Originally Posted by
Doppy
I was once in this situation by chance - ran into a friend on a flight by chance who happened to have the window and I had the aisle - I asked the middle if she wanted to switch with either of us and she said no. So we just talked over her during the hour flight.
Who would insist on sitting in a middle seat?
The only time I have ever asked anyone to switch was when my friend was in a window and I was in the aisle. The person in the middle happily made the change.
Since she was tagging along on a company trip, I stuck my friend in the middle.