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[quote=Anonymous]NP here. If OP is talking about United, which I think is the only carrier that uses the term "economy plus," those extra few inches in legroom most definitely DO make a difference.  Anyone who is claiming it is not a big deal to give up that seat is either a sock puppet or a little person. Generally you get these seats one of 2 ways: 1) you pay extra; or 2) you've earned status on the airline by giving them lots of business in the past. It's possible to luck into it if the flight is fully booked and not enough people fall into category 1 or 2, but I think this is the exception rather than the rule. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if the gate attendant intentionally gave OP a better seat b/c she was pregnant.  As they say, no good deed goes unpunished.

If there is a jerk in this situation, OP, it is decidedly you. You may be pregnant and I understand that that can be stressful, but you cannot begin to presume what is going on in someone else's head or life. Perhaps the man wants to stay in his seat as badly as you want your DH to move. Perhaps he has an illness that makes him extremely uncomfortable in cramped spaces. Or maybe he's a single dad who is trying to prepare for a very important meeting but he was up all night with a sick child and now he really just needs 2 hours of comfort to catch a few Zs. It doesn't matter. The point is that YOUR needs and YOUR pregnancy and YOUR anxiety do not take precedence over someone else's rights. This is especially true when you are talking about a condition (pregnancy with some anxiety about flying) that many many other people go through every day without expecting special accommodations.

You say you don't feel entitled to the seat but in fact you clearly do, if you are saying this man was somehow "un-classy" to not give it up. Personally I think it's pretty un-classy to judge this man when you don't know the first thing about him.[/quote]

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