How do people feel about even-trading plane seats?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pay extra for upgraded business class and I like being by the window. So, no.

I usually fly biz as well and happily accommodate seat changes within the same class, as do most others flying premium. Much more common than in coach.

If you can’t be civilized and considerate, you belong in steerage.

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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.

NP. Has no one heard of the airline screwing people over? I always pay for specific seats in advance for myself and my family. I choose seats all together. More than once, when we get to the airport they have moved our seats and they are all over the plane. I’ve asked what I’m supposed to do with young children and have been told by the person at the counter my only recourse is to ask people to switch seats. It’s beyond ridiculous that this is a business policy. Luckily, most people are smarter than the PP and quickly switch when they hear young children are involved. One time someone who would have been sitting next to my three-year old alone was refusing to switch for an equitable seat because they were already “settled in”, as several PPs have referenced. I loudly questioned why they were so eager to sit next to a three-year old by themselves and suddenly they were more than happy to switch.

I have young children and I do NOT believe the above. When young children are actually involved the airline gate agents will engage to help.

This is especially true if PP has proof of the prior seating. (I use paper printouts showing the whole reservation including the seat assignments and seat purchases).

I don’t believe it either. I think people are super passive

I’ve witnessed something similar and the person said no, but the kid was a little older (maybe six?). Never underestimate how entitled and selfish some people are.

What I meant was if you realize your family has been split up, which you can often see way ahead of time if it was a change in equipment somewhere along the way or at least 24 hours ahead of time if it’s done at time of boarding passes being available, and you immediately try to rectify it over the phone or at the ticketing counter when they first open the gate to accept checked luggage and are very persistent and arrive early to deal with it, they will typically fix it for you.

Asking at the boarding gate 10 minutes before boarding is passive.

I am a pp to asked to change and was denied. The gate agent told me to speak to the flight attendant. Neither was any help

[Anonymous]

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One time someone who would have been sitting next to my three-year old alone was refusing to switch for an equitable seat because they were already “settled in”, as several PPs have referenced. I loudly questioned why they were so eager to sit next to a three-year old by themselves and suddenly they were more than happy to switch.

You yelled at someone.

I would have left my headphones in and ignored you until the flight attendants had law enforcement forcibly remove you and your child.

I didn’t yell. Just said it loud enough so people around could hear. You sound like a pervert too, though, so I’m not surprised you wouldn’t trade.

I don't think a pervert would leave their headphones in and ignore you until the flight attendants had law enforcement forcibly remove you and your child.

I don't want to sit next to your child; I want you and your child removed from the plane (preferably mid-flight).

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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.

NP. Has no one heard of the airline screwing people over? I always pay for specific seats in advance for myself and my family. I choose seats all together. More than once, when we get to the airport they have moved our seats and they are all over the plane. I’ve asked what I’m supposed to do with young children and have been told by the person at the counter my only recourse is to ask people to switch seats. It’s beyond ridiculous that this is a business policy. Luckily, most people are smarter than the PP and quickly switch when they hear young children are involved. One time someone who would have been sitting next to my three-year old alone was refusing to switch for an equitable seat because they were already “settled in”, as several PPs have referenced. I loudly questioned why they were so eager to sit next to a three-year old by themselves and suddenly they were more than happy to switch.

I have young children and I do NOT believe the above. When young children are actually involved the airline gate agents will engage to help.

This is especially true if PP has proof of the prior seating. (I use paper printouts showing the whole reservation including the seat assignments and seat purchases).

I’ve only asked twice to switch to sit with my kids (once aisle to aisle and once window to aisle) and both times the person said no. The first time, my kids were 9 and 6 and the 9 year old started throwing up. Karma. The last time, they were older and married couple wanted to sit across from each other in the aisle. I totally get it but figured it was worth the ask. No one threw up and all was good.

It's not "karma" at all. Nobody is under obligation to accommodate you, other than the airline itself.
Such entitlement.

We had seats together. The airline moved me and the gate agent told me to ask the person next to them to switch. She refused. I was glad my kid threw up next to her. A very nice mom who was sitting in front of my kid passed a ziplock bag back to him.

[Anonymous]

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.

I refuse to switch with the absolute A-holes who do this. They make so much harder for people who actually want to sit together to find seats together.

F—k them. I keep my middle seat every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your failure to plan is not my emergency. Buy the seat you want.

This isn’t how it works, sweetheart.

Are you being stupid on purpose?

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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.

I refuse to switch with the absolute A-holes who do this. They make so much harder for people who actually want to sit together to find seats together.

F—k them. I keep my middle seat every time.

Please explain? Because the math is not mathing.

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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.

I refuse to switch with the absolute A-holes who do this. They make so much harder for people who actually want to sit together to find seats together.

F—k them. I keep my middle seat every time.

Please explain? Because the math is not mathing.

