats ahead of time.

NOR SHOULD THEY HAVE TO!

Which isn't to say that other passengers should have to switch seats, but the blame here is with the airlines, not the passengers.

Also, with more flights being completely full, it's very possible that there are not 4 seats together even if you plan ahead.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because they don't want to shell out the money to pick their seats ahead of time.

NOR SHOULD THEY HAVE TO!

Which isn't to say that other passengers should have to switch seats, but the blame here is with the airlines, not the passengers.

Also, with more flights being completely full, it's very possible that there are not 4 seats together even if you plan ahead.

So people are either too cheap to pay to select their seats or book too late to be able to select seats that will keep their family together, and the airlines are to blame for this? Ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a petite female I definitely feel victimized by these seat changes. DH (tall guy) never gets removed from his aisle seat, but I have a high chance that I get removed from mine. I'm a T1 diabetic and pee a lot so I always choose and pay (if I can't choose) for an aisle seat. Also, for the past 8 years, I've been pumping while on a plane and need access to get up and use the bathroom (I pump and dump since it's not sanitary). Window seats are freezing on overnight flights too.

Planes are just straight up misery. When flying with my kids, I think that 5 and under need to be with parents. My 2 kids older than 5 (6 and 8) are perfectly fine by themselves. They can feed themselves, work their ipads and can order even on international flights. I've been moved to accommodate 12 year olds and I think that's outrageous. I started flying by myself internationally at 11 for the summer.

You've been pumping for 8 years?

[Anonymous]

I feel like that’s a uniquely American issue. I fly extensively with my two kids, including domestic in Turkey and Scandinavia, and they all automatically assign seats together to people traveling together. The whole “pay to choose your seat”, not a better class but a seat in your fare class, is a profit driven gimmick.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just booked Aegean airlines 3 tickets for me and 2 teens!!!, and my seats got assigned immediately - 3 next to each other. Aegean also somehow manages to do it and we have 23 pages of posters blaming families for not paying extra to sit with their own kids.

Well, Air France messed up ours 3 years ago. Surely you understand that others have different experiences, especially on the day of the flight. Sure, my booking said we were together. That’s not what happened.

That’s on AF to fix because they do have a policy of seating families together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I will not change my seat because you want to sit next your spouse or kids. It isn't my problem you can't sit together.

I also booked special meals I picked or the flight, so get it through your stupidly thick skulls that even if we switched seats, it causes even more problems when people have pre-specified meal picks. And no, I'd never, ever in a million years give up my aisle or window seat for a worse middle seat.

Why do so many morons insist with sitting next to family members if they can't book next to each other? It's a flight. They're not going anywhere and you'll be fine for a few hours. Requesters for switching seats cause so many stupidly awkward situations and can cause even more problems when other passengers may have specific meals or bought items on shops they have to locate your seat in order to deliver to you. Just sit in your own damn seat people and shut up.

Not morons. Last minute flight for emergency, delayed flight missed connection and added last minuted to new flight, cancelled flight and added on to new flight . . .

My mom was dying. Bought ticket with just a few hours notice. Had to take 7 year old. Flight was obviously overbooked as there were no seats to choose from. So yes, I asked the flight attendant to help us sit together.

Same thing happened when my flight was cancelled due to storm. Luckily people moved so I could sit next to my kids. I’m not trying for a upgrade.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. I will not change my seat because you want to sit next your spouse or kids. It isn't my problem you can't sit together.

I also booked special meals I picked or the flight, so get it through your stupidly thick skulls that even if we switched seats, it causes even more problems when people have pre-specified meal picks. And no, I'd never, ever in a million years give up my aisle or window seat for a worse middle seat.

Why do so many morons insist with sitting next to family members if they can't book next to each other? It's a flight. They're not going anywhere and you'll be fine for a few hours. Requesters for switching seats cause so many stupidly awkward situations and can cause even more problems when other passengers may have specific meals or bought items on shops they have to locate your seat in order to deliver to you. Just sit in your own damn seat people and shut up.

Not morons. Last minute flight for emergency, delayed flight missed connection and added last minuted to new flight, cancelled flight and added on to new flight . . .

My mom was dying. Bought ticket with just a few hours notice. Had to take 7 year old. Flight was obviously overbooked as there were no seats to choose from. So yes, I asked the flight attendant to help us sit together.

Same thing happened when my flight was cancelled due to storm. Luckily people moved so I could sit next to my kids. I’m not trying for a upgrade.

