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Old May 3, 2009 | 2:42 pm
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Originally Posted by wrxmom
On my flight yesterday from BOS to LHR, I was booked into 21A, and up until about 1 minute before we took off, it looked like no one was going to sit in the aisle seat, however, the person in 20B realized that no one was sitting in 21B, asked and then she moved over.

Since the AAngel may have blocked the seat for me, when she asked if anyone was sitting there, could/should I have said that it was blocked for me?

Or should I have simply moved over to 20B, put my backpack on 20A and then made it appear that both seats were taken?

What's the normal etiquette in this situation? I don't want to be rude to anyone and can totally understand moving 20B to 21B.
Trying to block ANY empty seat is incredibly rude. If someone wants to change seats and they have a seat in the same cabin, they are permitted to do so. For purposes of this rule, "Economy Plus" on United should be considered a separate cabin (i.e., you do not have a right to move from Economy Minus to Economy Plus).
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