Originally Posted by
Dovster
The one time that I was given a window seat (last minute upgrade) I briefly explained the situation to the woman in the aisle seat in order to give her the choice of switching seats or being disturbed numerous times.
I once had the window seat passenger explain something similar to me and I willingly swapped seats.
I would suggest Mrs. Reds check the seat map periodically before the flight to see if an aisle frees up. You can also set up an ExpertFlyer seat alert for free.