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Old Mar 17, 2016 | 4:17 pm
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Originally Posted by The_Bouncer
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Avoid confrontation and do not engage directly with the poacher. Ever. The FAs are professionals and know how to deal with this. They also have official authority, which I don't. Therefore I leave it to them.
This happened to me a couple of weeks ago, I said to the guy "1C? I believe that's my seat", and he instantly got up and moved elsewhere. Any sign of resistance, however, and I would have gone straight to the FA. This guy clearly knew what he was doing, I suspect he was hoping the seat would remain empty.

I really dislike taking a seat that has been pre-warmed by somebody else's rear end
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