Originally posted by nlp:
It happened to me twice. First I was on a flight from Detriot to Frankfurt (about 8 hours) and my seat was an aisle in the bulkhead row. A woman asked me to change the seat and hers was a middle seat on the row behind me. She said her husband sat next to me. She asked me politely.
The second one was on a LAX-NRT flight (about 11 hours). My seat was 21C (also aisle bulkhead) and 21A and 21B were father and mother whose little boy was sitting in 25B (Middle). The parents asked me to change the seat with the boy so that they all could sit together. I was not happy because I made seat selections well in advance.
In both cases, I let them take my seats but I'd like to know what most people decide in this situation. Thanks.
I would never even consider switching an aisle or window for a middle seat unless the flight is under 90 minutes.