Traveling for an unexpected death or to see someone unexpectedly about to die / something traumatic is the only scenario for which I’ll switch seats with someone.

Missed your connection or delayed or cancelled or whatever and rebooked? It’s on you to get the airline to rebook you on a flight you can sit together if that’s so important.

Didn’t want to pay extra to pick your seats? Your boycott of “pick your seat fees” and their existing business model isn’t my problem.

Or my personal favorite - upgraded to first and still want to sit together? Not my problem. Shoulda passed on the upgrade in that case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I will not change my seat because you want to sit next your spouse or kids. It isn't my problem you can't sit together.

I also booked special meals I picked or the flight, so get it through your stupidly thick skulls that even if we switched seats, it causes even more problems when people have pre-specified meal picks. And no, I'd never, ever in a million years give up my aisle or window seat for a worse middle seat.

Why do so many morons insist with sitting next to family members if they can't book next to each other? It's a flight. They're not going anywhere and you'll be fine for a few hours. Requesters for switching seats cause so many stupidly awkward situations and can cause even more problems when other passengers may have specific meals or bought items on shops they have to locate your seat in order to deliver to you. Just sit in your own damn seat people and shut up.

Not morons. Last minute flight for emergency, delayed flight missed connection and added last minuted to new flight, cancelled flight and added on to new flight . . .

My mom was dying. Bought ticket with just a few hours notice. Had to take 7 year old. Flight was obviously overbooked as there were no seats to choose from. So yes, I asked the flight attendant to help us sit together.

Same thing happened when my flight was cancelled due to storm. Luckily people moved so I could sit next to my kids. I’m not trying for a upgrade.

Traveling for an unexpected death or to see someone unexpectedly about to die / something traumatic is the only scenario for which I’ll switch seats with someone.

Missed your connection or delayed or cancelled or whatever and rebooked? It’s on you to get the airline to rebook you on a flight you can sit together if that’s so important.

Didn’t want to pay extra to pick your seats? Your boycott of “pick your seat fees” and their existing business model isn’t my problem.

Or my personal favorite - upgraded to first and still want to sit together? Not my problem. Shoulda passed on the upgrade in that case.

Huh.

I get upgraded to first with my kids on ~50% of my domestic flights with family.

The vast majority of the time, someone volunteers to switch seats to allow us to sit together without being asked.

Seems like you’re an outlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I will not change my seat because you want to sit next your spouse or kids. It isn't my problem you can't sit together.

I also booked special meals I picked or the flight, so get it through your stupidly thick skulls that even if we switched seats, it causes even more problems when people have pre-specified meal picks. And no, I'd never, ever in a million years give up my aisle or window seat for a worse middle seat.

Why do so many morons insist with sitting next to family members if they can't book next to each other? It's a flight. They're not going anywhere and you'll be fine for a few hours. Requesters for switching seats cause so many stupidly awkward situations and can cause even more problems when other passengers may have specific meals or bought items on shops they have to locate your seat in order to deliver to you. Just sit in your own damn seat people and shut up.

Not morons. Last minute flight for emergency, delayed flight missed connection and added last minuted to new flight, cancelled flight and added on to new flight . . .

My mom was dying. Bought ticket with just a few hours notice. Had to take 7 year old. Flight was obviously overbooked as there were no seats to choose from. So yes, I asked the flight attendant to help us sit together.

Same thing happened when my flight was cancelled due to storm. Luckily people moved so I could sit next to my kids. I’m not trying for a upgrade.

Traveling for an unexpected death or to see someone unexpectedly about to die / something traumatic is the only scenario for which I’ll switch seats with someone.

Missed your connection or delayed or cancelled or whatever and rebooked? It’s on you to get the airline to rebook you on a flight you can sit together if that’s so important.

Didn’t want to pay extra to pick your seats? Your boycott of “pick your seat fees” and their existing business model isn’t my problem.

Or my personal favorite - upgraded to first and still want to sit together? Not my problem. Shoulda passed on the upgrade in that case.

You need someone to tell you a personal tragedy to switch with them?

If the seat is equivalent I will just switch. It costs nothing to be nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would switch a middle seat for an aisle or window seat.

I would switch to help out a family, but not to a middle seat.

Common courtesy ?

Common courtesy would be sit in the seat on your boarding pass and not ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I will not change my seat because you want to sit next your spouse or kids. It isn't my problem you can't sit together.

