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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently was on a 2-2 layout business class flight. Husband got asked to switch so the dad could sit next to his daughter, who looked high school or college age. Husband declined and told him his family (me and 4 year old) were seated behind him and he wanted to stay close.

If the kid was much younger, I think my husband would have reluctantly switched.

Separately, we were on a less convenient flight because of the seat selection. There was another flight that was more convenient, except all three open seats were separated. Couldn’t take the risk of my kid being seated alone, so took the less convenient flight where there were open seats next to each other.

I mean, you can do everything “right” and still run the risk of your kid sitting alone. Stuff happens- cancelled flight, change in aircraft. We always pay for seat selection but recently had a leg of our trip cancelled visiting family in Europe- when we called to book a new flight the airline said they could not book us seats together for 4 days-not even all 4 of us together, but one parent with my 5 yo. But when we got to the airport the gate agent figured it out. This was with British airways. It was really stressful though.

[Anonymous]

If you don’t want to switch seats when asked:

1. Start talking with your best approximation of what you imagine Albanian sounds like (wild hand gestures optional).

2. Pretend that the question has made you start crying.

3. Just stare at the person, silently, until they go away.

[Anonymous]

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.

I would not have switched with you.

I paid for the seat I wanted.

These are all your problems not mine.

[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.

I would not have switched with you.

I paid for the seat I wanted.

These are all your problems not mine.

+1. Unless you're giving me a better seat I'm not moving. IT's not my problem to solve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Oh fck off. It's the airline's responsibility to NOT move your children into separate locations from you when you have booked together, and paid to select seats together. The airlines are screwing up on this. We had cross country flying in both directions earlier this month with a family of five, all booked together well in advance, and the airlines fcked it up on several trips, with the gate agent admitting as much. Just cause they ping my app a few hours before the flight doesn't make it my responsibility. I paid for seats together, it's their responsibility to honor that.

And regarding changing seats: I do it if I can for others, and I offer to pay in cash or buy drinks if someone does it to accommodate me.

Good for you for making sure to "check any ticketed flights regularly" like some kind of airline lackey, but fck that. The airlines stopped being decent to deal with years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents who refuse to pay for seat assignments who then expect other people to switch seats that they DID pay for suck.

Sometimes parents pay to sit together and then there is some sort of flight change and the airline breaks parties up. Even with a young kid of diaper age.

I know from first hand experience. So don’t assume every parent asking to switch just didn’t pay to pick seats. The airlines don’t care about us and usually the parent is also trying to do you a favor assuming you don’t want to be seated next to a solo 2 year old.

[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.

I would not have switched with you.

I paid for the seat I wanted.

These are all your problems not mine.

+1. Unless you're giving me a better seat I'm not moving. IT's not my problem to solve.

It may well become your problem when my kid has a panic attack mid flight or vomits at the end of the flight.
But yes, enjoy your precious seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Oh fck off. It's the airline's responsibility to NOT move your children into separate locations from you when you have booked together, and paid to select seats together. The airlines are screwing up on this. We had cross country flying in both directions earlier this month with a family of five, all booked together well in advance, and the airlines fcked it up on several trips, with the gate agent admitting as much. Just cause they ping my app a few hours before the flight doesn't make it my responsibility. I paid for seats together, it's their responsibility to honor that.

And regarding changing seats: I do it if I can for others, and I offer to pay in cash or buy drinks if someone does it to accommodate me.

Good for you for making sure to "check any ticketed flights regularly" like some kind of airline lackey, but fck that. The airlines stopped being decent to deal with years ago.

Cool story. I have my personal feelings and opinions too but choose to operate as an adult within the current system which says it’s my responsibility to deal with this if it happens.

Doesn’t matter what I “feel” personally about it. You sound like a child.

Learn to read the T&C when you book your next flight, you might learn something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Oh fck off. It's the airline's responsibility to NOT move your children into separate locations from you when you have booked together, and paid to select seats together. The airlines are screwing up on this. We had cross country flying in both directions earlier this month with a family of five, all booked together well in advance, and the airlines fcked it up on several trips, with the gate agent admitting as much. Just cause they ping my app a few hours before the flight doesn't make it my responsibility. I paid for seats together, it's their responsibility to honor that.

And regarding changing seats: I do it if I can for others, and I offer to pay in cash or buy drinks if someone does it to accommodate me.

Good for you for making sure to "check any ticketed flights regularly" like some kind of airline lackey, but fck that. The airlines stopped being decent to deal with years ago.

Cool story. I have my personal feelings and opinions too but choose to operate as an adult within the current system which says it’s my responsibility to deal with this if it happens.

Doesn’t matter what I “feel” personally about it. You sound like a child.

Learn to read the T&C when you book your next flight, you might learn something.

"The Airline said so" is not a compelling argument to me. It sounds like it is to you, a high conformity person.

