'Entitled' couple ask plane passenger to swap business class seat for economy
A man has defended his decision to refuse to give up his plane seat after realising he was about to be downgraded.
A traveller said he was more than willing to swap seats on a plane to a couple could sit together, until he discovered exactly which seat he would be ending up in.
He recalled the incident anonymously on Reddit, explaining that a woman sitting next to him in business class asked him to swap his seat so that she could sit next to her husband – who was in economy.
The poster explained that the seats were in a two-seat centre pod configuration. And he initially agreed to her request, assuming that her husband was sitting somewhere else in business class, at which point the woman casually revealed that her husband's seat was actually 18B — a middle seat in economy.
"You can't seriously expect me to swap a pod for a MIDDLE seat at the back of the bus. Are you kidding me?" he recalled saying to the woman, initially thinking the entire interaction was some type of prank.
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"It's not such a big difference. And it's their bulkhead row so there's plenty of legroom," she allegedly replied.
According to the post, the woman was originally seated in economy but was offered a free upgrade. For some reason, she was under the impression that someone would be willing to swap to get her husband upgraded as well.
The man told her: "I think you have two choices... sit apart, or sit together back there. I'm sure whoever is in 18C would love to sit up here. Take your old seat back and you can both sit together."
He continued: "They both angrily made their way back to the back, and I was half-expecting a new, confused stranger to appear, the lucky recipient of an instant upgrade... but no, she came back.
"According to her, 18A loved the window bulkhead and didn't want to move. 18C had family in 18DEF and didn't want to move either. Someone later told me that perhaps the flight attendants got involved and just told her to go to her assigned seat; no seat-swapping allowed.
"Whatever the case, she showed up all angry and made a big show and lots of noise sitting down. I couldn't have cared less. 30 minutes after takeoff, I was reclined and fast asleep for the entire flight. And I'm still bewildered that someone would think this makes any sense at all."
Members of the Reddit community were quick to respond, admitting they were baffled by the woman's sense of entitlement.
One person wrote: "Do they really expect people to give up what they paid extra for? The airlines should take some accountability here too. Before they upgrade someone they should ask if they are travelling with anyone…"
A second person stated: I just go with a flat 'No'. It's easier just to nip these things in the bud. I don't swap seats. Ever."
A third said: "Some people are so entitled. It seems to be becoming more common, and they are growing in numbers." And a fourth added: "People do this all the time. Book three crap seats in different places, and then try to get strangers to swap, because they don't want to pay extra for window and aisle seats together, or just because they waited too long together and couldn't get three together. Either way it is no-one's responsibility to fix the issue for them."
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