Whenever i try to book a flight lately with my family, i encounter planes for which literally the only empty seats are middle seats. Therefore it is impossible for me to find even two seats together despite a willingness to pay and what (to me) is a perfectly reasonable timeline for booking flights.

Now, i understand first-come, first served and i am not complaining. It the flight happens to have been filled by a bunch of singletons or people who otherwise don’t want to sit next to someone, fine, I’ll deal.

But it makes my blood boil when people do it deliberately in effort to game the system. I repeat, F—k them. I carefully selected my middle seat out of the dozens of middle seats and I’m keeping it.

[Anonymous]

Those who have never had this happen, never seen this happen and can’t imagine a scenario where a last minute flight or aircraft change ruins all your previous careful plans clearly do not fly very often. That must be hard.

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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.

I refuse to switch with the absolute A-holes who do this. They make so much harder for people who actually want to sit together to find seats together.

F—k them. I keep my middle seat every time.

Please explain? Because the math is not mathing.

Whenever i try to book a flight lately with my family, i encounter planes for which literally the only empty seats are middle seats. Therefore it is impossible for me to find even two seats together despite a willingness to pay and what (to me) is a perfectly reasonable timeline for booking flights.

Now, i understand first-come, first served and i am not complaining. It the flight happens to have been filled by a bunch of singletons or people who otherwise don’t want to sit next to someone, fine, I’ll deal.

But it makes my blood boil when people do it deliberately in effort to game the system. I repeat, F—k them. I carefully selected my middle seat out of the dozens of middle seats and I’m keeping it.

DP

Suppose the couple books an aisle and middle. This leaves the window. You still aren't getting "two seats together" under this arrangement either. The only possibility is passengers booking middle and windows, leaving two aisle adjacent seats in the same row.

So F—k anyone who books aisle seats. Except PP.

[Anonymous]

Some of ya'll need to drive to your destinations.

[Anonymous]

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One time someone who would have been sitting next to my three-year old alone was refusing to switch for an equitable seat because they were already “settled in”, as several PPs have referenced. I loudly questioned why they were so eager to sit next to a three-year old by themselves and suddenly they were more than happy to switch.

You yelled at someone.

I would have left my headphones in and ignored you until the flight attendants had law enforcement forcibly remove you and your child.

I didn’t yell. Just said it loud enough so people around could hear. You sound like a pervert too, though, so I’m not surprised you wouldn’t trade.

+1 Anyone who would be sitting next to a young child alone and refuses to move has nefarious intentions. 1+1=2.

Then get your kid off the flight ASAP if you think they're in danger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to do it tbh, or be asked. It only makes sense to me if little kids far from parents are involved, in which case I'll happily help out.

I feel like flight attendants have really dropped the ball on playing intermediary for people, and it can lead to bad situations given how quick people are to anger. My feeling these days is I don't want any interactions with strangers in a closed space.

I get a lot of UTI's and often prefer to sit near the restroom and on the aisle, but I don't feel like I owe you an explanation of why I don't want to switch. My kidneys are my business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of ya'll need to drive to your destinations.

"I tried to book a car large enough for my family but they agency was sold out. It's unfair. I'm entitled to that car. Also the people who booked my car are rapists because 1+1"

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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.

NP. Has no one heard of the airline screwing people over? I always pay for specific seats in advance for myself and my family. I choose seats all together. More than once, when we get to the airport they have moved our seats and they are all over the plane. I’ve asked what I’m supposed to do with young children and have been told by the person at the counter my only recourse is to ask people to switch seats. It’s beyond ridiculous that this is a business policy. Luckily, most people are smarter than the PP and quickly switch when they hear young children are involved. One time someone who would have been sitting next to my three-year old alone was refusing to switch for an equitable seat because they were already “settled in”, as several PPs have referenced. I loudly questioned why they were so eager to sit next to a three-year old by themselves and suddenly they were more than happy to switch.

I have young children and I do NOT believe the above. When young children are actually involved the airline gate agents will engage to help.

This is especially true if PP has proof of the prior seating. (I use paper printouts showing the whole reservation including the seat assignments and seat purchases).

I don’t believe it either. I think people are super passive

I’ve witnessed something similar and the person said no, but the kid was a little older (maybe six?). Never underestimate how entitled and selfish some people are.

What I meant was if you realize your family has been split up, which you can often see way ahead of time if it was a change in equipment somewhere along the way or at least 24 hours ahead of time if it’s done at time of boarding passes being available, and you immediately try to rectify it over the phone or at the ticketing counter when they first open the gate to accept checked luggage and are very persistent and arrive early to deal with it, they will typically fix it for you.

Asking at the boarding gate 10 minutes before boarding is passive.

IME (and I have had seats we selected/paid for switched away from my kids multiple times) if you call or ask at check in they won’t be able to help you but the gate agent can typically help move a family together if you are moved apart due to a schedule change or equipment change. Although the gate agent will usually say at first they can’t promise anything so it can be stressful.