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I Won't Give Up My Window Seat on a 10-Hour Flight
An airplane seat swap request that went from polite to hostile.
👤 Quinn
I booked a window seat on a 10-hour international flight months in advance. A woman named Helen asked me to swap so she could sit next to her husband. Her seat was a middle seat four rows back. I said no, I planned this trip carefully and I get claustrophobic in middle seats. Helen said "it's a long flight, please, we're married." I said I'm sorry but I specifically chose this seat. She got the flight attendant, who said seat swaps are voluntary. Helen spent the first two hours giving me dirty looks. Her husband came by once to ask again. I held firm. The couple across the aisle told me I was "technically right" but "not very kind." I paid for this seat. Am I really the bad guy for sitting in the seat I selected?
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👤 Helen
I am 6 foot 4 and 260 pounds. I cannot sit in a middle seat for 10 hours. I booked what was available when I booked, which was a middle seat. Quinn is a normal-sized person who booked a window seat early. I am not disputing that. I asked politely. Quinn said no without even considering it. The airline does not have a policy about swapping. It was a request. Quinn could have said no nicely. Instead Quinn made a whole thing of it and complained to the flight attendant when I sighed. For 10 hours I sat in the middle seat with my knees in the seat in front of me.
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🔵 Side A is right
25% (5)
🔴 Side B is right
20% (4)
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25% (5)
🤷 You're both right
5% (1)
😤 A right, bad handling
15% (3)
😤 B right, bad handling
10% (2)
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