Originally Posted by
LHR FLYER
I would have refused, as when something else comes in to their head worth arguing about and they want to have another go at each other then shes going to be up at your row to have a go at him (or vice versa) Or if they decide to make up mid flight they will want to sit together again and you will have to move. I would have lied and said I was with the person next to me hoping they would play along.
Ah, but--the alternative is that they sit next to each other and quarrel all flight, which you'll have to listen to anyway. By breaking them up, you might be spared that.
I don't really understand why able-bodied adult couples need to be tethered to each other for flights. Families with children, absolutely. And in genuinely elderly couples there is often one partner acting in more of a caregiver role. But ordinary adults? Do you demand to be allowed to work at adjacent desks, too? Do you refuse to be seated separately at dinner parties? Have you genuinely forgotten how to entertain yourself for a few hours?