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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 4:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH

I find it particularly offensive when I decline and the person who asked gets angry. The person asking to change has no right to my seat. S/he is asking for a favor. It won't always be granted. I always reserve my seat in advance. If someone cares that much about the seat, s/he should, too. And if the reservation was made too late to do that, that's one of the benefits of reserving early, just like the availability of lower fares.
Agreed. The one time we were turned down, the person's reason wasn't valid. They didn't want to swap into a like (aisle) seat in the last row of NGBC seats because of "limited recline." Now all NGBC seats have the same recline, so the reason was not valid. However, that was his seat. After smacking him only once, I didn't get angry at all

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