Originally Posted by
rbwpi
In that type of situation I would be tempted to approach a FA, requesting the crying passenger be removed. Explaining to the FA, an adult crying because they could not be seated next to a friend is obviously mentally unstable and should not be allowed to fly.
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I myself never got the need to sit next to a friend/family member on a flight. It's a 16 hour flight at most, i'm sure you can just get up and go talk with them. I get that it's nice to "stay together" but unless you are with small children or someone who needs extra assistance, you don't NEED to be together on a plane.