Originally Posted by
pauleeepaul
A fine example of application of the Golden Rule.
It amuses me that psychologically some people seem to think because a seat switch results in someone else being better off it must also result in the switcher being worse off.
The woman who asks others to switch when she is traveling with her daughter should be willing to switch gracefully when she is alone.
However, I am alone most of the time so I rarely ask anyone to switch for me. On most aircraft I have one or two preferred seats. If I have been able to select one of those seats, any switch is going to feel like a loss to me. It might turn out to be no big deal, and if my previous seat mate is a jerk, it might be a win to switch, but you can never know.
If I don't have my favorite seat, I am far more willing to switch. I am not as invested in the seat at that point. So many times last year as a PLT, I was getting whatever was left over that switching often resulted in a better seat for FEBO purposes. I think my favorite one last year was swapping a bulkhead window on the 762 (odd numbered flight) for a window three rows back.