Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:42     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had a boomer guy not want to switch seats with my spouse who was randomly assigned a different seatat the back of first class he claimed wanting to be off the plane first. I was like ok but it did make for an awkward rest of the flight. It's always the old people who are inflexible and think they are king.


Boomer guy was correct here. You’re rude and entitled, as well as ageist.

- not a Boomer


Not op but I would disagree with you. Boomers are really bad about being in. Also the ones that yell at scream at the stewardess. I just hate their entitlement. They're a very bad people


My adult children whine so much more than us.


You raised whiny children.

Nice job, boomer.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:41     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.


I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?


That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:40     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Every time I have needed to ask a stranger to switch seats so I can sit next to my kids, it has 100% been because the airline switched our seats (I'm looking at Delta, who has done this 3 times over the last 10 years, I always pay to pick my seats). This has even happened when we flew business class.

Now my kids are old enough that if we got reassigned we would just roll with it, but once it was when my son was 18 months old. It was insane.


I travel a few times a month and have never had my reserved seat changed. Do you get to the gate and the desk agent moves you? How does this happen?


Not the pp but usually happens when they change planes and thus configurations get messed up. I've had it happen with small children on a flight to London but we're able to get seats together because the change was made months out for scheduling and caught.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:36     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
I hate kids so i will ignore yours if i end up next to them.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:33     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.


I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:32     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had a boomer guy not want to switch seats with my spouse who was randomly assigned a different seatat the back of first class he claimed wanting to be off the plane first. I was like ok but it did make for an awkward rest of the flight. It's always the old people who are inflexible and think they are king.


Boomer guy was correct here. You’re rude and entitled, as well as ageist.

- not a Boomer


Not op but I would disagree with you. Boomers are really bad about being in. Also the ones that yell at scream at the stewardess. I just hate their entitlement. They're a very bad people


My adult children whine so much more than us.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:25     Subject: Re:Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
I have asked occasionally when I was traveling with my kids, and been asked occasionally too. I really really don’t mind. When I ask, I always ensure I’m offering the ‘better’ seat- eg, offer an aisle for a middle seat.

Some of you people sound nuts
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:18     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:I've seen people saying their flights got changed and they ended up with seats they didn't pick. But I also see people decline to change ALL THE TIME.


Yep, seats changed even after paying for them. It's an airline issue.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:17     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
My last flight back from London the airline changed our seats. You can switch with me, sit with my 7 year old, or take it up with the airline.

Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 19:12     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

It's also incredible how people think they are somehow more deserving of a particular seat when they just won the airline lotto. It just as easily could have been their flight that was cancelled or their seat that was reassigned. There's some false sense that because they did "everything right" or "paid for their seat" or "booked early" that they can't be subject to being bumped like anyone else. Sorry to burst that bubble, but airlines do ridiculous and unfair things daily.

+100
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 18:57     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Some people are just jerks. You reap what you sow.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 18:55     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had a boomer guy not want to switch seats with my spouse who was randomly assigned a different seatat the back of first class he claimed wanting to be off the plane first. I was like ok but it did make for an awkward rest of the flight. It's always the old people who are inflexible and think they are king.


Boomer guy was correct here. You’re rude and entitled, as well as ageist.

- not a Boomer


Not op but I would disagree with you. Boomers are really bad about being in. Also the ones that yell at scream at the stewardess. I just hate their entitlement. They're a very bad people


Kettle meet pot. You think you’re entitled to your Boomer parents’ hard-earned savings. I hope they leave your God-given “inheritance” to charity instead.


Here's a great post about boomers and flying by a stewardess wow

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoomersBeingFools/s/DsdYdO4lvG
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 18:45     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
You know they only started charging for seats recently and they do it sneakily after the fact. It's absolutely BS to tack on something as extra that used to be a given. It's extremely distasteful and wrong to do this to families with children!
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 18:36     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had a boomer guy not want to switch seats with my spouse who was randomly assigned a different seatat the back of first class he claimed wanting to be off the plane first. I was like ok but it did make for an awkward rest of the flight. It's always the old people who are inflexible and think they are king.


Boomer guy was correct here. You’re rude and entitled, as well as ageist.

- not a Boomer


Not op but I would disagree with you. Boomers are really bad about being in. Also the ones that yell at scream at the stewardess. I just hate their entitlement. They're a very bad people


Kettle meet pot. You think you’re entitled to your Boomer parents’ hard-earned savings. I hope they leave your God-given “inheritance” to charity instead.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 18:33     Subject: Why do so many idiots ask to switch seats on planes these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.


You can't see the difference between an aisle seat near the front and a middle seat in back?? That's what 90% of these seat switches involve. If you're giving me a comparable seat or better sure I'll switch no problem. You want me to take a crappy seat in the back for my extra leg room seat? Damn right I'm attached to that seat.

I've never seen anyone being asked to move many rows back. The shift is usually 1-2 rows at most or forward in the cabin.