Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
It's not exactly a matter of feeling entitled to an adjacent empty seat, but if someone observes that even on half empty planes, the EC section tends to be completely full, one could reasonably decide not to pay extra for the EC seat or, if elite, to feel that EC is not an attractive benefit of the DL FF program. Many folks would naturally feel that a full row in the back is better than EC or even a regular seat with an empty adjacent seat is better than an EC seat with a close neighbor.
Agreed.
This past winter, the middle EC next to me was open and the guy in the E seat added alcohol to what I presume was a sleeping pill. Once he passed out and knocked wine all over the place, including me, (due to his weeping hand gesture as his head flopped forward), I did not mind moving to a row of my own.
Thankfully, the FAs got me some wet towels from BE and helped me sort out the mess.