I also booked special meals I picked or the flight, so get it through your stupidly thick skulls that even if we switched seats, it causes even more problems when people have pre-specified meal picks. And no, I'd never, ever in a million years give up my aisle or window seat for a worse middle seat.

Why do so many morons insist with sitting next to family members if they can't book next to each other? It's a flight. They're not going anywhere and you'll be fine for a few hours. Requesters for switching seats cause so many stupidly awkward situations and can cause even more problems when other passengers may have specific meals or bought items on shops they have to locate your seat in order to deliver to you. Just sit in your own damn seat people and shut up.

Not morons. Last minute flight for emergency, delayed flight missed connection and added last minuted to new flight, cancelled flight and added on to new flight . . .

My mom was dying. Bought ticket with just a few hours notice. Had to take 7 year old. Flight was obviously overbooked as there were no seats to choose from. So yes, I asked the flight attendant to help us sit together.

Same thing happened when my flight was cancelled due to storm. Luckily people moved so I could sit next to my kids. I’m not trying for a upgrade.

Traveling for an unexpected death or to see someone unexpectedly about to die / something traumatic is the only scenario for which I’ll switch seats with someone.

Missed your connection or delayed or cancelled or whatever and rebooked? It’s on you to get the airline to rebook you on a flight you can sit together if that’s so important.

Didn’t want to pay extra to pick your seats? Your boycott of “pick your seat fees” and their existing business model isn’t my problem.

Or my personal favorite - upgraded to first and still want to sit together? Not my problem. Shoulda passed on the upgrade in that case.

I always pay to sit with my family when we are booking normal travel.

You sound awful with the "get the airline to rebook where you can pick seats together." Have you ever dealt with flight cancellations, especially for inclement weather etc? You could be waiting days. And the gate agent does usually help families sit together in those situations. So take it up with the airline if you're so bothered.

You must really be clinging to your pre-selected seat assignment as the most precious thing in your life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they don't want to shell out the money to pick their seats ahead of time.

NOR SHOULD THEY HAVE TO!

Which isn't to say that other passengers should have to switch seats, but the blame here is with the airlines, not the passengers.

Also, with more flights being completely full, it's very possible that there are not 4 seats together even if you plan ahead.

So people are either too cheap to pay to select their seats or book too late to be able to select seats that will keep their family together, and the airlines are to blame for this? Ok.

The airlines are to blame for charging families to sit together when all of their policies say they will not do so. There should be laws about this like in the civilized world but people fear regulation…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I will not change my seat because you want to sit next your spouse or kids. It isn't my problem you can't sit together.

I also booked special meals I picked or the flight, so get it through your stupidly thick skulls that even if we switched seats, it causes even more problems when people have pre-specified meal picks. And no, I'd never, ever in a million years give up my aisle or window seat for a worse middle seat.

Why do so many morons insist with sitting next to family members if they can't book next to each other? It's a flight. They're not going anywhere and you'll be fine for a few hours. Requesters for switching seats cause so many stupidly awkward situations and can cause even more problems when other passengers may have specific meals or bought items on shops they have to locate your seat in order to deliver to you. Just sit in your own damn seat people and shut up.

Not morons. Last minute flight for emergency, delayed flight missed connection and added last minuted to new flight, cancelled flight and added on to new flight . . .

My mom was dying. Bought ticket with just a few hours notice. Had to take 7 year old. Flight was obviously overbooked as there were no seats to choose from. So yes, I asked the flight attendant to help us sit together.

Same thing happened when my flight was cancelled due to storm. Luckily people moved so I could sit next to my kids. I’m not trying for a upgrade.

Traveling for an unexpected death or to see someone unexpectedly about to die / something traumatic is the only scenario for which I’ll switch seats with someone.

Missed your connection or delayed or cancelled or whatever and rebooked? It’s on you to get the airline to rebook you on a flight you can sit together if that’s so important.

Didn’t want to pay extra to pick your seats? Your boycott of “pick your seat fees” and their existing business model isn’t my problem.

Or my personal favorite - upgraded to first and still want to sit together? Not my problem. Shoulda passed on the upgrade in that case.

Huh.

I get upgraded to first with my kids on ~50% of my domestic flights with family.

The vast majority of the time, someone volunteers to switch seats to allow us to sit together without being asked.

Seems like you’re an outlier.

That's because first class seats are generally all good--you're always either aisle or window. People in coach who want to trade their middle for someone else's aisle or window are deludinoids.