Originally Posted by
Emirates202
I do think it's easier to say no when ground crew or FA asks for the person rather then when the person asks themselves IMO.
Agreed. I'm totally more likely to do it this way, because I assume the FA is making a "rational" decision, and not something on a whim.
Pregnancy, kids, 80-year old grandmother, sob story, fine.
But, "i want to sit next to my girlfriend" on a 60-minute flight, get real and go away.