Originally Posted by
DFW_Airwolf
This is a general observation about this as well as people wanting to Swap seats in general as well as Seat Poachers;
Why is it you always want the person you are asking for the trade with to move farther back in the plane. Why dont you get the family member with the better seat selection to give that up so that way you are really offering something of value. But usually you want us to move to a middle near the back so you can sit next to your Wife, Daughter, Son, Girlfriend or whatever..
I don't see too much of that going on here. As far as I can tell, anyone on here, including myself, that supports seat swapping says that part of the deal is giving the person who is being asked to swap with an equal or better seat.
Originally posted by gglave
Not at all. I'm male, 45, 6'3, bearded, 250 pounds. Last week I (happily) moved from 10A to 12F so a dad could sit with mum & kid. Dad didn't know I was an 'easy target' until he asked.
Agreed. They don't know until they ask. For every "hard target middle aged grouchy looking man" who's willing to move, I'm sure there's a "easy target young 'nice' looking female" who will give more attitude than you'd ever want to know. As for me, a mid-20s male, I'm going to switch in most cases if I'm traveling alone. Heck, I've even offered to switch before being asked in some situations. I had D (aisle seat), person next to me E (middle) was traveling with the person in C (aisle). I recognized what was going on as they were taking their seats and immediately offered to swap so they could sit together. And you know what happended? Seat C and Seat D arrived in ATL at the same time! *Gasp*
It's amazing how obsessed so many on here are over a freakin' airplane seat. What makes 24C so much worse than 22C that you can't swap to allow a couple to sit together?
Yea, I get that are a few exceptions. No, I wouldn't move from Row 15 to Row 36 on an MD-88, and if you're going to ask me to move from my aisle or window, you need to be asking me to go to another aisle or window seat. I also wouldn't move if I was in the Exit Row/Bulkhead/E+ to a regular seat, but in most cases I'm going to be willing to swap if asked.
And I also have to say I'm getting the impression that not only are some here just that selfish, but that one of the ways they get their jollies in life is when they get to say "No, I'm not going to switch". Internally they're going "Ha ha. Sucks for you! I have something you want and I'm not gonna let you have it. Power to me!" It is true that nothing out there says you have to switch. But that doesn't mean you're not a selfish [
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