There are two ways to resist bad policy: 1. Don't participate (never fly, in this case) 2. Don't cooperate.

You are of the spineless sort who will cooperate no matter what, as long as it's official, and as long as it's in writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Oh fck off. It's the airline's responsibility to NOT move your children into separate locations from you when you have booked together, and paid to select seats together. The airlines are screwing up on this. We had cross country flying in both directions earlier this month with a family of five, all booked together well in advance, and the airlines fcked it up on several trips, with the gate agent admitting as much. Just cause they ping my app a few hours before the flight doesn't make it my responsibility. I paid for seats together, it's their responsibility to honor that.

And regarding changing seats: I do it if I can for others, and I offer to pay in cash or buy drinks if someone does it to accommodate me.

Good for you for making sure to "check any ticketed flights regularly" like some kind of airline lackey, but fck that. The airlines stopped being decent to deal with years ago.

Cool story. I have my personal feelings and opinions too but choose to operate as an adult within the current system which says it’s my responsibility to deal with this if it happens.

Doesn’t matter what I “feel” personally about it. You sound like a child.

Learn to read the T&C when you book your next flight, you might learn something.

"The Airline said so" is not a compelling argument to me. It sounds like it is to you, a high conformity person.

There are two ways to resist bad policy: 1. Don't participate (never fly, in this case) 2. Don't cooperate.

You are of the spineless sort who will cooperate no matter what, as long as it's official, and as long as it's in writing.

Well the airplane is under federal jurisdiction / authority so I’d rather not “fight the man” and end up with a federal felony charge. But you do you, 17 YO keyboard warrior. Remember to send in your weekly small-dollar Mamdani donation before Friday EOD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Some of us regularly garden our reservations only to have changes made after we show up at the airport. Even when the changes are made further in advance, you can't always fix them. Flights are often completely booked or just have middle seats available. For days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Some of us regularly garden our reservations only to have changes made after we show up at the airport. Even when the changes are made further in advance, you can't always fix them. Flights are often completely booked or just have middle seats available. For days.

Well that’s on you for not having psychic insight into whatever flight seating changes the airline is going to make at any given time. We as customers have no right to expect that if we pay extra money to sit with our kids the airline will actually honor that. I mean unfortunately in this day and age there is just no technology available to locate birthdates in the system of young children and create coding to prioritize booking them next to an adult companion.

Stupid breeders should just stay home if they’re not willing to frequently refresh an app to check for flight seating changes in the months-long interim between booking and traveling. Or be willing to completely uproot your entire travel plans including potentially waiting days for a new booking should that be necessary to not have your toddler seated rows away from you.

We must protect capitalism at all costs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last two times my family wasn’t seated together it was because the airline changed the aircraft after we’d booked the tickets.
We’d done our part and paid for seats together and the gate agent was able to move us around.
Sometimes the outrage over “people were too cheap” just isn’t warranted.

This also happened to us this summer. Booked seats together, and then when we checked in my 7yo was on her own away from us.

It's happened to us too - and it doesn't change it's YOUR responsibility to pay attention to any changes to your tickets in advance of the flight to catch any plane changes, etc. You can fix these situations in the airline app or by calling the airline well in advance of arriving at the airport and checking in. We fly all the time (internationally and domestically) and make sure to check any ticketed flights regularly for changes if it's important for us to all sit together.

Oh fck off. It's the airline's responsibility to NOT move your children into separate locations from you when you have booked together, and paid to select seats together. The airlines are screwing up on this. We had cross country flying in both directions earlier this month with a family of five, all booked together well in advance, and the airlines fcked it up on several trips, with the gate agent admitting as much. Just cause they ping my app a few hours before the flight doesn't make it my responsibility. I paid for seats together, it's their responsibility to honor that.

And regarding changing seats: I do it if I can for others, and I offer to pay in cash or buy drinks if someone does it to accommodate me.

Good for you for making sure to "check any ticketed flights regularly" like some kind of airline lackey, but fck that. The airlines stopped being decent to deal with years ago.

Cool story. I have my personal feelings and opinions too but choose to operate as an adult within the current system which says it’s my responsibility to deal with this if it happens.

Doesn’t matter what I “feel” personally about it. You sound like a child.

Learn to read the T&C when you book your next flight, you might learn something.

"The Airline said so" is not a compelling argument to me. It sounds like it is to you, a high conformity person.

There are two ways to resist bad policy: 1. Don't participate (never fly, in this case) 2. Don't cooperate.

You are of the spineless sort who will cooperate no matter what, as long as it's official, and as long as it's in writing.

Well the airplane is under federal jurisdiction / authority so I’d rather not “fight the man” and end up with a federal felony charge. But you do you, 17 YO keyboard warrior. Remember to send in your weekly small-dollar Mamdani donation before Friday EOD.

You’re hilarious if you think someones getting a federal felony charge for making the airline deal with issues following their own stated in writing policies about seating parents with kids.