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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 11:10 am
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BlutoBlutarsky
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Originally Posted by emma69
Most of the time I see people asked to move, it is very much 'ask' not 'instruct', and it is to accommodate people who want to sit together, so I don't have an issue pointing out that I selected a specific seat, and paid for it for a reason. If there is an aircraft change, or other real reason then that is of course different.
Exactly. And you know what, screw people who want to sit together (AND any FA who thinks it's appropriate to bother another paying customer over something so trivial). Their lack of planning is not my emergency. Not when I booked and selected my aisle seat well in advance.

So I'm curious... what happens in the following scenario: I'm sitting in my aisle seat before takeoff, FA comes over and asks (or tells) me to switch to a new seat. The new seat is a middle seat. I tell them the airline can either IDB me with compensation, or I'm staying in my original seat. I suppose I could be arrested merely for insisting that I receive the service I booked and paid for (after all, it's a federal crime now to disagree with one of these power-tripping safety "professionals," right?)... anyone have positive outcomes to report?
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